COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 155317PUBLIC

LAWRENCE, KS

University of Kansas

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$18,059Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate68.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$69,680working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,680
Median earnings 5 years after completion$65,141

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,544
$30,001–48,000$12,942
$48,001–75,000$15,154
$75,001–110,000$19,169
$110,001+$22,544

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion68.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention85.9%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients20.5%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share37.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid38.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,984federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates21,217IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate93.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,000

3,985 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

16 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$125,384 earnings · $19,151 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$92,008 earnings · $27,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 150 working graduates$86,453 earnings · $20,354 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$84,736 earnings · $21,219 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$82,934 earnings · $22,500 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$78,601 earnings · $20,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$77,725 earnings · $21,469 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$70,404 earnings · $21,893 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$68,572 earnings · $24,480 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$62,876 earnings · $22,125 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$62,394 earnings · $22,811 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 135 working graduates$60,258 earnings · $22,250 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$58,777 earnings · $22,500 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$55,582 earnings · $24,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 153 working graduates$55,329 earnings · $22,415 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$50,434 earnings · $24,776 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.