KU lifts Kansas communities

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KU educates the skilled professionals who strengthen your community.

Academic excellence at the University of Kansas delivers benefits to Kansas and beyond. Our outstanding faculty train the inventors, healers, leaders, and problem-solvers you trust.

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Strong academics shape a better Kansas

KU’s award-winning teachers motivate students to take risks, make discoveries, and rise to their potential. Jayhawks become leaders in health care, education, engineering, business, and more.

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KU RANKS AMONG THE BEST*

5
School of Health Professions programs in the top 30 nationally
#1
Special education program among public universities
#8
Online MBA program among all universities nationally

*Source: U.S. News & World Report

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KU lifts society through teaching, learning, and discovery

U.S. News & World Report ranks 48 of KU’s academic programs in the top 50 among public universities. KU also leads higher education in Kansas as an R1-classified top-tier research university.

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Tuned in to the power of music

Through collaboration across disciplines and campuses, KU researchers are using music in new ways to improve lives in Kansas and beyond.

See how KU’s experts unlock the medicine in music
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There’s so much to discover

Academic excellence at the University of Kansas shines through the people who put knowledge into action to improve your world.

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