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Public policy & social work at University of Kansas

University of Kansas graduates about 75 public policy & social work majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 406 schools we score for public policy & social work, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $19 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#39 of 406 for public policy & social work →
Graduates a year752% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$56,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$19Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1340whole school

Around University of Kansas

Croweburg, KS Community Hall c. 1930
Croweburg, KS Community HallPhoto: Howell · Public domain · source
“Microfiche in use” card for refiling microfiche in Anschutz Library at the Univ
“Microfiche in use” card for refiling microfiche in Anschutz Library at the UnivPhoto: Catboy69 · CC0 · source
Microfilm archives of the LJ World in the Anschutz Library at the University of
Lawrence Journal-World MicrofilmPhoto: Catboy69 · CC0 · source
Wescoe Hall and University of Kansas
Wescoe HallPhoto: Jack Nealy from United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where public policy & social work happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 31 · Athletics 18 · Student housing 16 · Arts 6 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the public policy & social work ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  2. Stony Brook University–SUNY 81
  3. College of the Holy Cross 81
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 80
  5. University of Southern California 80
  6. William & Mary 79
  7. Saint Louis University 79
  8. University of Denver 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kansas with every school we score in public policy & social work. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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