The
University of Kansas 
An Official Employee
Publication From the Office of University Relations
Kansas tuition rates nearly a third below national average
A recent study conducted by the Kansas Board of Regents compared the tuition rates of Kansas’ six state universities to institutions in other states for the recently concluded 2004-05 academic year. The results of the survey indicate that tuition rates in Kansas are considerably lower than the national and regional averages.
Resident tuition and fees at KU, Kansas State University and Wichita State University, the state’s three research universities, are 27 percent below the national average and 17 percent below the regional average. Resident tuition and fees at Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University and Pittsburg State University, the state’s three regional universities, are 49 percent below the national average and 40 percent below the regional average.
“Tuition remains a bargain in Kansas,” said Reginald L. Robinson,
president and chief executive officer of the Kansas Board of Regents. “Tuition
rates are escalating rapidly across the nation but tuition rates at Kansas
universities continue to provide Kansans with an exceptional educational
value, particularly when compared to the national average.”
KU, K-State and Wichita State, all members of the National Association
of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, averaged $4,437 for resident
tuition
and fees
for
the entire
academic year while the NASULGC national average, derived from 165
member institutions, was $5,618
.
The regional tuition and fees average, derived from 16 institutions
in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, was $5,199.
Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State, all members of
the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, averaged
$3,077
for resident tuition and fees for the academic year, while the AASCU
national average, derived from 309 member institutions, was $4,585.
The regional tuition and fees average, derived from 38 institutions
in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, was $4,121.
“Our state universities are providing a truly high-quality education
to Kansans at a very reasonable price,” Robinson said.
REGENTS APPROVE RATES
The Kansas Board of Regents voted 7-2 to approve KU’s proposed
tuition rates for 2005-06.
For details visit www.tuition.ku.edu.