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The University of Kansas

The University of Kansas
KU Seal.svg
Latin: Universitas Kansiensis
Motto Videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus (Latin)
Motto in English
"I shall see this great sight, why the bush does not burn". (Exodus 3:3)
Type Flagship state university
Established March 21, 1865 (1865-03-21)
Affiliation Kansas Board of Regents
Academic affiliation
AAU, APLU, EDUCAUSE
Endowment $1.86 billion
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little
Provost Neeli Bendapudi
Academic staff
2,663
Students 28,091 total (fall 2015)
Location Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
38°57′29″N 95°14′52″W / 38.95806°N 95.24778°W / 38.95806; -95.24778Coordinates: 38°57′29″N 95°14′52″W / 38.95806°N 95.24778°W / 38.95806; -95.24778
Campus College town, Urban,
1,100 acres (450 ha)
Colors Crimson and Blue
         
Nickname Jayhawks
Mascots Big Jay & Baby Jay
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IBig 12
Website www.ku.edu
KU wordmark.svg
University rankings
National
ARWU 72–98
Forbes 253
U.S. News & World Report 118
Washington Monthly 120
Global
ARWU 201–300
QS 373
Times 351-400
U.S. News & World Report 222

The University of Kansas, often referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas. The main campus in Lawrence, one of the largest college towns in Kansas, is on Mount Oread, the highest elevation in Lawrence. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area: the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, and the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City. There are also educational and research sites in Parsons, Topeka, Garden City, Hays, and Leavenworth, and branches of the medical school in Wichita and Salina. The university is one of the 62 members of the Association of American Universities.

Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864 following enabling legislation passed in 1863 under the Kansas State Constitution, adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union following an internal civil war known as "Bleeding Kansas" during the 1850s.

Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 24,708 students in fall 2015; an additional 3,383 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for an enrollment of 28,091 students across the three campuses. The university overall employed 2,814 faculty members in fall 2015.


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