Tuition and fee tool

Use the tool below to calculate an estimate of tuition and fees. This tool is intended for admitted and current students with interests in specific degree programs.

A new calculator with updated program and cost information for the 2025–26 school year will be available by early September. Until then, this calculator uses 2024–25 cost information.

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Up-to-date versions of the information provided by the tuition and fees tool is also contained in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule maintained by the Office of the University Registrar. For information on the cost of on-campus housing and meal plans, go to the KU Student Housing rates page.

 

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Annual tuition for credits @ $365.60/credit.
credits @ $365.60/credit.
Including Liberal Arts & Sciences credits at $10.00 each.
Liberal Arts & Sciences credits at $10.00 each.

Tuition charges include technology fee.

Tuition charges include technology fee.

$11,268
Required campus fees

Lawrence campus fees are $507.05 per semester. Students taking less than 6 hours pay a pro-rated rate of $84.51 per credit hour.

 $1,014
Audiences Annual Tuition Cost per credit
Freshmen, transfers, and current students (resident) $10,968 $366
Freshmen, transfers, and current students (nonresident) $29,298 $977
Law students (resident) $13,117 $452
Law students (nonresident) $19,674 $678
Online students (resident) $0 $0
Online students (nonresident) $0 $0
Graduate students (resident) $8,141 $452
Graduate students (nonresident) $19,523 $1,085
Pharmacy students (resident) $12,639 $421
Pharmacy students (nonresident) $20,352 $678
Edwards Campus undergraduate (resident) $10,968 $366
Edwards Campus undergraduate (nonresident) $29,298 $977
Edwards Campus graduate (resident) $10,855 $452
Edwards Campus graduate (nonresident) $26,030 $1,085
Additional campus fees are charged by location. For full cost information, please see the Comprehensive Fee Schedule as published on the Office of the University Registrar website.
School/area Cost per credit-hour Cost per credit-hour (first-years) Fee per semester Approx. % in-school credit hours
Applied Biostatistics (MS) $700.00 - - 100%
Edwards Campus $34.55 - - 100%
Architecture $70.45 - - 100%
Architecture (MArch) $70.45 - - 100%
Architecture and Design (MA, MUP, Ph.D.) $70.45 - - 100%
Architecture, Design & Planning $70.45 - - 50%
Arts (BA & BGS) $40.00 - - 33%
Arts (BFA) $40.00 - - 55%
Business $126.30 - - 45%
Business (BBA) $126.30 - - 100%
Business (Full-Time MBA or MAcc) $230.20 - - 100%
Business (Ph.D.) $126.30 - - 100%
Business (Working Professional MBA) $230.20 - - 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science $55.45 - - 100%
College Online BGS $398.00 - - 100%
Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) $382.00 - - 100%
Doctor of Medicine $0.00 - - 100%
Education (BSE) $28.35 - - 60%
Education (BSE) $28.35 - - 60%
Education (MA, MSE, EdD, PhD) $28.35 - - 100%
Education (MSE, EdD) $28.35 - - 100%
Education/Music/Arts $27.80 - - 100%
Engineering $95.00 - - 50%
Engineering $95.00 - - 50%
Engineering (Masters) $61.30 - - 100%
Graduate Certificate in Special Education, Autism $595.00 - - 100%
Health Information Management $55.45 - - 100%
Journalism $35.00 - - 33%
Journalism $25.00 - - 100%
Juris Doctor (J.D.) $382.00 - - 100%
Liberal Arts & Sciences $0.00 - - 100%
Master of Laws (LL.M.) $382.00 - - 100%
Master's in Business Administration $895.00 - - 100%
Master's in Curriculum and Instruction $595.00 - - 100%
Master's in Education Administration $595.00 - - 100%
Master's in Special Education $595.00 - - 100%
Master's of Science Digital Content Strategy $500.00 - - 100%
Master's of Science in Applied Statistics $700.00 - - 100%
Master's of Science in Pharmacology & Toxicology $1,016.00 - - 100%
Music $40.00 - - 100%
Music (BA) $40.00 - - 45%
Music (BFA) $40.00 - - 55%
Music (BM) $40.00 - - 75%
Nurse Anesthesia (DNAP) $243.00 - - 100%
Nursing (BSN) $33.25 - - 100%
Occupational Therapy (MOT, MS, OTD) $121.55 - - 100%
Pharmacy (after pre-pharmacy completed) $0.00 - - 100%
Physical Therapy (DPT) $121.55 - - 100%
Respiratory Care $55.45 - - 100%
School of Health Professions (MS, PhD, AuD, SLPD) $55.45 - - 100%
School of Medicine (MHS, MS, MPH, PhD) $0.00 - - 100%
School of Nursing (MSN, DNP, PhD) $144.10 - - 100%
Social Welfare $45.00 - - 100%
Social Welfare $45.00 - - 43%
Social Welfare $37.50 - - 100%

Related: Edwards Campus Fees