Graduate Student Tuition & Fees

KUCR proposal guidelines are 3 hours during the summer semester and 9 hours (academic) during the Fall and Spring semesters.

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Architecture
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,469
Summer 2017 $1,482
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,646
Summer 2018 $1,541
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,843
Summer 2019 $1,607
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $5,056
Summer 2020 $1,678
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,261
Summer 2021 $1,746
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,477
Summer 2022 $1,818
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,703
Summer 2023 $1,893
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,941
Summer 2024 $1,972
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $6,190
Summer 2025 $2,056

Business- Masters Level
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $6,082
Summer 2017 $2,019
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $6,363
Summer 2018 $2,113
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $6,615
Summer 2019 $2,197
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $6,866
Summer 2020 $2,281
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $7,072
Summer 2021 $2,349
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $7,287
Summer 2022 $2,421
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $7,514
Summer 2023 $2,497
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $7,751
Summer 2024 $2,576
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $8,001
Summer 2025 $2,659
 
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,010
Summer 2017 $1,329
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,187
Summer 2018 $1,388
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,374
Summer 2019 $1,450
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,569
Summer 2020 $1,515
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $4,774
Summer 2021 $1,584
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $4,990
Summer 2022 $1,656
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,216
Summer 2023 $1,731
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,454
Summer 2024 $1,810
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $5,703
Summer 2025 $1,893

Education
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,255
Summer 2017 $1,411
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,433
Summer 2018 $1,470
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,625
Summer 2019 $1,534
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,830
Summer 2020 $1,602
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,035
Summer 2021 $1,671
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,251
Summer 2022 $1,742
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,477
Summer 2023 $1,818
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,714
Summer 2024 $1,897
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $5,964
Summer 2025 $1,980

Engineering
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,502
Summer 2017 $1,493
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,680
Summer 2018 $1,552
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,878
Summer 2019 $1,618
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $5,092
Summer 2020 $1,689
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,297
Summer 2021 $1,758
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,512
Summer 2022 $1,830
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,739
Summer 2023 $1,905
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,976
Summer 2024 $1,984
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $6,226
Summer 2025 $2,097

Journalism
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,208
Summer 2017 $1,395
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,386
Summer 2018 $1,454
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,577
Summer 2019 $1,518
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,780
Summer 2020 $1,585
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $4,985
Summer 2021 $1,654
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,201
Summer 2022 $1,726
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,427
Summer 2023 $1,801
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,664
Summer 2024 $1,880
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $5,914
Summer 2025 $1,964

Music
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,255
Summer 2017 $1,411
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,433
Summer 2018 $1,470
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,625
Summer 2019 $1,534
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,830
Summer 2020 $1,602
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,035
Summer 2021 $1,671
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,251
Summer 2022 $1,742
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,477
Summer 2023 $1,818
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,714
Summer 2024 $1,897
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $5,964
Summer 2025 $1,980

Pharmacy
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,010
Summer 2017 $1,329
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,187
Summer 2018 $1,388
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,374
Summer 2019 $1,450
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,569
Summer 2020 $1,515
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $4,774
Summer 2021 $1,584
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $4,990
Summer 2022 $1,656
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,216
Summer 2023 $1,731
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,454
Summer 2024 $1,810
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $5,703
Summer 2025 $1,893

Social Welfare
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,348
Summer 2017 $1,441
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,525
Summer 2018 $1,501
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,720
Summer 2019 $1,565
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,927
Summer 2020 $1,635
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,133
Summer 2021 $1,703
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,348
Summer 2022 $1,775
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,575
Summer 2023 $1,850
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 $5,812
Summer 2024 $1,930
Fall 2024/Spring 2025 $6,062
Summer 2025 $2,013
Why KU
  • 48 nationally ranked graduate programs.
    —U.S. News & World Report
  • Pharmacy school No. 2 nationally for NIH funding
  • Hall Center receives 3rd NEH challenge grant to support humanities research collaboration
  • Regional leader in technology commercialization
  • 12 graduate programs rank in top 10 nationally among public universities.
    —U.S. News & World Report
  • Driving discovery, innovation, entrepreneurship
  • Home to 15 major research centers & state surveys
  • 1st in nation for its special education master’s and doctorate programs.
    —U.S. News & World Report
  • 1st in nation for its city management and urban policy master’s program.
    —U.S. News & World Report
  • One of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities
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