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 2014/Spring 2015 $4,142
Summer 2015 $1,366
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $4,323
Summer 2016 $1,426
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,505
Summer 2017 $1,486
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,692
Summer 2018 $1,549
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,877
Summer 2019 $1,611
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $5,071
Summer 2020 $1,675
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,274
Summer 2021 $1,743
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,487
Summer 2022 $1,814
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,711
Summer 2023 1,889

Business- Masters Level
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $5,790
Summer 2015 $1,915
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $6,053
Summer 2016 $2,003
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $6,287
Summer 2017 $2,081
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $6,519
Summer 2018 $2,158
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $6,704
Summer 2019 $2,220
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $6,898
Summer 2020 $2,284
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $7,102
Summer 2021 $2,352
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $7,315
Summer 2022 $2,423
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $7,539
Summer 2023 $2,498
 
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $3,718
Summer 2015 $1,224
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $3,878
Summer 2016 $1,278
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,046
Summer 2017 $1,334
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,222
Summer 2018 $1,392
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,407
Summer 2019 $1,454
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,601
Summer 2020 $1,519
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $4,804
Summer 2021 $1,586
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,018
Summer 2022 $1,657
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,242
Summer 2023 $1,732

Education
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $3,945
Summer 2015 $1,300
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $4,116
Summer 2016 $1,357
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,291
Summer 2017 $1,415
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,474
Summer 2018 $1,476
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,659
Summer 2019 $1,538
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,852
Summer 2020 $1,602
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,056
Summer 2021 $1,670
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,269
Summer 2022 $1,741
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,493
Summer 2023 $1,816

Engineering
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $4,173
Summer 2015 $1,376
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $4,356
Summer 2016 $1,437
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,538
Summer 2017 $1,498
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,727
Summer 2018 $1,560
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,912
Summer 2019 $1,622
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $5,105
Summer 2020 $1,687
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,309
Summer 2021 $1,755
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,522
Summer 2022 $1,826
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,746
Summer 2023 $1,900

Journalism
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $3,901
Summer 2015 $1,285
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $4,071
Summer 2016 $1,342
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,244
Summer 2017 $1,400
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,426
Summer 2018 $1,460
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,610
Summer 2019 $1,522
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,804
Summer 2020 $1,586
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,008
Summer 2021 $1,654
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,221
Summer 2022 $1,725
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,445
Summer 2023 $1,800

Music
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $3,945
Summer 2015 $1,300
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $4,116
Summer 2016 $1,357
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,291
Summer 2017 $1,415
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,474
Summer 2018 $1,476
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,659
Summer 2019 $1,538
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,852
Summer 2020 $1,602
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,056
Summer 2021 $1,670
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,269
Summer 2022 $1,741
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,493
Summer 2023 $1,816

Pharmacy
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $3,718
Summer 2015 $1,224
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $3,878
Summer 2016 $1,278
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,046
Summer 2017 $1,334
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,222
Summer 2018 $1,392
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,407
Summer 2019 $1,454
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,601
Summer 2020 $1,519
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $4,804
Summer 2021 $1,586
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,018
Summer 2022 $1,657
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,242
Summer 2023 $1,732

Social Welfare
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2014/Spring 2015 $4,030
Summer 2015 $1,328
Fall 2015/Spring 2016 $4,206
Summer 2016 $1,387
Fall 2016/Spring 2017 $4,383
Summer 2017 $1,446
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2017/Spring 2018 $4,568
Summer 2018 $1,508
Fall 2018/Spring 2019 $4,753
Summer 2019 $1,569
Fall 2019/Spring 2020 $4,947
Summer 2020 $1,634
Semester Tuition and Fees
Fall 2020/Spring 2021 $5,150
Summer 2021 $1,702
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 $5,364
Summer 2022 $1,773
Fall 2022/Spring 2023 $5,588
Summer 2023 $1,847
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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