Graduate Studies
Sara Thomas Rosen, Associate Vice Provost and Dean
Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 213
Lawrence, KS 66045-7518
graduate@ku.edu
or www.graduate.ku.edu, (785) 864-8040Graduate Studies at the University of Kansas is the administrative unit responsible for graduate education for the Lawrence and Edwards Campuses. The KU Medical Center Office of Graduate Studies is a unit of the Office of Academic Affairs and is responsible for graduate education for the Schools of Allied Health, Medicine, and Nursing. Graduate degrees are conferred by the professional schools and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Appointments to the Graduate Faculty are authorized by the schools and the College and administered by the two Graduate Studies offices.
KU offers the Master of Arts degree in 49 fields, the Master of Science in 35, specific professional master’s degrees in 15 programs, the professional degree of Specialist in Education, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 64 fields, as well as professional doctorates of Audiology, Education, Engineering, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Musical Arts. KU currently enrolls more than 6,000 graduate students.
Independent scholarship, competence in research or other creative work, and the nurture of teaching commitment and skill are the traditional goals of graduate study.
KU has been a leader among public universities in national fellowships, producing 25 Rhodes scholars and 388 student Fulbright award winners since the programs began.
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