Academics/Student Support

KU boasts a long line of academic excellence…

• 12-to-1 student to faculty ratio
• Nearly 200 fields of study in 13 professional schools
• Average ACT score for incoming freshmen: 24.7
• KU ranks in the top 50 public national universities for academic reputation, according to U.S. News & World Report
• KU has 58 nationally ranked graduate school programs according to the 2011 U.S. News & World Report. The city management/urban policy and special education programs both rank No. 1.
• The Fiske Guide to Colleges places KU among the nation’s top public institutions, and gives four out of a possible five stars for academic, social activities and quality of life.

Six Jayhawks were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 2010-11.

Tania Jackson earned the Jayhawk Academic Pride award in 2010-11 while Krysten Boogaard was an Academic All-Big 12 Second Team selection.

Justin Mackey Academic Advisor Women’s Basketball 9th year at KU B.G.S. Comm. Studies from Kansas M.A. Comm. Studies from Kansas

Paul Buskirk Associate AD Student Support Services 19th year at KU B.A. Psychology from Kansas M.S. Education from Kansas

KU is committed to the success of the Student-Athlete

• Curriculum advisor within major
• Full-time advisor for student-athletes
• Degree and career counseling
• Strategic tutoring program
• Student-athlete advisory committee
• Computer lab for student-athletes
• Individual attention from coaching staff
• Strategic tutoring program with 65 tutors on staff

KU Women’s Basketball Academic All-Americans:
Angie Halbleib
Angie Snider
Lynette Woodard

Every year, Kansas Athletics holds a Senior & Scholar-Athlete banquet to recognize the accomplishments of its student-athletes on and off the court. Kansas Athletics has allocated more than $1.7 million toward student-athlete support for the upcoming year. Since the 1990’s, Kansas has produced 114 Academic All-Americans in all sports.

Jayhawks Give Back

The Helping Hawks program places upperclass KU student-athletes in selected Lawrence-area schools to work with students under the guidance of the institutions’ staff.

The Jayhawks also participate in a number of initiatives as a team, including free camps and clinics, and an annual trip to Lawrence Memorial Hospital to hand out Kansas Athletics gear to patients, just to name a few.

Kansas City

Attractions:

Union Station
Worlds of Fun
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kansas City Zoo
Country Club Plaza
Crown Center
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Chiefs
American Jazz Museum
Kansas City Barbeque
Kansas City Power and Light District
The Sprint Center

Kansas City, located just 35 miles from the KU campus, offers a wide variety of well-known attractions, professional athletics, museums, shopping, restaurants and entertainment of every kind.

Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence is not just another college community. It presents the easy-going feeling of a smaller town combined with big city cultural opportunities. A population of nearly 90,000 that comes from widely diverse backgrounds makes Lawrence an outstanding place to live.

Parents & Colleges: Top Ten Best College Towns

A community that supports the University of Kansas with its heart and soul, Lawrence envelopes the students so they too think of Lawrence as their own hometown.

Player Life

Women’s Basketball players live in fully furnished Jayhawk Towers Apartments, conveniently located near Allen Fieldhouse. The Towers come with queen-size beds and seperate living quarters.

KU student-athletes often eat at the Burge Union, located adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse, Wagnon Student-Athlete Center and Jayhawk Towers.