Academic achievements and rankings

KU School of Architecture and Urban Planning named best in the Midwest
The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning ranks first in the Midwest and sixth nationwide among all undergraduate architecture programs, according to DesignIntelligence, the publisher of "America's Best Architecture and Design Schools."

KU business students' stock portfolio wins first in national competition
A nearly 30 percent return on their 2006 stock portfolio gave KU business students first place in the Redefining Investment Strategy Education portfolio competition, outperforming teams from more than 40 universities across the United States.

Conservative college guide book lauds KU as ‘one of the best’
The 2006 edition of Choosing the Right College 2006: The Whole Truth about America’s Top Schools, a college guide book for conservatives lauds KU for offering “one of the best state-school educations now available” and “one of the more highly regarded public schools in the nation.”

KU ranks in top 10 for best places for postdocs to work
The Scientist, a life sciences trade magazine published in Philadelphia, announced today that the University of Kansas has made its top 10 U.S. academic institutions list for best places for postdoctoral researchers, or "postdocs," to work. KU ranked 10th and was the only university in the Big 12 Conference to make the list.

Education, biological sciences at KU leap higher in U.S. News rankings
KU now has 43 nationally ranked programs, 24 in the top 25 and 12 in the top 10 among public universities. In addition to special education, KU’s city management and urban policy program holds a No. 1 ranking.

KU School of Pharmacy ranks 3rd in NIH funding
KU’s pharmacy school secured more than $14.5 million in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2006, ranking third among the nation’s best schools for securing funding from the prestigious National Institutes of Health

Forbes magazine ranks KU one of the top 10 'IQ Campuses'
Forbes magazine recently listed the University of Kansas as one of the top 10 "IQ Campuses" in the nation.

KU is a College with a Conscience
The University of Kansas is a “College with a Conscience,” according to the Princeton Review’s 361 Best Colleges, which put KU among the top 81 schools in the country when it comes to service-learning programs and blending academics with community service.

KU is 1 of 5 in nation to win Simon Award for international education
The University of Kansas is one of only five universities in the nation to receive the 2005 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced today.

KU makes national list for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Kansas has been named to the Peace Corps' 2005 national list of "Top Producing Colleges and Universities" for producing a high number of Peace Corps volunteers.

KU ranks eighth in nation as study abroad enrollment rises 10 percent.
More than 1,200 KU students studied abroad in 2005, compared to 1,088 in 2004. Further, more than a quarter of all KU students will have completed international study by the time they graduate.

KU senior wins Rhodes scholarship; 25th KU student to win
Ruth Anne French, a Partridge senior in political science at the University of Kansas, has won a prestigious Rhodes scholarship for 2005.

Studio 804 house gets top Home of the Year Award from Architecture magazine
The Studio 804 Modular 1 house designed and built by 20 University of Kansas architecture graduate students of Professor Dan Rockhill is the top winner in Architecture magazine's third annual Home of the Year competition.

College guide: KU one of 16 Best Buys, cites strong academic programs
The 2007 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges praises the University of Kansas for its "unusual strength" and high-ranking academic programs and names it one of the top 14 public university best buys in the U.S. for "remarkable educational opportunities at a relatively modest cost."