Military-Affiliated Students by the Numbers
Each fall, we publish a summary of key facts and figures about our military-affiliated student population.
KU Military-Affiliated Students
2,258 Total (7.3% of KU student population)
1,763 undergraduate students | 495 graduate students
373 Veterans
276 Active Duty
226 National Guard or Reserves
1,383 Dependents/Spouses
ROTC Students at KU
237 Total*
125 Army
79 Air Force & Space Force
33 Naval
*Because several ROTC students also hold other military-affiliated identities, we list their numbers separately.
Students by the Numbers
|  |
| School | Count |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 50.9% (1,149) |
| Business | 12.9% (291) |
| Engineering | 10.2% (231) |
| Education and Human Sciences | 8.6% (194) |
| Professional Studies | 4.3% (98) |
| Social Welfare | 2.7% (61) |
| Architecture and Design | 2.6% (58) |
| Nursing | 2.5% (56) |
| Journalism and Mass Communications | 2.4% (55) |
| Medicine | 2.3% (53) |
| Health Professions | 1.8% (40) |
| Law | 1.4% (32) |
| Music | 1.2% (27) |
| Pharmacy | 0.6% (14) |
*Students may be in more than one school
54.5% Male | 45.3% Female |
<1% Not Reported | |
 | 65.1% Non-minority34.9% Minority
|
1,004
Number of students on all KU campuses who used VA education benefits in VA fiscal year 2024
$5.3 Million
Amount of tuition/fee money brought to KU through 735 Post-9/11 GI Bill users in VA fiscal year 2024
30,770 Total
22,085 Undergraduate Students
8,685 Graduate Students
1,976 International Students
56.6% Kansas Residents
43.4% Nonresidents
45.7% Male
53.9% Female
<1% Not Reported
Last updated 11/2/2024 Data taken from various sources including KU AIRE (aire.ku.edu), EAB, NSSE, VA, & other data collection systems. | Military-Affiliated includes Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard, Reservists, Spouses, and Dependents. ROTC students may also hold other military-affiliated identities, so their numbers are listed separately. Except as noted, figures are as of the Fall 2024 20th-day census. | Questions? |