Study abroad at Lawrence

Lawrence is a legendary, vibrant college town and cultural center in northeastern Kansas along the Kansas River, situated atop scenic Mount Oread just 40 miles west of Downtown Kansas City and 25 miles east of Topeka. Celebrated for its historic Massachusetts Street (Mass Street - consistently named one of 'America's Best Main Streets' for indie music, cafés, and dining), rich Civil War Bleeding Kansas history, booming bioscience and pharmaceutical innovation corridors, and passionate Jayhawk sports culture. Lawrence is the flagship home of one of America's elite public research universities: University of Kansas (KU - founded in 1865, prestigious member of the Association of American Universities AAU, Carnegie R1 Tier One research university with over 28,000 students and an iconic 1,000-acre limestone campus). KU is internationally acclaimed for the School of Pharmacy (consistently ranked in the US Top 5 for NIH research funding, home to the Higuchi Biosciences Center), School of Engineering (ABET-accredited Aerospace, Chemical, Petroleum, Civil, and Computer Science with the new Earth, Energy & Environment Center EEEC), School of Business (AACSB-accredited, housed in the state-of-the-art $70M Capitol Federal Hall), William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and School of Medicine, alongside Haskell Indian Nations University. Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from KU's elite AAU prestige, generous KU International Admissions Scholarships ($3,000 to $10,000/year renewable), affordable Midwest living costs, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Lawrence for international undergraduate students at the University of Kansas (KU - AAU R1) range between $28,500 and $31,500 per academic year for Engineering, Computer Science, Pharmacy, Business Administration, and Journalism (with KU awarding automatic renewable International Excellence and Merit Scholarships discounting $3,000 to $10,000/year for students with a GPA of 3.25+, bringing net tuition down to approx. $18,500–$22,500/year). Postgraduate Master's and PhD programs range from $16,000 to $27,000 per year (with extensive fully-funded graduate research assistantships). Modern on-campus university residences (KU Corbin Hall, Self Hall, Oswald Hall, Lewis Hall, Downs Hall, Stouffer Place Apartments) cost between $700 and $1,200 per month (inclusive of full dining plans, utilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while off-campus student apartments along 23rd Street, Iowa Street, and Downtown Lawrence range from $550 to $950 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $750 and $1,250.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards), International Support Services (KU ISS) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).