The University of Kansas (KU) is a public flagship research university founded in 1865 in Lawrence, Kansas. A distinguished member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and classified among R1 Doctoral Universities (Very High Research Activity), KU is internationally recognized for its extensive research portfolio, historic limestone campus atop Mount Oread, storied basketball tradition (home of the Jayhawks and historic Allen Fieldhouse), and nationally ranked professional schools in pharmacy, engineering, public administration, nursing, medicine, and business. Across its main Lawrence campus, the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, and the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, KU educates over 29,300 students and generates more than $370 million in annual sponsored research expenditures.

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