University of Kansas

, United States

#420

Consensus Rank 2027
across major rankings

According to EduRank's consensus of the four major world university rankings, University of Kansas ranks #420 globally — #515 in the QS World University Rankings 2027, #375 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, #301-400 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2025, #340 in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026. Averaged across the major global rankings, University of Kansas places #420 worldwide.

Last verified: 4 June 2026 · All figures reproduced from official publisher releases · Sources & citation ↓

QS World University Rankings 2027

#515

▼ 50 vs 2026 (#465)

Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds, June 2026 · topuniversities.com

THE World University Rankings 2026

#375

Source: Times Higher Education, Oct 2025 · timeshighereducation.com

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025

#301-400

Source: ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, Aug 2025 · shanghairanking.com

U.S. News Best Global 2026

#340

Source: U.S. News & World Report · usnews.com

Key facts

Verified against official university publications

Subject rankings

University of Kansas by subject across QS, THE, ARWU (ShanghaiRanking) and U.S. News 2026

Subject

THE

ARWU

U.S. News

Education

#251-300

#126-150

#51-75

—

Water Resources

—

#51-75

—

Communication & Media

#201-250

—

#76-100

—

Linguistics

#101-150

—

Petroleum Engineering

#101-150

—

Pharmacy & Pharmacology

#101-150

—

#151-200

#174

Nursing

#151-225

—

#101-150

—

Political Science & IR

—

#101-150

—

Medicine / Clinical

#251-300

—

#151-200

#145

Psychology

#251-300

#201-250

#151-200

#220

Environmental Science

#501-550

—

#301-400

#193

Biological Sciences

#251-300

—

#201-300

#309

Physics & Astronomy

#501-550

—

#201-300

#388

Statistics

—

#201-300

—

Sociology

—

#201-300

—

Business & Management

—

#201-300

—

Earth & Geosciences

—

#301-400

#206

Arts & Humanities

#391

#301-400

—

#230

Agriculture & Forestry

#251-300

—

#346

Law

—

#251-300

—

Public Health

—

#301-400

#267

Life Sciences & Medicine

#291

#301-400

—

English Language & Literature

#301-350

—

Economics & Econometrics

#551-700

—

#301-400

—

Clinical & Health

—

#301-400

—

Mathematics

#451-500

—

#380

Natural / Physical Sciences

#501-550

#401-500

—

Social Sciences & Management

—

#401-500

—

Computer Science

—

#501-600

—

Chemistry

#551-600

—

Business & Economics

—

#601-800

—

Engineering & Technology

—

#601-800

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Frequently asked questions

Direct answers, sourced from the rankings above

What is University of Kansas ranked in the world in 2026?

University of Kansas ranks #515 in QS 2027, #375 in THE 2026, #301-400 in ARWU 2025 and #340 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #420 globally.

Why does University of Kansas rank #515 in QS but #375 in THE?

QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.

Data sources & verification

Every figure on this page is reproduced unmodified from the official publisher. The consensus score is computed by EduRank.

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · published 2026-06-18 · official release

THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · published 2025-10-09 · official release

ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · published 2025-08-15 · official release

U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release

Cite this page:
EduRank (2026). University of Kansas — University Rankings 2027. Retrieved 4 June 2026, from https://edurank.co/u/university-of-kansas-us/

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