2,268 - number of students enrolled in engineering at KU in fall 2007
1,572 - number of undergraduates enrolled in engineering in fall 2007
696 - number of graduate students enrolled in engineering in fall 2007
4 - number of KU School of Engineering Faculty currently in the National Academy of Engineering
3 - number of designated engineering research centers at KU
7 - number of Self Graduate Fellows at KU currently pursuing a doctorate in engineering
10 - number of accredited undergraduate degrees available
15 - number of disciplines for graduate study
32 - number of graduate degrees offered
179 - number of sponsored engineering research projects in FY 2004
52 - millions of dollars raised by the KU Endowment to benefit the School of Engineering
1.9 - million dollars in scholarships offered to prospective engineering students admitted to the school for fall 2005
1873 - year the first engineering degree conferred at the University of Kansas
1891 - year the Kansas Board of Regents established the first engineering school in the state (at KU).
8th - ranking of petroleum engineering graduate program among public universities as compiled by U.S. News and World Report
27th - ranking of aerospace engineering graduate programs among public universities as compiled by U.S. News and World Report
27th - ranking of environmental engineering graduate program among public universities as compiled by U.S. News and World Report
36th - ranking of civil engineering graduate program among public universities as compiled by U.S. News and World Report
47th - ranking of electrical engineering graduate program among public universities as compiled by U.S. News and World Report
54th - ranking of mechanical engineering graduate program among public universities as compiled by U.S. News and World Report
The 2006 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges praises the University of Kansas as one of 14 "best buys" among public universities in the nation. The guide describes KU as "one heck of a deal" and praises several of KU's top-rated academic programs, the teaching abilities and dedication of its faculty, the activism of its student body and the beauty of the Lawrence campus. Each year, Fiske ranks academic, social life, and quality of university life on a scale of one to five stars. KU has scored four stars in each category every year since the first edition of the guide was published in 1982. KU was the only university from Kansas featured in the guide. Several programs are cited for "unusual strength" in preprofessional areas.
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