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What University of Kansas grads actually do

Based on 775 notable University of Kansas alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

basketball player
135
American football player
105
politician
104
lawyer
70
university teacher
59
writer
50
journalist
37
basketball coach
35
judge
30
actor
27
military officer
23
baseball player
23

Notable University of Kansas alumni

Rex Stout
Rex Stout
science fiction writer · crime fiction writer
Dick Kraus
Dick Kraus
politician
Donald Worster
Donald Worster
historian · university teacher
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
actor · screenwriter
Paul Ranous Greever
Paul Ranous Greever
lawyer · politician
Paul Randall Harrington
Paul Randall Harrington
surgeon · university teacher
Kenneth W. Dam
Kenneth W. Dam
lawyer · jurist
John L. Allen Jr.
John L. Allen Jr.
writer · journalist

Salary outlook for top University of Kansas career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About University of Kansas

The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City, Kansas; and the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. There are also educational and research sites in Garden City, Hays, Leavenworth, Parsons, and Topeka, an agricultural education center in rural north Douglas County, and branches of the medical school in Salina and Wichita. The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866 under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864 and legislation passed in 1863 under the state constitution, which was adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union. As of fall 2025, 27,212 students were enrolled at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses with an additional 3,957 students enrolled at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) for a total enrollment of 31,169 students across the three campuses. Overall, the university (including KUMC) employed 3,421 faculty members in fall 2025. Kansas's athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I sports as the Jayhawks, as members of the Big 12 Conference. They field 16 varsity sports, as well as club-level sports for ice hockey, rugby, men's volleyball, soccer, basketball, rock climbing, triathlon, cross country, track, swim, pickleball, table tennis, and water skiing.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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