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Tuition, scholarships make KU a 'Best Value' college
BY KIRSTEN KWON
kkwon@kansan.com
The Princeton Review named the University of Kansas one of its "Best Value Colleges for 2010." The University is the only institution in Kansas to receive the title this year.
More than 650 public and private colleges completed the surveys used to determine the winners. The surveys covered a variety of areas including academics, costs, financial aid, class sizes and professors' accessibility.
Here's a look into the survey and the University's responses.
TUITION
Although out of state tuition is nearly double that of in-state tuition, the University is still known to be one of the more affordable universities in the Midwest. A full-time undergraduate non-resident
student will pay $17,250 for the academic year, while a resident student will pay $6,567. According to The Princeton Review, the University charges lower tuition than all but four of the 34 public institutions in the Association of American Universities.
The University recently instituted programs to offer some students a decreased tuition. The lajhawk Generations scholarship, which can be applied in Fall 2010, offers up to 20 percent off out-of-state tuition to children whose parents or grandparents are University alumni.
Jill Jess, with University Relations,
said the four-year tuition compact,
which was introduced in 2007, contributed to the University earning
the title. The compact states that
when a student enters the University
as a freshman, the student will pay a
fixed tuition rate for four years.
"The Princeton Review specifically mentions that the tuition compact helps protect students and their families from sudden tuition hikes," Jess said. "Families are able to plan for the cost of an entire four-year education."
FINANCIAL AID
In addition to a low or fixed tuition, the University offers financial aid to many students to help them throughout their educational career.
Rosita McCoy, a KU Endowment affiliate, said more than 6,500 students received scholarships and loans from KU Endowment in the 2009 fiscal year.
"We have funded, in whole or in part, more than two-thirds of campus buildings and more than 85 percent of KU's land," McCoy said.
She said KU Endowment had provided $1.6 billion to the University.
Although the United States
suffered a significant economic downturn, KU alumni and donors set a record in contributions in 2009 at $106.4 million in gifts and pledges and another $9.4 million in deferred gifts.
McCoy said that the generosity of KU alumni was directly linked to the Jayaawk tradition.
"Many donors believe their KU degrees transformed their lives," McCoy said. "They give out of a desire to make sure others have the same opportunities they had."
The subtotal of grants, scholarships and work-study loans given in 2009 was more than $58 million.
ADDITIONAL COST
Students pay an $850 campus fee each academic year. The fee includes payment toward student health, campus transportation and the student union buildings, among
PRINCETON REVIEW'S TOP 10 "BEST VALUE" PUBLIC COLLEGES
BEST VALUE* PUBLIC COLLEGES
1. University of Virginia (Charlottesville)
2. City University of New York - Hunter College (New York, N.Y.)
3. New College of Florida (Sarasota)
4. Florida State University (Tallahassee)
5. University of Colorado-Boulder
6. State University of New York-Binghamton
7. University of Georgia (Athens)
8. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg)
9. Texas A&M University (College Station)
10. University of Oklahoma (Noman)
*The Princeton Review ranks the top 10, but the others listed are in no particular order
See a breakdown of other schools' costs at kansan.com.
other resources.
Jess said all the money students provided to the University had a positive return. She said she wasn't surprised the University was named a best value school.
academics, cost of attendance and available financial aid all contribute to the outstanding aid KU offers students."
"The University of Kansas regularly appears on the list of best value colleges," Jess said. "The quality of
Edited by Cory Bunting
Dancing days
Marilyn Haines, a junior from Salina, and Tali Friedman, a senior from Cleveland, perform a song from the musical "Anything Goes" in front of Wescoe Hall Wednesday afternoon. Presented by the University Theatre and the School of Music, "Anything Goes" opens at Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall on Friday, with more performances this Saturday and the weekend after that.
ODD NEWS
Woman sentenced for painful 'surprise'
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah woman has been sentenced to 30 days at home with an ankle monitor for blindfolding her husband and promising him a surprise before hitting him in the head with a hammer three years ago.
Prosecutors have agreed to reduce the conviction to a third-degree felony after Ricks completes probation.
Amy Teresa Ricks also was sentenced to probation and community service Monday. She pleaded guilty to second-degree felony aggravated assault in February.
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ODD NEWS
Gar eggs poison Arkansas family
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Take it from Darwin Aaron and his family: Gar eggs are poisonous. Tiffany Aaron said her husband, Darwin, and brother-in-law, Russell Aaron, took a long-nosed gar while spearfishing at Greens Ferry Lake on April 5. Gar meat
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is edible, so they figured they'd try the roe.
They prepared the eggs that evening, with Darwin and Russell Aaron eating some, along with Darwin and Tiffany's 10-year-old son, Carson.
Carson was the first to start vomiting at about 1:30 a.m. Russell and Darwin soon were sick, too.
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BY MIKE ROBINSON
FBI tapes a key part of trial
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"I will not allow the time of the jurors to be consumed" with listening to irrelevant tapes, Zagel told attorneys at a hearing in the case.
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CHICAGO — A judge told Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday that he won't waste the jury's time at the former governor's corruption trial by playing secretly made FBI tapes if he determines that those tapes are irrelevant.
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U. S. District Judge James B. Zagel said that he might allow Blagojevich and his attorneys to play some of the secret recordings at his trial, but that "the only person who can admit them is me."
of the
Blagoevich has been lobbying to have all the hundreds of hours
Since 1972
of tapes played for jurors, not just portions the government plans to use to build its case. The former governor says jurors will see he's done nothing wrong if they're allowed to hear all of the tapes.
After the hearing, Blagojevich said he was "very relieved" his defense team might be allowed to have some of the recordings played.
Zagel warned Blagojevich Wednesday that he expected him to abide by rules of fair play during the trial.
Blagojevich staged a news conference Tuesday during which he ranted about the government's handling of his case, calling prosecutors "cowards and liars," saying they had "hit below the belt" by bringing his wife into the case and challenging U.S. Attorney
Fitzgerald did not attend Wednesday's hearing,but the three assistant U.S. attorneys assigned to try the case were there.
"I will not allow the legal equivalent of a head butt." Zagel said, playing off Blagojevich's boxing reference. "I will not allow rules violations by either party."
Patrick J. Fitzgerald to show up to Wednesday's hearing "if he is man enough." He did not field questions afterward.
Earlier, Zagel turned down a request from Blagojevich's brother, businessman Robert Blagojevich, to be tried separately.
Robert Blagojevich's lawyer, Michael E. Ettinger, had argued that the evidence against the former governor could "spill over" and bias jurors against his client.
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