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The University of Kansas (often referred to as just '''KU''' or '''Kansas''') is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas . The University was founded in 1865 by the citizens of Lawrence, under a charter from the Kansas Legislature, with the assistance of a donation of 40 acres (160,000 m&2) of land on Mount Oread in Lawrence from former Kansas Governor Charles Robinson and his wife Sara and a monetary gift from philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence . In the Fall of 2003 , the University enrolled 29,272 students. The total faculty head count was 2,158. The total staff and faculty count was 12,328 employees. The University's Medical Center and hospital is located in in the Kansas City metro area. There are also educational/research sites in Parsons , Topeka and a branch of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita . KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute Of Politics as well as Kansas Public Radio. Radio station KANU was one of the first Public Radio stations in the nation. KJHK , the campus radio has roots back to 1952 and is completely run by students. The university is host to several notable museums including the Kansas Natural History Museum , the KU Museum of Anthropology, and the Spencer Museum Of Art . The University is one of 60 elected members of the prestigious Association Of American Universities . The chancellor of the University of Kansas is Robert Hemenway , who has served in that capacity since 1995 , taking a very active approach toward improving academics. ACADEMICS The University is a large state sponsored University . In addition to a large Liberal Arts college, it has schools of Allied Health, Architecture and Urban Design , Business , Education , Engineering , Fine Arts , Journalism and Mass Communication, Law , Medicine , Nursing , Pharmacy , and Social Welfare . The study of academic Sociology originated at this university, in 1890, for the first time in America. The most recent edition of Peterson's Guide to Competitive College calls KU "one of America's premier universities." The Fiske Guide to Colleges, for more than a decade has awarded KU a four-star rating for academics, social life, and overall quality of university life. The 2006 Edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked KU as tied for 97th place in the Best National Universities category. The Report also ranked Kansas as tied for 45th place in Public Universities. The Report surveys over 1,400 institutions of higher education in the United States. |