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Tuition and Fees

For the 2011-2012 academic year, estimated total tuition and fees per graduate credit hour are shown below. The costs vary by campus because of differing fee assessments.

  Resident* Non-Resident
Lawrence $385.29 $805.59
Edwards $423.25* $843.55
Topeka $358.80 $779.10
Online There is an additional fee of $30 per credit hour assessed for online courses.

* MPA students at the Edwards Campus who are residents of the Kansas City, Missouri metro counties qualify for the MetroKC tuition rate and pay resident-level tuition for Edwards Campus courses. Click here for more information on the Edwards Campus website..

 

Financial Assistance for the Edwin O. Stene Graduate Program in Public Administration comes from two sources: the University of Kansas and the program itself.

University Financial Aid

Office of Student Financial Aid
50 Strong Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045

Phone: (785) 864-4700
E-mail: financialaid@ku.edu

City & County Leadership Intern-Option

The MPA program offers seven endowed scholarships to support students in the full-time intern-option program. These include:

  • The Mary Morrill Litchfield Scholarship
  • The Thomas and Barbara Kester Page Scholarship
  • The Ethan Allen Scholarship
  • The Buford Watson Scholarship
  • The Richard Chesney Scholarship
  • The Harry Nalbandian Public Service Scholarship
  • The Clara Schneider Perkins Scholarship


The program also works to provide part-time paid internships in local government for City & County Leadership intern-option students who want practical experience while attending school. The unique full-time second-year internships available nationwide also help make full-time graduate education in public administration financially feasible at KU where tuition rates are very competitive if not lower than peer institutions.

In addition, the MPA program offers financial aid to minorities, women, and the economically disadvantaged through grants funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Information on financial aid for minorities and women can be obtained from the administrative director, Ray Hummert.

Public Service Leadership Option

The MPA program offers limited financial aid to Public Service Leadership Option students at the Edwards Campus and the Public Management Center through donations of alumni. For information on these scholarship contact Ray Hummert.

Announcement- Loan Forgiveness for Recent Grads Working in Public Service: Effective October 1, 2007, there is a new loan forgiveness program for public service employees. Under this program the amount forgiven is the remaining outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest on an eligible Direct Loan for a borrower who is not in default and who makes 120 monthly payments on the loan after October 1, 2007. The borrower must be employed full-time in a public service job during the same period in which the qualifying payments are made and at the time that the cancellation is granted. For more info: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/repaying.jsp


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