University Honors Program
Average ACT composite for students accepted to the program for 2011: 32.4
Average unweighted GPA for our incoming freshmen: 3.95
20% of our continuing students are pursuing doctoral degrees
In 2010, 94% of top students found that the University Honors Program enhanced their college experience
82% of Honors students continuing their education will receive financial support from their institution to do so
63% of our Honors students will graduate with absolutely no student debt
The University Honors Program enrolled 33 new National Hispanic, National Achievement, and National Merit Scholars in 2011
In 2011, the University Honors Program welcomed 7 additional students with perfect ACT and/or SAT scores
University Honors Program graduation rate, for the most recent year available: 93.6%
In 2010, the post-graduation placement rate for University Honors Program students was 98%
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Welcome
The University Honors Program provides enriched educational opportunities to academically talented, promising, and motivated undergraduate students at KU. These opportunities include priority enrollment, honors courses with top faculty members, and special programming. The Honors Program also provides personalized academic advising and help navigating the university, facilitating research, and identifying resource and scholarship opportunities.

Hitt Award given at 2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium (left to right): Nancy Hitt Clark, Cara Smith, Alan Hitt, Jessica Ludwig

Senior Architecture project exhibit (left to right): Margaret Walk, Abigail Steck, Kristin Doner, Claire Ryan (Honors) and Lauren Kimball

Ted Christiansen, Goldwater Scholarship Winner

Jeremy Ims, Goldwater Scholarship Winner

Rodi Torres-Gavosto, Goldwater Scholarship Winner

Brittany Krutty, Goldwater Scholarship Winner

Jay Sexton gives a talk on "Abraham Lincoln: A Global History" at a recent KU Honors Alumni Event

Cara Smith, class of 2012, summer
intern
at WHO-AFRO
Regional
Office in Brazzaville , Congo

Hannah Bolton, Student Body President

Joshua Williams, NSF Undergraduate Research Award

Professor Glen White and Sam Ho in Lima, Peru

Kelsey Murrell, KU's 26th Rhodes Scholar with her father and Chancellor Grey-Little



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