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U.S. News & World Report ranks 55 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools

KU has 55 graduate programs in the top 50 among public universities — including eight in the top 10 — in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.
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KU moves up in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings

The University of Kansas moved up seven spots to No. 74 among public universities in this year’s U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, released Sept. 23.
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A scientific illustration reconstruction of a Late Cretaceous forest where a small mammal and a horned dinosaur eat the fleshy fruits of flowering plants.

Dinosaurs probably dined upon a variety of fruits and seeds

Recent research appearing in the journal Science overturns a long-held idea that flowering plants didn’t evolve large fruits and seeds until after the mass extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, when Earth was smacked by a giant asteroid.
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Thu, 07/09/2026

Dinosaurs probably dined upon a variety of fruits and seeds

Recent research appearing in the journal Science overturns a long-held idea that flowering plants didn’t evolve large fruits and seeds until after the mass extinction of dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, when Earth was smacked by a giant asteroid.
Tue, 04/07/2026

U.S. News & World Report ranks 55 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools

KU has 55 graduate programs in the top 50 among public universities — including eight in the top 10 — in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.