Lawrence, Kansas · Public
Petroleum Engineering at University of Kansas
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 49 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~49
- Schools with reported signal
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 93.5%
- Graduation rate
- 68.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,059/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $72,236
- Median debt
- $21,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $61,945/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 29 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($20 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,107 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 52% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 4.4% reported share · $9,873 net A+ 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.3% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.7% reported share · $10,892 net A 
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · 1.6% reported share · $12,723 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $14,276 net A Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · 0.8% reported share · $12,090 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Petroleum Engineering accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at University of Kansas, which is bigger than 17% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 49 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Kansas's average net price is $18,059 per year, about $72,236 over four years. That is $20 above the $18,039 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $61,945 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,107 below the $65,052 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Kansas #15 of 29 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.