Total Research, development and training expenditures (Lawrence and Medical Center)

FY 1996: $125 million

FY 2004: $274 million

Federal Research, development, and training expenditures (Lawrence and Medical Center)

FY 1996: $56 million

FY 2004: $155 million

Enrollment (Lawrence and Medical Center)

Fall 1995: 27,639

Fall 2004: 29,590

Minority, first-time freshmen

Fall 1995: 346

Fall 2004: 561

Women faculty (Lawrence and Medical Center)

Fall 1995: 631

Fall 2004: 859

Percentage of minority students (Lawrence and Medical Center)

Fall 1995: 9.4%

Fall 2004: 11.6%

Gross square footage of campus buildings (Lawrence and Medical Center)

Fall 1995: 9,349,938

Fall 2004: 11,210,412

Average faculty salary (Lawrence, continuing faculty)

FY 1996: $52,856

FY 2005: $74,704

Retention rate

76.8 percent of freshmen in fall 1995 returned the next fall

82.7 percent of freshmen in fall 2003 returned the next fall

Size of the endowment (source: KUEA)

FY 1996: $485.1 million/book value of total assets

FY 2004: $1.03 billion/book value of total assets

Tuition rate for undergraduate resident student

Academic year 1995-96: $1,766

Academic year 2005-06: $4,824