Ranking by magazine falls below competitors’

Kansas University ranked below Kansas State University and the University of Missouri-Columbia on a new college ranking list from Washington Monthly magazine.

KU came in 138, while K-State ranked 113 and MU ranked 85.

Among Big 12 schools, KU ranked the second lowest, with only Texas Tech University coming in lower at 198.

The magazine looked for how schools perform as engines of social mobility, how they foster research, and how they promote service to country.