Alternatives and competitors

Sites like ku.edu

The 20 closest public research university alternatives to ku.edu, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to ku.edu? The closest matches are University of Kentucky, University of Utah and University of Toronto. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About ku.edu

ku.edu

Explore the home of the Jayhawks | The University of Kansas

Excellence in academics and research at the University of Kansas powers the state and transforms the world.

Wikidata: public research university in Kansas, United States

Top 10K · #5,910 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit ku.edu

Summary by Claude

Official website of the University of Kansas, a public research university in Lawrence, Kansas, offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, research, and a medical center.

Who it’s for
Prospective and current students, faculty, alumni, Kansans
Business model
Tuition, state funding, research grants

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to ku.edu’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

University of IowaUniversity of HoustonUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MarylandKing's College LondonUCLAUniversity of California, BerkeleyUC DavisUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Utah

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to ku.edu

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ku.edu, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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  1. 01
    University of Utah utah.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Utah

    Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.

  2. 02
    University of Toronto utoronto.ca Top 10K English

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    The University of Toronto - Error 403

  3. 03
    UC Davis ucdavis.edu Top 10K English

    University of California, Davis | UC Davis | UC Davis

    public university in the Davis, California area; part of the University of California system

  4. 04
    University of California, Berkeley berkeley.edu Top 1K English

    University of California, Berkeley: Home

    UC Berkeley pushes the boundaries of knowledge, challenges convention and expands opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow.

  5. 05
    UCLA ucla.edu Top 10K English

    A World Leader in Education and Research Excellence | UCLA

    UCLA advances knowledge, addresses pressing societal needs and creates a university enriched by diverse perspectives where all individuals can flourish.

  6. 06
    King's College London kcl.ac.uk Top 10K English

    King's College London

    King's is ranked in the top 10 universities in the UK (QS World Rankings 2021) and based in the heart of London. With nine faculties, institutes and schools of study and five Medical Research Council centres, King's offers world-class teaching and research.

  7. 07
    University of Maryland umd.edu Top 10K English

    Our Research Changes Lives | University of Maryland

    At UMD, brilliant scholars and scientists come together to spark new ideas, pursue important discoveries, drive innovation and tackle humanity’s grand…

  8. 08
    University of Michigan umich.edu Top 1K English

    public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan

  9. 09
    University of Houston uh.edu Top 10K English

    University of Houston

    Located near the heart of Houston, this public, tier one research university offers over 300 degrees and programs and award-winning faculty.

  10. 10
    University of Iowa uiowa.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Iowa

    Join a global community of renowned artists, pioneering scientists, and faculty dedicated to student success at the University of Iowa.

  11. 11

    Home | UC Santa Barbara

    UC Santa Barbara is a leading center for teaching and research located on the California coast - truly a learning and living environment like no other!

  12. 12
    University of Oregon uoregon.edu Top 10K English

    University of Oregon | Public Research University in Eugene

    Oregon's only AAU university. 300+ degrees, bold research, and a campus community designed for unconventional thinkers. Eugene, Oregon.

  13. 13
    University of Victoria uvic.ca Top 10K English

    Home - University of Victoria

    Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.

  14. 14
    University of British Columbia ubc.ca Top 10K English

    The University of British Columbia

    The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world.

  15. 15
    University of Arizona arizona.edu Top 10K English

    University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ

    The University of Arizona: Recognized for outstanding academics, and a student-first outlook filled with wonder. Interested in becoming a Wildcat?

  16. 16
    hku.hk Top 10K English

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    public research university in Hong Kong established in 1911

  17. 17
    University of California, Santa Cruz ucsc.edu Top 10K English

    public University of California campus in Santa Cruz

  18. 18
    University of Connecticut uconn.edu Top 10K English

    University of Connecticut

    It's simple enough, UConn is a great university. But it's more than that. A top-ranked research institution, campuses across Connecticut built to inspire, the global community that is UConn Nation.

  19. 19
    washington.edu Top 1K English

    UW Homepage – University of Washington

    public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States

  20. 20
    WashU wustl.edu Top 10K English

    Home | WashU

    At WashU, we’re connecting learners, thinkers, leaders and doers who inspire each other to ask big questions and find real solutions — together.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ku.edu’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones ku.edu uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What ku.edu is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CMS
  • Drupal header x-generator: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
CSS & UI
  • Font Awesome asset https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v6.4.2/js/all.js
Fonts
Analytics
Marketing automation
  • Mailchimp TXT v=spf1 include:spf.ku.edu include:spf_ext.ku.edu include:spf.protecti…
  • Marketo TXT v=spf1 include:spf.ku.edu include:spf_ext.ku.edu include:spf.protecti…
Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by Drupal (header x-generator: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org))
Email hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=JhKfJomP9t7riHbm
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=wAajbyjQxjyyOTEBzp7eP+K/ca8h+MTLhCH3Pf8…
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: i9ks6GZCHDLwBf_V-qIRpdxpAqerlk_XUSC55znP1hM

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