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evidence: The University of Kansas , often referred to as KU or Kansas , is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas .. Kansas. Kansas. public research university. public university. The main campus in Lawrence , one of the largest college towns in Kansas , is on Mount Oread , the highest elevation in Lawrence .. Lawrence. Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas. Kansas. Mount Oread. Mount Oread. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area  : the Edwards Campus in Overland Park , and the university 's medical school and hospital in Kansas City .. Kansas. Kansas. Kansas City metropolitan area. Kansas City metropolitan area. Edwards Campus. University of Kansas Edwards Campus. Overland Park. Overland Park, Kansas. medical school. University of Kansas School of Medicine. hospital. University of Kansas Hospital. Kansas City. Kansas City, Kansas. There are also educational and research sites in Parsons , Topeka , Garden City , Hays , and Leavenworth , and branches of the medical school in Wichita and Salina .. medical school. University of Kansas School of Medicine. Parsons. Parsons, Kansas. Topeka. Topeka, Kansas. Garden City. Garden City, Kansas. Hays. Hays, Kansas. Leavenworth. Leavenworth, Kansas. Wichita. Wichita, Kansas. Salina. Salina, Kansas. The university is one of the 62 members of the Association of American Universities .. Association of American Universities. Association of American Universities. Founded March 21 , 1865 , the university was opened in 1866 , under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864 following enabling legislation passed in 1863 under the Kansas State Constitution , adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union following an internal civil war known as `` Bleeding Kansas '' during the 1850s .. Kansas. Kansas. Kansas State Legislature. Kansas State Legislature. Kansas Territory. Kansas Territory. Bleeding Kansas. Bleeding Kansas. Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses was 24,708 students in fall 2015 ; an additional 3,383 students were enrolled at the KU Medical Center for an enrollment of 28,091 students across the three campuses .. Lawrence. Lawrence, Kansas. The university overall employed 2,814 faculty members in fall 2015 .