The Institute for Policy & Social Research brings together social scientists from a broad range of disciplines to pursue and conduct sponsored research at the international, national, regional, state, and local levels. IPSR affiliated faculty represent disciplines such as economics, education, environmental studies, geography, political science, public administration, social welfare, sociology, and urban planning. More information can be found on the About IPSR page.

What's New




Kansas Statistical Abstract 2007   
The 44th Edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract is now available! The abstract is available EXCLUSIVELY online as a PDF file with individual pages available in Microsoft Excel and PDF. For more information and access to the data, please visit http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/.

The Kansas Statistical Abstract was featured in a radio spot on the Jayhawk Radio Network, tune in or click the button below to play the clip now:

Recent Events


Kansas Economic Policy Conference


Public Education: An Investment in the Kansas Economy

                                    October 21, 2010

Please visit the conference web site for more information.


2010 GIS Day @ KU
November 17, 2010

GIS Day 2010 @ KU
IPSR is pleased to be a sponsor of this year's GIS Day @ KU. GIS Day is a nationwide event to promote awareness and appreciation of geographic information system (GIS) science. Please join us in exploring how GIS is changing the way we interact with and learn from information about the world around us. This event is free and open to the public, please register online at: http://www.gis.ku.edu/gisday/2010/

Recent Publications


Kansas Tax and Business Climate Report . (December 2010). Kansas, Inc.

Kansas County Profiles
Kansas County Profiles (formerly known as KCCED Profiles) were updated in May 2010. Check out the latest data for your county at: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/kcced/profiles/


For other publications please visit our Publications Page.

GRA Position

IPSR has an opening in the IT Department for a GRA. Please view this PDF for details.