University of Kansas Medical Center

What University of Kansas Medical Center does

The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) is a public academic medical center founded in 1905 and operating as part of the University of Kansas system under the Kansas Board of Regents. Headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, with additional campuses in Wichita, Salina, Lawrence, Leavenworth, and Overland Park, the institution comprises three professional schools (Health Professions, Medicine, and Nursing) delivering 25+ graduate programs, 21 accredited residency programs, and 25+ research centers and institutes. KUMC employs 5,001-10,000 people, including 1,500+ faculty, and has nine programs ranked in the top 50 among U.S. public universities.

The institution generates revenue through four primary streams: tuition from academic programs, patient care delivered via its partnership with The University of Kansas Health System, sponsored research (NIH grants, federal funding, and foundation grants), and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Research infrastructure includes a Cryogenic Electron Microscope, a North America-first full-body weight-bearing CT scanner, the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center, and a Psychiatry Brain Bank established in 2004. The University of Kansas Cancer Center holds NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation (one of only 71 in the U.S.), and KUMC is one of 12 NIH-designated Nutrition Obesity Research Centers and an AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center. Technology and clinical partnerships include a vertically integrated theranostics platform launched in February 2026 with KU Health System, Children's Mercy, and BAMF Health, plus a clinical trial partnership with Tyra Biosciences for FGFR3-targeted bladder cancer therapy.

Go-to-market is multi-channel: education via admissions across multiple campuses, clinical care through the Health System and faculty practice plan, research through NIH/foundation grants and industry-sponsored trials, and community outreach via the Masonic Cancer Alliance and rural health partnerships serving 80 of 105 Kansas counties designated as primary care shortage areas. The institution has nearly doubled its federal research portfolio since 2017 and grown clinical trial revenues 45% since 2021. Major recent capital includes a $100 million Sunderland Foundation gift (2023, largest in institutional history) for a new cancer research and care facility that broke ground in May 2025, and the largest five-year grant in institutional history ($31M from NIH, 2025) supporting pediatric trials across 18 rural and underserved sites.

Name

University of Kansas Medical Center

Legal name

The University of Kansas Medical Center

Website

https://kumc.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The University of Kansas Medical Center is a public academic medical center in Kansas City, Kansas, operating three professional schools (Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions), 25+ research centers, and an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center, delivering education, research, and complex patient care across Kansas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Center

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC), Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Clinical research
• Academic medical center
• Cancer research
• Healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Clinical care provided through partnership with The University of Kansas Health System, offering high-quality compassionate clinical care for patients with serious conditions
2. Research Grants and Funding: NIH grants, federal funding, and foundation grants supporting research programs across cancer, Alzheimer's, obesity, rural health, and various medical specialties
3. Academic Programs: Tuition from medical education programs including School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Health Professions, and residency/fellowship programs
4. Clinical Trials: Revenue from conducting clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and research organizations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an academic medical center that educates healthcare professionals through three professional schools (School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Health Professions) and conducts biomedical, clinical, translational, and population health research across 25+ research centers and institutes. It delivers complex clinical care primarily through its partnership with The University of Kansas Health System, including specialty services through NCI-designated cancer and Alzheimer's research centers. Its clinical trials program operates across 18 rural and underserved sites and conducts industry-sponsored studies for pharmaceutical and government clients.

Product overview

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an academic medical center comprising three schools (School of Health Professions, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing) offering 25+ graduate programs including nationally ranked programs. It operates through research centers and institutes (25+), provides patient care via The University of Kansas Health System partnership, and includes specialized centers like The University of Kansas Cancer Center (NCI-designated) and KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. The institution's product portfolio includes educational programs, clinical research services, and community health outreach initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute: A regional research institute focused on clinical and translational science with partnerships across Kansas and western Missouri
• The University of Kansas Cancer Center
• KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
• Frontiers CTSI

Products and services

• School of Health Professions

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly doubled federal research portfolio since 2017
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Tyra BiosciencesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026SURF302 trial partnership for bladder cancer pipeline with FGFR3-focused approach. KU Medical Center provides clinical trial site and research expertise for Tyra's lead candidate TYRA-300 in metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
• MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026STEM Unity Alliance-Kansas City partnership enabling undergraduate students to participate in hands-on research at KU Medical Center studying cancer, Alzheimer's, placental development, and infant responses.
• Children's Mercy Research InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026Research partnership providing opportunities for undergraduate students from partner institutions to conduct research alongside KU Medical Center researchers.
• The University of Kansas Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2026Long-standing clinical partner providing patient care services as part of the academic medical center. The health system offers more options for patients with serious conditions, provided by a team with expertise and leadership in medical research and education.
• Children's MercycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2026Major pediatric healthcare provider and research institution partnering on integrated theranostics platform combining diagnostic imaging and targeted therapy for both adult and pediatric cancer patients.
• BAMF HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2026Advanced medical future health company collaborating on theranostics platform for precision oncology. The vertically integrated platform enables radiopharmaceutical production, molecular imaging, and radiopharmaceutical therapy in one location.
• Brigham Young UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint effort using samples from KU ADRC research to validate a blood test developed by BYU for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
• Veterans AffairsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership giving veterans greater access to clinical trials. Approximately 50,000 new cancer cases reported among veterans every year.
• Central Kansas PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizational partner for container-garden giveaway distributing supplies to low-income households and seniors to address food insecurity.
• Bonnie PlantsminorOthersDonated more than 250 plants for container garden giveaway program.
• SutherlandsminorOthersProvided potting soil for container garden giveaway program.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: Prestigious AMC in adjacent St. Louis metro. Comparable as a research-intensive medical school and clinical enterprise competing for regional talent, grant funding, and complex patient referrals in the same geographic market.
• The University of Kansas Health System: Clinical delivery partner jointly controlled with KUMC. Comparable as the regional academic health system providing complex care, residency training sites, and clinical revenue that anchors the medical center's operations.

Direct peers

• University of Missouri Health Care: Public AMC in adjacent Missouri with medical school, research enterprise, and academic health system. Comparable as a regional public research medical center with similar rural catchment dynamics.
• University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: Public academic medical campus in the Mountain West with medical, nursing, and pharmacy schools, NCI-designated cancer center, and major research portfolio. Direct peer in structure and scale.
• University of Nebraska Medical Center: Public academic medical center in the Midwest with medical, nursing, and allied health schools plus an NCI-designated cancer center. Highly comparable to KUMC in structure, scale, and mission-driven rural health focus.
• University of Iowa Health Care: Public AMC in the Midwest with Carver College of Medicine, NCI-designated Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, and broad research portfolio. Direct peer in scope and public university AMC profile.
• Oregon Health & Science University: Public academic health center with medical, nursing, and dental schools plus NCI-designated Knight Cancer Center. Comparable as a state-funded AMC with a strong research and rural health mission.
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: State's only academic health sciences university with medical, nursing, and health professions schools plus a major research enterprise. Direct peer in scale, public funding model, and rural health mission.
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center: Public health sciences university with medical, nursing, and allied health schools plus NCI-designated Stephenson Cancer Center. Direct peer as a state-funded regional AMC.

Emerging players

• Children's Mercy Kansas City: Pediatric academic medical center in Kansas City with major research institute. Comparable as a regional research and clinical partner, particularly given the announced theranostics collaboration with KUMC and BAMF Health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/kumedcenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/kumedicalcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-kansas-medical-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/kumedcenter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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