University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,762
Graduate Enrollment: 5,305
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
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full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 75.98%
Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)
First generation college students: 33.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 8.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 30.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 18.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 11.8% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 52.6%
Black: 13.0%
Hispanic: 12.6%
Asian: 10.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.1%
Non-resident alien: 4.3%
Unknown race: 1.9%
Black: 13.0%
Hispanic: 12.6%
Asian: 10.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.1%
Non-resident alien: 4.3%
Unknown race: 1.9%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $22,643
In-State tuition: $10,599Out-of-State tuition: $26,235
Estimated books and supplies: $770 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,992 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,994 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,748 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,994 (2022)
Average Family Income: $70,121 (2017)
Median Family Income: $37,544 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 22.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 26.8%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $18,750 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $199 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,460 |
| $30k-48k | $10,985 |
| $48k-75k | $12,002 |
| $75k-110k | $17,071 |
| $110k+ | $19,281 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 29%6-year graduation rate: 57%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $18,750 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,729 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 66.4% (2015) |
| @3 year | 73.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 77.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 40.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 44.3% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,764 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,476 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 25 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 18 | $44,938 ($3,745) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 99 | $21,982 | $188 | $34,986 ($2,916) | $45,505 ($3,792) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 20 | $21,670 | $224 | $56,627 ($4,719) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 66 | $26,375 | $231 | $68,104 ($5,675) | $81,653 ($6,804) |
| Doctoral Degree | Education, General. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 20 | $455 | $44,177 ($3,681) | $48,426 ($4,036) | |
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 137 | $1,103 | $54,597 ($4,550) | $71,740 ($5,978) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 48 | $24,125 | $217 | $31,790 ($2,649) | $34,783 ($2,899) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 130 | $25,000 | $183 | $36,755 ($3,063) | $48,355 ($4,030) |
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 158 | $21,500 | $217 | $34,428 ($2,869) | $53,097 ($4,425) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 13 | $56,713 ($4,726) | |||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Gerontology. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Holocaust and Related Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 30 | $13,102 | $120 | $34,486 ($2,874) | $56,070 ($4,673) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 26 | $20,799 | $207 | $36,748 ($3,062) | $44,252 ($3,688) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 11 | $19,523 ($1,627) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 21 | $26,662 ($2,222) | $42,266 ($3,522) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 32 | $25,500 | $190 | $23,646 ($1,971) | $41,917 ($3,493) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 39 | $23,089 | $199 | $31,819 ($2,652) | |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 35 | $364 | $30,340 ($2,528) | $39,086 ($3,257) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Music. | 28 | $450 | $46,550 ($3,879) | $49,069 ($4,089) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 106 | $27,000 | $261 | $35,593 ($2,966) | $46,821 ($3,902) |
| First Professional Degree | Dentistry. | 105 | $2,513 | $126,829 ($10,569) | $155,236 ($12,936) | |
| Master's Degree | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 33 | $27,000 | $199 | $54,800 ($4,567) | $62,938 ($5,245) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 61 | $22,350 | $217 | $49,098 ($4,092) | $65,509 ($5,459) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 25 | $247 | $58,858 ($4,905) | $78,439 ($6,537) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 16 | $91,808 ($7,651) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 41 | $25,445 | $199 | $27,932 ($2,328) | $33,691 ($2,808) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 121 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | $350 | $52,064 ($4,339) | $49,858 ($4,155) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 35 | $689 | $44,575 ($3,715) | $52,550 ($4,379) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 32 | $26,000 | $229 | $37,861 ($3,155) | $39,751 ($3,313) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 11 | $53,973 ($4,498) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 25 | $24,424 | $227 | $62,005 ($5,167) | $75,641 ($6,303) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 30 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Civil Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 58 | $27,000 | $265 | $74,016 ($6,168) | $84,832 ($7,069) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 54 | $79,223 ($6,602) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 50 | $26,068 | $244 | $69,972 ($5,831) | $84,088 ($7,007) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 18 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 41 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 93 | $24,821 | $221 | $36,577 ($3,048) | $47,533 ($3,961) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 96 | $21,000 | $189 | $30,871 ($2,573) | $40,514 ($3,376) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 54 | $18,944 | $176 | $35,155 ($2,930) | $43,700 ($3,642) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 20 | $358 | $46,831 ($3,903) | $56,529 ($4,711) | |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 58 | $449 | $46,583 ($3,882) | $54,564 ($4,547) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 18 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 15 | $1,478 | $193,984 ($16,165) | $174,625 ($14,552) | |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 20 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Medicine. | 95 | $2,085 | $59,773 ($4,981) | $91,801 ($7,650) | |
| First Professional Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 149 | $134,310 ($11,193) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 120 | $31,000 | $243 | $63,424 ($5,285) | $67,613 ($5,634) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 49 | $490 | $113,403 ($9,450) | $106,577 ($8,881) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 45 | $1,203 | $206,670 ($17,223) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 259 | $21,853 | $199 | $45,325 ($3,777) | $53,997 ($4,500) |
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 134 | $230 | $83,630 ($6,969) | $99,812 ($8,318) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $86,256Full time faculty: 62%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0
School's endowment start of year: $167,125,774 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $207,703,910 (2022)