University of Missouri - Kansas City

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,471
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 69%
From Region 27%
Athletes 109 (1.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Hispanic 18%
Black 14%
Asian 11%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Missouri - Kansas City 1,655 39% 51% 12% 12% 14% 4% $72,124 50 -0.05 74 94% 5.4%
Civil Engineering 21 — 67% 62% 5% 10% 5% 10% $91,091 41 -0.18 91 96% — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 36 — 94% 67% 3% 14% 3% 11% $114,711 58 -0.11 98 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 37 — 92% 76% 3% 3% 14% 3% $99,085 55 -0.01 95 100% — — — —
Computer Science 121 — 74% 38% 17% 7% 9% 21% $106,262 31 -0.55 97 96% — — — —
Information Technology 13 — 69% 46% 46% 0% 0% 0% $78,993 14 -0.94 82 100% — — — —
Chemistry 70 — 37% 43% 20% 16% 11% 6% $71,613 57 +0.00 73 94% — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $67,629 63 +0.23 67 — — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 20 — 60% 55% 15% 5% 0% 15% $94,055 34 -0.46 92 — — — — —
Physics 12 — 75% 75% 8% 0% 17% 0% $81,445 44 -0.15 84 — — — — —
Biology 188 +2 28% 49% 21% 11% 11% 0% $70,079 69 +0.42 71 91% — — — —
Environmental Science 25 — 36% 72% 4% 16% 4% 0% $67,910 88 +1.16 67 100% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 33 — 0% 70% 9% 6% 9% 0% $69,789 42 -0.14 71 100% 4.0% — — —
Health Sciences 73 — 12% 36% 12% 23% 19% 1% $65,077 44 -0.23 62 94% — — — —
Nursing 67 — 15% 63% 7% 12% 9% 0% $91,389 55 -0.08 91 98% 4.1% — — —
Public Health 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $69,815 74 +0.43 71 — — — — —
Accounting 77 — 49% 44% 9% 8% 26% 5% $87,196 54 +0.01 88 92% — — — —
Business 266 — 46% 49% 12% 10% 17% 5% $74,245 58 -0.18 77 94% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 11 — 82% 55% 0% 9% 27% 0% $86,953 39 -0.42 88 93% — — — —
English 35 — 14% 69% 0% 9% 17% 0% $52,778 56 +0.04 31 92% 8.1% — — —
Foreign Languages 11 +7 45% 45% 0% 0% 36% 0% $57,029 51 -0.09 42 91% — — — —
History 16 +1 62% 88% 6% 6% 0% 0% $53,548 40 -0.33 33 86% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $67,078 91 +0.94 66 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,598 63 +0.16 59 — — — — —
Communication 42 +7 17% 57% 2% 19% 17% 0% $60,281 49 -0.15 51 94% 5.8% — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $63,684 64 +0.18 59 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 13 — 15% 62% 0% 15% 15% 0% $63,806 64 +0.19 59 — — — — —
Political Science 31 +3 39% 58% 6% 10% 16% 0% $72,777 56 +0.04 75 100% — — — —
Psychology 116 +7 21% 50% 2% 20% 20% 1% $55,631 57 +0.09 39 91% — — — —
Sociology 21 +1 14% 52% 5% 14% 14% 0% $56,293 54 -0.05 40 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 50% 0% 12% 38% 0% $48,696 27 -0.53 20 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 29 — 3% 55% 7% 17% 21% 0% $48,696 27 -0.53 20 98% — — — —
General Education 110 — 41% 28% 43% 15% 2% 3% $56,550 61 +0.17 41 92% 5.5% — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $48,696 18 -0.75 20 98% — — — —
Art History 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,901 35 -0.38 16 86% — — — —
Dance 12 — 25% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $35,409 10 -1.03 4 100% — — — —
Film Production 12 — 75% 75% 8% 17% 0% 0% $46,645 38 -0.35 16 — — — — —
Jazz Studies 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,000 5 -1.37 3 83% — — — —
Music 8 — 38% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $34,000 5 -1.37 3 83% — — — —
Music Education 6 — 67% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $52,071 74 +0.57 29 — — — — —
Music Performance 10 — 50% 40% 10% 0% 20% 20% $34,000 5 -1.37 3 83% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $34,000 5 -1.37 3 83% — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 30% 40% 0% 10% 20% 20% $46,901 53 +0.01 16 86% — — — —
Theater 4 +1 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $46,907 77 +0.52 16 94% — — — —
Urban Planning 8 — 88% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $65,876 33 -0.25 64 — — — — —
Urban Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,799 52 +0.08 69 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 17 +1 35% 47% 6% 12% 24% 0% $45,020 41 -0.19 13 — — — — —
Criminology 46 +5 24% 46% 0% 20% 26% 2% $64,253 77 +0.60 60 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,224
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,157
Est. In-State Cost $17,107
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,598
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.4% 354 48% 48% 11% 10% 19% 5% $77,457 47 -0.14 80 94% —
Social Sciences 13.5% 223 22% 53% 3% 17% 18% 0% $59,429 53 +0.03 49 94% 5.8%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.4% 188 28% 49% 21% 11% 11% 0% $70,079 61 +0.42 71 91% —
Health Sciences 10.6% 175 11% 52% 10% 16% 14% 1% $76,093 45 -0.15 79 97% 4.1%
Education 8.9% 147 31% 35% 33% 15% 7% 2% $54,573 58 -0.00 36 94% 5.5%
Computer Science 8.1% 134 73% 39% 19% 6% 8% 19% $103,617 38 -0.58 96 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.2% 102 46% 49% 18% 12% 10% 7% $77,170 46 -0.11 80 94% —
Arts 6.0% 100 48% 63% 5% 10% 12% 5% $44,123 17 -0.51 11 88% —
Engineering 5.7% 94 87% 69% 3% 9% 7% 7% $103,284 57 -0.09 96 99% —
Humanities 4.0% 67 31% 69% 1% 6% 15% 0% $54,467 49 -0.06 35 90% 8.1%
Professional 2.8% 46 24% 46% 0% 20% 26% 2% $64,253 42 +0.60 60 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 25 36% 72% 4% 16% 4% 0% $67,910 82 +1.16 67 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $17.7M #153 65% $0.2M — — 55 2
Health Sciences $15.8M #110 55% $0.1M 1 #236 45 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.8M #175 13% $0.2M 36 #129 23 —
Life & Natural Sciences $4.0M #208 79% $0 — — 28 2
Computer Science $2.8M #175 50% $0 — — 40 —
Business & Economics $2.2M #152 3% $0.0M — — 36 —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #286 63% $0.0M — — 36 4
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #155 6% $0 — — — —
Education $1.0M #237 10% $0 7 #364 — —
Total $53.5M #198 51% $0.5M 44 #273 263 13

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 99 $623K $623K $0
Soccer 35 $1.3M $1.3M -$1
Basketball 16 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 8 $448K $412K $35K
Total 57 $5.0M $5.0M $35K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 89 $799K $755K $43K
Soccer 28 $758K $756K $1K
Softball 27 $853K $853K $0
Volleyball 16 $940K $928K $11K
Basketball 15 $2.3M $2.2M $117K
Tennis 9 $498K $498K $0
Total 52 $6.2M $6.0M $174K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 188 $1.4M $1.4M $43K
Soccer 63 $2.1M $2.1M $1K
Basketball 31 $4.9M $4.8M $117K
Softball 27 $853K $853K $0
Volleyball 16 $940K $928K $11K
Tennis 9 $498K $498K $0
Golf 8 $448K $412K $35K
Total 109 $17.2M $17.2M $71K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1290 – 1550
SAT Math Range 650 – 790
SAT RW Range 640 – 760