Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette, Missouri
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 1,040 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 57%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,697per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,62010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Digital U initiative, undergraduate students at the Fayette campus receive an Apple iPad loaded with apps for learning.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 57%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 960–1045Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–23Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,697full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $46,657sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $29,460Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 62%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,62010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,040Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 44%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 44%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Avila University Kansas City, MO — admits 88%
- Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO — admits 99%
- Westminster College Fulton, MO — admits 79%
- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO — admits 96%
Also worth a look
- Drury University Springfield, MO — admits 58%
- Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO — admits 68%
- Hendrix College Conway, AR — admits 56%
- Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN — admits 60%
- Maryville College Maryville, TN — admits 61%
- Evangel University Springfield, MO — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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