University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
- Public
- City
- 6,817 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 72%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,778per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 56%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,11010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Roo Advantage Scholarship ensures tuition and fees are met for full-time, Pell-eligible Missouri and Kansas residents.
Source: Roo Advantage Scholarship - Scholarships and Grants Listing - Financial Aid and Scholarships | UMKC
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 72%About 7 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%)
- 1290–1550Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 20–28Composite, 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
- $13,778full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,095sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,216Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $31,738Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 56%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 75%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,11010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,817Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 31%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO — admits 91%
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA — admits 91%
- West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX — admits 99%
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO — admits 73%
- Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO — admits 74%
- University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO — admits 64%
- University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO — admits 63%
- Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI — admits 72%
- Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT — admits 73%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Missouri-Kansas City, 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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