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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Kansas City, MO
Population 1,900,000
Website https://www.avila.edu/
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,214
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 65%
From Region 22%
Athletes 40.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 43%
Black 23%
Hispanic 18%
International 7%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2012 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2013 Men: 30.8% 30.8% 2014 Men: 43.6% 43.6% 2015 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2016 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2017 Men: 46.4% 46.4% 2018 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2019 Men: 34.0% 34.0% 2020 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2021 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2022 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2023 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2024 Men: 45.0% 45.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2012 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2013 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2015 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2016 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2017 Black: 23.4% 23.4% 2018 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2019 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2021 Black: 21.3% 21.3% 2022 Black: 19.3% 19.3% 2023 Black: 21.3% 21.3% 2024 Black: 17.3% 17.3% 2011 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2012 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2013 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2014 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2015 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2017 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2018 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2019 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2021 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2022 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2023 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2024 Hispanic: 14.9% 14.9% 2011 White: 72.1% 72.1% 2012 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2013 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2014 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2015 White: 78.8% 78.8% 2016 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2017 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2018 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2019 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2021 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2022 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2023 White: 54.6% 54.6% 2024 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2011 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2018 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2025 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Black: 19.5% 19.5% 2021 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2022 Black: 21.0% 21.0% 2023 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 Black: 27.4% 27.4% 2025 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2020 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2021 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2022 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4% 2023 Hispanic: 20.3% 20.3% 2024 Hispanic: 18.3% 18.3% 2025 Hispanic: 18.5% 18.5% 2020 White: 53.6% 53.6% 2021 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2022 White: 50.5% 50.5% 2023 White: 45.6% 45.6% 2024 White: 43.6% 43.6% 2025 White: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 International: 7.2% 7.2% 2021 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2025 International: 6.5% 6.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Avila University 255 35% / 65% 2% $63,694 57 94%
Computer Science 14 — 79% / 21% 0% $87,876 89 —
Biology 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $57,717 41 —
Exercise Science 19 — 37% / 63% 0% $53,412 28 —
Nursing 39 — 15% / 85% 3% $80,723 84 97%
Pre-Medicine 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,714 46 —
Radiation Therapy 20 — 15% / 85% 0% $67,482 65 98%
Accounting 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $72,613 75 —
Business 13 — 46% / 54% 8% $75,203 78 96%
Business Administration 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $88,365 89 94%
Finance 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $73,763 76 —
Health Administration 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,326 39 89%
Hospital Administration 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,326 39 89%
Human Resources Management 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $72,148 74 —
Sales 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $72,059 74 —
Communication 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,298 11 95%
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,774 12 —
General Studies 18 — 83% / 17% 6% $51,888 23 —
History 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $49,974 18 —
Liberal Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Psychology 27 — 15% / 85% 4% $54,275 30 88%
Social Work 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $50,270 19 —
Chemistry Education — — — — $52,408 25 —
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,305 27 —
Education of Speech/Language Impaired 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,435 28 —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,935 24 —
Physical Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,848 29 —
Art Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,680 28 —
Music Performance — — — — $41,777 6 —
Studio Art 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $40,018 5 —
Theater 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $37,392 4 —
Criminology 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $55,443 34 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,940
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6% 2012 Graduated: 42.8% 42.8% 2013 Graduated: 49.1% 49.1% 2014 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6% 2015 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2016 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2017 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9% 2020 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2021 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2023 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2024 Graduated: 52.4% 52.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2012 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2015 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2016 Men: 31.9% 31.9% 2017 Men: 25.9% 25.9% 2018 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2019 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2020 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2021 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2022 Men: 44.6% 44.6% 2023 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2024 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2011 Women: 43.2% 43.2% 2012 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2014 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2016 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2017 Women: 53.2% 53.2% 2018 Women: 55.3% 55.3% 2019 Women: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Women: 59.1% 59.1% 2021 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2022 Women: 55.5% 55.5% 2023 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 Women: 61.2% 61.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2012 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2013 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2016 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2017 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Black: 44.2% 44.2% 2022 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2023 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2024 Black: 55.2% 55.2% 2011 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2014 Hispanic: 77.8% 77.8% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2017 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2019 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1% 2020 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2021 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Hispanic: 56.5% 56.5% 2024 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2011 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2012 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2013 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2014 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2015 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2016 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2017 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2019 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2020 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2021 White: 39.7% 39.7% 2022 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2023 White: 43.0% 43.0% 2024 White: 55.2% 55.2%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 31.8% 81 20% / 80% 1% $70,269 71 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.1% 64 42% / 58% 3% $52,248 24 88%
Business & Economics 20.8% 53 49% / 51% 2% $71,864 73 93%
Arts 5.5% 14 14% / 86% 0% $39,493 5 —
Computer Science 5.5% 14 79% / 21% 0% $87,876 89 —
Professional 4.3% 11 18% / 82% 0% $55,443 34 —
Education 3.5% 9 11% / 89% 0% $52,633 26 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 9 33% / 67% 0% $57,717 41 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 52.9% 52.9% 2012 Acceptance: 59.6% 59.6% 2013 Acceptance: 61.1% 61.1% 2014 Acceptance: 52.0% 52.0% 2015 Acceptance: 50.9% 50.9% 2016 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3% 2017 Acceptance: 38.9% 38.9% 2018 Acceptance: 54.6% 54.6% 2019 Acceptance: 41.1% 41.1% 2020 Acceptance: 42.0% 42.0% 2021 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2022 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6% 2023 Acceptance: 59.5% 59.5% 2024 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8% 2011 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2012 Yield: 23.9% 23.9% 2013 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2014 Yield: 21.5% 21.5% 2015 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2016 Yield: 26.1% 26.1% 2017 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2018 Yield: 11.7% 11.7% 2019 Yield: 21.7% 21.7% 2020 Yield: 18.3% 18.3% 2021 Yield: 15.4% 15.4% 2022 Yield: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Yield: 23.3% 23.3% 2024 Yield: 7.2% 7.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,170 1,170 2012 Applicants: 1,475 1,475 2013 Applicants: 1,629 1,629 2014 Applicants: 1,822 1,822 2015 Applicants: 2,018 2,018 2016 Applicants: 1,382 1,382 2017 Applicants: 2,370 2,370 2018 Applicants: 2,623 2,623 2019 Applicants: 1,712 1,712 2020 Applicants: 1,963 1,963 2021 Applicants: 2,069 2,069 2022 Applicants: 2,712 2,712 2023 Applicants: 2,862 2,862 2024 Applicants: 3,975 3,975 2011 Admitted: 619 619 2012 Admitted: 879 879 2013 Admitted: 995 995 2014 Admitted: 947 947 2015 Admitted: 1,027 1,027 2016 Admitted: 778 778 2017 Admitted: 921 921 2018 Admitted: 1,431 1,431 2019 Admitted: 704 704 2020 Admitted: 824 824 2021 Admitted: 1,407 1,407 2022 Admitted: 1,834 1,834 2023 Admitted: 1,704 1,704 2024 Admitted: 3,490 3,490 2011 Enrolled: 138 138 2012 Enrolled: 210 210 2013 Enrolled: 182 182 2014 Enrolled: 204 204 2015 Enrolled: 202 202 2016 Enrolled: 203 203 2017 Enrolled: 183 183 2018 Enrolled: 168 168 2019 Enrolled: 153 153 2020 Enrolled: 151 151 2021 Enrolled: 217 217 2022 Enrolled: 184 184 2023 Enrolled: 397 397 2024 Enrolled: 253 253

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 800 – 960
SAT Math Range 370 – 460
SAT RW Range 430 – 500

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 850 850 2014 25th: 810 810 2015 25th: 860 860 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 940 940 2018 25th: 990 990 2019 25th: 1005 1005 2021 25th: 933 933 2023 25th: 800 800 2024 25th: 800 800 2011 75th: 1120 1120 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1140 1140 2014 75th: 1030 1030 2015 75th: 1040 1040 2016 75th: 1020 1020 2017 75th: 1040 1040 2018 75th: 1110 1110 2019 75th: 1160 1160 2021 75th: 1160 1160 2023 75th: 1000 1000 2024 75th: 960 960

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 453 453 2023 25th: 400 400 2024 25th: 370 370 2011 75th: 500 500 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 510 510 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 555 555 2021 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 510 510 2024 75th: 460 460

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 505 505 2021 25th: 480 480 2023 25th: 400 400 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 620 620 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 480 480 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 570 570 2019 75th: 605 605 2021 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 490 490 2024 75th: 500 500

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2021 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0% 2022 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0% 2023 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2024 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.