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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Church of the Brethren
Location Mcpherson, KS
Population 25,000
Website https://www.mcpherson.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (82%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 893
Men / Women 67% / 33%
From State 26%
From Region 18%
Athletes 66.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Black 14%
Hispanic 14%
International 7%
Native American 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 57.0% 57.0% 2012 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Men: 58.2% 58.2% 2014 Men: 65.8% 65.8% 2015 Men: 67.0% 67.0% 2016 Men: 64.8% 64.8% 2017 Men: 67.3% 67.3% 2018 Men: 76.6% 76.6% 2019 Men: 76.4% 76.4% 2020 Men: 72.6% 72.6% 2021 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2022 Men: 70.2% 70.2% 2023 Men: 69.3% 69.3% 2024 Men: 66.1% 66.1%

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: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Native: 4.4% 4.4% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Native: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2013 Black: 13.4% 13.4% 2014 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2015 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2016 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2017 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2018 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2019 Black: 14.7% 14.7% 2020 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2021 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2022 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2023 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2024 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2011 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2012 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2013 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2014 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2015 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2017 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2018 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2019 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2020 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2021 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2022 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2023 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2024 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2011 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2012 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2013 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2014 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2015 White: 83.8% 83.8% 2016 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2017 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2018 White: 74.9% 74.9% 2019 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2020 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2021 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2022 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2024 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2019 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2024 International: 4.7% 4.7%

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: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Native: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Native: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Native: 4.5% 4.5% 2025 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 15.9% 15.9% 2021 Black: 16.2% 16.2% 2022 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2023 Black: 13.9% 13.9% 2024 Black: 12.6% 12.6% 2025 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2020 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2021 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2022 Hispanic: 18.6% 18.6% 2023 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2024 Hispanic: 16.2% 16.2% 2025 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2020 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2021 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2023 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2025 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2020 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 International: 7.3% 7.3% 2023 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2024 International: 7.5% 7.5% 2025 International: 6.8% 6.8%

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
McPherson College 163 63% / 37% 8% $55,506 38 100%
Chemistry — — — — $59,463 50 —
Mathematics — — — — $64,281 62 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,817 45 —
Biology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $57,270 43 —
Environmental Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Health Sciences 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $57,885 45 —
Sports Studies 9 — 78% / 22% 22% $52,627 29 100%
Business Administration 39 +1 77% / 23% 18% $58,828 48 —
Health Administration 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $57,928 45 —
Sports Management 5 — 100% / 0% 40% $52,627 29 100%
Communication and Media Studies 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,313 26 —
Community Organization and Advocacy 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Developmental Psychology — — — — $52,913 30 —
Digital Communication 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% $51,521 26 —
English 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $48,311 18 —
History — — — — $51,469 26 —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Political Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,873 45 —
Psychology 10 +2 30% / 70% 10% $51,219 25 —
Sociology 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $51,063 25 —
Spanish 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $51,994 28 —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,857 22 —
English Education — — — — $51,973 27 —
Health and Physical Education — — — — $52,900 30 —
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,888 27 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Physical Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,076 28 —
Art — — — — $39,999 6 —
Art Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,787 27 —
Graphic Design 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,073 9 —
Music — — — — $40,893 7 —
Music Education — — — — $51,725 27 —
Studio Art — +1 — — $40,112 6 —
Theatre Arts 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $38,109 5 —
Automotive Technology 37 — 89% / 11% 0% $57,472 44 100%
Criminology — — — — $53,764 33 —
Mechanical Engineering Technology — — — — $57,985 46 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,448
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 45.8% 45.8% 2012 Graduated: 51.7% 51.7% 2013 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2014 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1% 2015 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2016 Graduated: 37.1% 37.1% 2017 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6% 2018 Graduated: 36.6% 36.6% 2019 Graduated: 40.6% 40.6% 2020 Graduated: 38.0% 38.0% 2021 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6% 2022 Graduated: 49.5% 49.5% 2023 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2024 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9%

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: 43.5% 43.5% 2012 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2013 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2014 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2015 Men: 67.5% 67.5% 2016 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2017 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Men: 24.5% 24.5% 2019 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2020 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2021 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2023 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2024 Men: 30.8% 30.8% 2011 Women: 48.9% 48.9% 2012 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2013 Women: 55.2% 55.2% 2014 Women: 58.9% 58.9% 2015 Women: 60.4% 60.4% 2016 Women: 48.3% 48.3% 2017 Women: 38.6% 38.6% 2018 Women: 50.6% 50.6% 2019 Women: 40.8% 40.8% 2020 Women: 35.3% 35.3% 2021 Women: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 Women: 67.6% 67.6% 2023 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2024 Women: 43.9% 43.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Black: 71.4% 71.4% 2013 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Black: 77.8% 77.8% 2016 Black: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2018 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2019 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2020 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2021 Black: 27.8% 27.8% 2022 Black: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Black: 40.7% 40.7% 2024 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2016 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2017 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3% 2019 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2020 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2021 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2022 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2023 Hispanic: 58.6% 58.6% 2024 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 White: 48.8% 48.8% 2012 White: 51.1% 51.1% 2013 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2014 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2015 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2017 White: 39.6% 39.6% 2018 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2019 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2020 White: 36.3% 36.3% 2021 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2022 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2023 White: 53.8% 53.8% 2024 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2015 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2018 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2019 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2022 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 12.5% 12.5%

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
Business & Economics 28.8% 47 79% / 21% 21% $58,111 46 100%
Professional 22.7% 37 89% / 11% 0% $57,472 44 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.2% 33 42% / 58% 3% $51,317 26 —
Health Sciences 15.3% 25 48% / 52% 8% $55,992 40 100%
Education 5.5% 9 33% / 67% 0% $50,388 23 —
Arts 3.1% 5 20% / 80% 0% $43,823 10 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 5 20% / 80% 0% $57,379 44 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 2 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

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: 57.2% 57.2% 2012 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2% 2013 Acceptance: 86.6% 86.6% 2014 Acceptance: 99.3% 99.3% 2015 Acceptance: 72.7% 72.7% 2016 Acceptance: 57.3% 57.3% 2017 Acceptance: 48.5% 48.5% 2018 Acceptance: 77.1% 77.1% 2019 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1% 2020 Acceptance: 52.2% 52.2% 2021 Acceptance: 84.6% 84.6% 2022 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2023 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8% 2024 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8% 2011 Yield: 32.1% 32.1% 2012 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2013 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2014 Yield: 27.6% 27.6% 2015 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2016 Yield: 28.2% 28.2% 2017 Yield: 38.7% 38.7% 2018 Yield: 18.6% 18.6% 2019 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2020 Yield: 24.7% 24.7% 2021 Yield: 36.2% 36.2% 2022 Yield: 26.3% 26.3% 2023 Yield: 23.8% 23.8% 2024 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 736 736 2012 Applicants: 815 815 2013 Applicants: 642 642 2014 Applicants: 555 555 2015 Applicants: 656 656 2016 Applicants: 1,213 1,213 2017 Applicants: 1,077 1,077 2018 Applicants: 1,222 1,222 2019 Applicants: 1,906 1,906 2020 Applicants: 1,785 1,785 2021 Applicants: 884 884 2022 Applicants: 1,445 1,445 2023 Applicants: 1,209 1,209 2024 Applicants: 1,846 1,846 2011 Admitted: 421 421 2012 Admitted: 491 491 2013 Admitted: 556 556 2014 Admitted: 551 551 2015 Admitted: 477 477 2016 Admitted: 695 695 2017 Admitted: 522 522 2018 Admitted: 942 942 2019 Admitted: 993 993 2020 Admitted: 931 931 2021 Admitted: 748 748 2022 Admitted: 952 952 2023 Admitted: 1,013 1,013 2024 Admitted: 1,417 1,417 2011 Enrolled: 135 135 2012 Enrolled: 175 175 2013 Enrolled: 170 170 2014 Enrolled: 152 152 2015 Enrolled: 194 194 2016 Enrolled: 196 196 2017 Enrolled: 202 202 2018 Enrolled: 175 175 2019 Enrolled: 225 225 2020 Enrolled: 230 230 2021 Enrolled: 271 271 2022 Enrolled: 250 250 2023 Enrolled: 241 241 2024 Enrolled: 318 318

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 76%
SAT Range 960 – 1200
SAT Math Range 490 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 620

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: 860 860 2012 25th: 885 885 2013 25th: 975 975 2014 25th: 900 900 2015 25th: 900 900 2016 25th: 900 900 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 990 990 2019 25th: 970 970 2022 25th: 908 908 2023 25th: 936 936 2024 25th: 960 960 2011 75th: 1010 1010 2012 75th: 1115 1115 2013 75th: 1100 1100 2014 75th: 1070 1070 2015 75th: 1130 1130 2016 75th: 1130 1130 2017 75th: 1180 1180 2018 75th: 1170 1170 2019 75th: 1130 1130 2022 75th: 1120 1120 2023 75th: 1126 1126 2024 75th: 1200 1200

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 445 445 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 468 468 2024 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 553 553 2024 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 475 475 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 458 458 2023 25th: 468 468 2024 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 555 555 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 573 573 2024 75th: 620 620

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: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2017 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2018 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2019 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2022 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2024 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0%

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.