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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Nazarene
Location Olathe, KS
Population 1,900,000
Website https://www.mnu.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (83%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 996
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 47%
From Region 30%
Athletes 68.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 15%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 9%
International 6%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2012 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2013 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2014 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2015 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2016 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2017 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2018 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2019 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2020 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2021 Men: 65.9% 65.9% 2022 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2023 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2024 Men: 56.8% 56.8%

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: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2012 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2013 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2015 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2016 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2017 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2018 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2019 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2020 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2021 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2022 Black: 17.9% 17.9% 2023 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2024 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2011 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2015 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2016 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2017 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2018 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2019 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2021 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2023 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2024 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2012 White: 91.2% 91.2% 2013 White: 85.7% 85.7% 2014 White: 85.1% 85.1% 2015 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2016 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2017 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2018 White: 71.5% 71.5% 2019 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2020 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2021 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2022 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2023 White: 62.0% 62.0% 2024 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 International: 3.6% 3.6%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2021 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2022 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2023 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2024 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2025 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2020 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Hispanic: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2025 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2020 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2021 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2022 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2023 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2025 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2020 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2023 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2024 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 International: 5.8% 5.8%

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
MidAmerica Nazarene University 288 43% / 57% 7% $71,575 75 99%
Computer Engineering 3 +1 67% / 33% 33% $93,835 93 —
Computer Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $89,940 91 —
Chemistry 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $68,688 70 —
Mathematics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $67,523 68 —
Physics 3 +1 33% / 67% 33% — — —
Biology 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,039 65 —
Athletic Training — — — — $72,984 77 —
Exercise Science 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $54,056 34 100%
Nursing 107 — 25% / 75% 7% $86,212 89 99%
Accounting 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $72,809 77 —
Business Administration 27 +2 63% / 37% 19% $73,677 78 96%
Business Administration and Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,677 78 —
Entrepreneurship 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Finance 2 +4 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Health Administration 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,674 69 —
Human Resources Management — — — — $73,234 77 —
Marketing 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $71,972 76 —
Organizational Leadership 10 — 90% / 10% 10% $73,677 78 96%
Sports Management 12 — 92% / 8% 17% $54,056 34 100%
Bible/Biblical Studies — — — — $51,158 25 —
English 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,303 20 —
History 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,914 36 —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology — — — — $57,734 45 99%
Intercultural Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,513 38 —
Psychology 18 — 28% / 72% 0% $54,250 35 —
Public Administration — — — — $63,316 60 —
Religious Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $54,538 35 —
Religious/Sacred Music — — — — $51,584 27 —
Sociology — +2 — — $54,762 36 —
Youth Ministry 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $50,601 24 —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $53,953 34 —
Education — — — — $56,345 41 —
Elementary Education 12 — 17% / 83% 0% $51,248 26 100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education — — — — $54,367 35 —
History Teacher Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,437 35 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Physical Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,346 35 —
Science Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Digital Communication 5 +1 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Graphic Design 2 +4 0% / 100% 50% $46,828 15 —
Music — +2 — — $42,371 8 —
Music Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,453 35 —
Theater 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $37,655 4 —
Criminal Justice 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $56,612 42 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,776
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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: 43.5% 43.5% 2012 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6% 2013 Graduated: 55.3% 55.3% 2014 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2016 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9% 2017 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2018 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2019 Graduated: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2021 Graduated: 44.7% 44.7% 2022 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9% 2023 Graduated: 46.2% 46.2% 2024 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6%

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: 29.9% 29.9% 2012 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2013 Men: 48.1% 48.1% 2014 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2015 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2017 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2018 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2019 Men: 35.2% 35.2% 2020 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2021 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2022 Men: 35.9% 35.9% 2023 Men: 29.6% 29.6% 2024 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2012 Women: 55.1% 55.1% 2013 Women: 62.4% 62.4% 2014 Women: 56.1% 56.1% 2015 Women: 60.9% 60.9% 2016 Women: 65.8% 65.8% 2017 Women: 61.0% 61.0% 2018 Women: 50.5% 50.5% 2019 Women: 49.5% 49.5% 2020 Women: 61.2% 61.2% 2021 Women: 56.2% 56.2% 2022 Women: 48.3% 48.3% 2023 Women: 61.9% 61.9% 2024 Women: 70.3% 70.3%

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: 15.0% 15.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2014 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2016 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2017 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2019 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2021 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2022 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2023 Black: 26.9% 26.9% 2024 Black: 36.8% 36.8% 2011 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2015 Hispanic: 58.3% 58.3% 2016 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2017 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Hispanic: 34.5% 34.5% 2024 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2011 White: 46.3% 46.3% 2012 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2014 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 White: 64.9% 64.9% 2017 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2018 White: 48.3% 48.3% 2019 White: 48.8% 48.8% 2020 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2021 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2022 White: 49.5% 49.5% 2023 White: 51.8% 51.8% 2024 White: 60.2% 60.2%

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 42.4% 122 29% / 71% 6% $82,258 86 99%
Business & Economics 25.3% 73 64% / 36% 11% $69,643 72 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11.8% 34 32% / 68% 3% $53,599 32 —
Education 6.9% 20 35% / 65% 0% $52,170 28 100%
Arts 4.9% 14 57% / 43% 7% $43,426 10 —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.5% 13 69% / 31% 8% $68,222 70 —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 6 50% / 50% 0% $66,039 65 —
Engineering 1.0% 3 67% / 33% 33% $93,835 93 —
Professional 0.7% 2 100% / 0% 0% $56,612 42 —
Computer Science 0.3% 1 0% / 100% 0% $89,940 91 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

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: 97.8% 97.8% 2012 Acceptance: 71.3% 71.3% 2013 Acceptance: 72.2% 72.2% 2014 Acceptance: 69.0% 69.0% 2015 Acceptance: 61.4% 61.4% 2016 Acceptance: 51.8% 51.8% 2017 Acceptance: 65.6% 65.6% 2018 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2019 Acceptance: 54.6% 54.6% 2020 Acceptance: 63.8% 63.8% 2021 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7% 2022 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2023 Acceptance: 73.5% 73.5% 2024 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8% 2011 Yield: 33.5% 33.5% 2012 Yield: 44.8% 44.8% 2013 Yield: 27.1% 27.1% 2014 Yield: 30.9% 30.9% 2015 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2016 Yield: 31.7% 31.7% 2017 Yield: 35.5% 35.5% 2018 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2019 Yield: 29.4% 29.4% 2020 Yield: 31.4% 31.4% 2021 Yield: 29.5% 29.5% 2022 Yield: 31.6% 31.6% 2023 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2024 Yield: 26.4% 26.4%

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: 509 509 2012 Applicants: 630 630 2013 Applicants: 1,012 1,012 2014 Applicants: 845 845 2015 Applicants: 898 898 2016 Applicants: 1,077 1,077 2017 Applicants: 957 957 2018 Applicants: 926 926 2019 Applicants: 1,197 1,197 2020 Applicants: 1,043 1,043 2021 Applicants: 1,092 1,092 2022 Applicants: 1,103 1,103 2023 Applicants: 1,085 1,085 2024 Applicants: 1,099 1,099 2011 Admitted: 498 498 2012 Admitted: 449 449 2013 Admitted: 731 731 2014 Admitted: 583 583 2015 Admitted: 551 551 2016 Admitted: 558 558 2017 Admitted: 628 628 2018 Admitted: 542 542 2019 Admitted: 654 654 2020 Admitted: 665 665 2021 Admitted: 706 706 2022 Admitted: 737 737 2023 Admitted: 797 797 2024 Admitted: 866 866 2011 Enrolled: 167 167 2012 Enrolled: 201 201 2013 Enrolled: 198 198 2014 Enrolled: 180 180 2015 Enrolled: 186 186 2016 Enrolled: 177 177 2017 Enrolled: 223 223 2018 Enrolled: 167 167 2019 Enrolled: 192 192 2020 Enrolled: 209 209 2021 Enrolled: 208 208 2022 Enrolled: 233 233 2023 Enrolled: 209 209 2024 Enrolled: 229 229

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 69%
SAT Range 950 – 1090
SAT Math Range 490 – 550
SAT RW Range 460 – 540

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 876 876 2013 25th: 840 840 2014 25th: 770 770 2015 25th: 790 790 2016 25th: 790 790 2017 25th: 910 910 2018 25th: 910 910 2021 25th: 820 820 2022 25th: 916 916 2023 25th: 928 928 2024 25th: 950 950 2012 75th: 1075 1075 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 960 960 2015 75th: 1010 1010 2016 75th: 980 980 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1140 1140 2021 75th: 990 990 2022 75th: 1118 1118 2023 75th: 1118 1118 2024 75th: 1090 1090

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: 410 410 2012 25th: 453 453 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 390 390 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 425 425 2022 25th: 473 473 2023 25th: 465 465 2024 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 460 460 2012 75th: 575 575 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 470 470 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 510 510 2022 75th: 578 578 2023 75th: 548 548 2024 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 423 423 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 380 380 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 395 395 2022 25th: 443 443 2023 25th: 463 463 2024 25th: 460 460 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 490 490 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 480 480 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 480 480 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 540 540

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: 93.0% 93.0% 2021 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0% 2022 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2023 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0% 2024 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0%

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.