Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,471
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 69%
From Region 27%
Athletes 5.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Hispanic 18%
Black 14%
Asian 11%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Missouri - Kansas City 1,655 39% / 61% 4% $67,623 74 94%
Civil Engineering 21 67% / 33% 10% $88,467 92 93%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 36 94% / 6% 11% $100,923 97
Mechanical Engineering 37 92% / 8% 3% $100,526 97 95%
Computer Science 121 74% / 26% 21% $102,242 97 92%
Information Technology 13 69% / 31% 0% $78,995 86 100%
Chemistry 70 37% / 63% 6% $73,071 81 95%
Geological/Earth Sciences $64,130 68
Mathematics and Statistics 20 60% / 40% 15% $83,746 89
Physics 12 75% / 25% 0% $76,407 84
Biology 188 +2 28% / 72% 0% $74,786 82 95%
Environmental Science 25 36% / 64% 0% $62,668 65 97%
Dental Hygiene 33 0% / 100% 0% $70,617 78 100%
Health Sciences 73 12% / 88% 1% $55,745 48 95%
Nursing 67 15% / 85% 0% $82,529 88 96%
Public Health 2 50% / 50% 0% $67,094 73
Accounting 77 49% / 51% 5% $80,352 87 93%
Business 266 46% / 54% 5% $63,960 67 92%
Quantitative Economics 11 82% / 18% 0% $78,535 86
Communication 42 +7 17% / 83% 0% $57,048 52 97%
English 35 14% / 86% 0% $40,703 10 95%
Foreign Languages 11 +7 45% / 55% 0% $52,335 38
Geography $62,171 64
Geography and Environmental Studies 13 15% / 85% 0% $60,751 61
History 16 +1 62% / 38% 0% $47,652 24 90%
Interdisciplinary Studies $53,326 41
Philosophy 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $52,896 40
Political Science 31 +3 39% / 61% 0% $71,539 79 92%
Psychology 116 +7 21% / 79% 1% $51,872 37 95%
Sociology 21 +1 14% / 86% 0% $49,778 30 94%
Early Childhood Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $47,042 23 97%
Elementary Education 29 3% / 97% 0% $47,042 23 97%
General Education 110 41% / 59% 3% $50,921 34 90%
Middle School Education $47,042 23 97%
Art History 6 0% / 100% 0% $44,657 17 91%
Dance 12 25% / 75% 0% $34,899 5 94%
Film Production 12 75% / 25% 0% $42,841 13
Jazz Studies 4 100% / 0% 0% $36,404 6 96%
Music 8 38% / 62% 0% $36,404 6 96%
Music Education 6 67% / 33% 0% $48,415 26
Music Performance 10 50% / 50% 20% $36,404 6 96%
Music Theory and Composition 2 100% / 0% 50% $36,404 6 96%
Studio Art 10 30% / 70% 20% $44,657 17 91%
Theater 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $46,907 22 94%
Urban Planning 8 88% / 12% 0% $65,980 71
Urban Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $66,789 72
Visual Communication Design 17 +1 35% / 65% 0% $46,304 21
Criminology 46 +5 24% / 76% 2% $57,182 52

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,224
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,157
Est. In-State Cost $17,107
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,598
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 35%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 21.4% 354 48% / 52% 5% $67,978 74 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.5% 290 24% / 76% 0% $53,425 41 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.4% 188 28% / 72% 0% $74,786 82 95%
Health Sciences 10.6% 175 11% / 89% 1% $68,934 76 96%
Education 8.9% 147 31% / 69% 2% $49,945 31 92%
Computer Science 8.1% 134 73% / 27% 19% $99,987 97 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 6.2% 102 46% / 54% 7% $75,557 83 95%
Arts 6.0% 100 48% / 52% 5% $43,810 15 94%
Engineering 5.7% 94 87% / 13% 7% $97,984 96 94%
Professional 2.8% 46 24% / 76% 2% $57,182 52
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 25 36% / 64% 0% $62,668 65 97%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $17.7M #153 65% $0.2M 55 2
Health Sciences $15.8M #110 55% $0.1M 1 #236 45 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.8M #175 13% $0.2M 36 #129 23
Life & Natural Sciences $4.0M #208 79% $0 28 2
Computer Science $2.8M #175 50% $0 40
Business & Economics $2.2M #152 3% $0.0M 36
Physical Sciences & Math $2.1M #286 63% $0.0M 36 4
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #155 6% $0
Education $1.0M #237 10% $0 7 #365
Total $53.5M #198 51% $0.5M 44 #273 263 13

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1290 – 1550
SAT Math Range 650 – 790
SAT RW Range 640 – 760