Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fayette, Missouri (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 2,092 students of which 4,586 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 87.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,601, with published in-state tuition of $7,440 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,619, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 52.9%. Graduates earn a median of $48,991 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,860 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 164700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.