Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fayette, Missouri (rural: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,040 students of which 1,067 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 Liberal Arts and Sciences is categorized as “22” 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 56.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,048 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,766, with published in-state tuition of $28,260 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.3%. 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. The 4-year completion rate is 51.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.8%. 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.