10-yr median earnings
$52,304
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Overland Park, Kansas
Cleveland University-Kansas City
Cleveland University-Kansas City is a private nonprofit institution in Overland Park, Kansas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $52,304
- 10-yr median earnings
- 69.2%
- Acceptance rate
- $35,764
- Avg net price / yr
The verdict
Cleveland University-Kansas City pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 25%
- former-student earnings, US
- 69.2%
- acceptance rate
- $12,500
- median federal debt
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Cleveland University-Kansas City profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
40/100
Cleveland University-Kansas City
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$52,304
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$35,764
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
52.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
50.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$35,764
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Cleveland University-Kansas City vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Cleveland University-Kansas City ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Cleveland University-Kansas City: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$52,304 Top 25% higher than 75% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Cleveland University-Kansas City | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,304 | #1294 of 5103 | 75th |
| Average net price | $35,764 | #4768 of 5020 | 5th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 95 | #4379 of 5462 | 20th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
95
Undergraduate enrollment
69.2%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$52,304
10-yr median earnings
50.0%
First-year retention
How Cleveland University-Kansas City ranks in Kansas
State rank among 74 reporting Kansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Cleveland University-Kansas City | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $52,304 | #15 of 74 | 80th |
| Average net price | $35,764 | #72 of 72 | 0th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 95 | #67 of 74 | 9th |
Highest former-student earnings in Kansas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker University | $63,855 | $25,301 |
| 2 | Baker University School of Nursing | $63,855 | - |
| 3 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | $62,972 | $32,165 |
| 4 | University of Kansas | $61,945 | $18,059 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Wichita | $61,480 | $29,785 |
| 6 | University of Saint Mary | $59,483 | $22,519 |
| 7 | Kansas State University | $57,262 | $19,406 |
| 8 | Southwestern College | $55,646 | $29,824 |
| 9 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | $55,552 | $27,963 |
| 10 | Ottawa University-Online | $55,552 | - |
| 11 | Ottawa University-Kansas City | $55,552 | - |
| 12 | Newman University | $55,041 | $19,971 |
| 15 | Cleveland University-Kansas CityThis school | $52,304 | $35,764 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 69.2% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,400 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,400 |
| Average Net Price | $35,764 |
Net Price by Family Income
53.5%
Pell Grant Rate
93.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,500
Median Debt
$133/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Cleveland University-Kansas City swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $16,883 to $39,291 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -12.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$16,883
Highest year
$39,291
Most recent (2023)
$33,243
9 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $38,1832023 · $33,243
Over the same years, enrollment went +19.7% (66 → 79 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
55.4%
Female
Outcomes
50.0%
Retention Rate
57.1%
Earning Over $25K
52.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 50.0% |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $52,304 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 52.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $133/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 1 | 15 | $54,153 | $54,153 | $10,250 |
| Doctoral | 1 | 0 | $52,614 | $52,614 | $228,650 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 15 | $54,153 | $10,250 |
| Chiropractic | Doctoral | - | $52,614 | $228,650 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Cleveland University-Kansas City? ▼
Cleveland University-Kansas City is a private nonprofit institution in Overland Park, Kansas. The acceptance rate is 69.2%. Undergraduate enrollment is 95 students.
How much do Cleveland University-Kansas City former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Cleveland University-Kansas City who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $52,304 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates.
How much does Cleveland University-Kansas City cost? ▼
The average net price at Cleveland University-Kansas City is $35,764. In-state tuition is $14,400 and out-of-state tuition is $14,400. Median student debt at graduation is $12,500.
Is Cleveland University-Kansas City worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Cleveland University-Kansas City is $12,500, while former students earn a median of $52,304 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 52.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $133.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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