10-yr median earnings
$35,715
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Kansas City, Kansas
Donnelly College
Donnelly College is a private nonprofit institution in Kansas City, Kansas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $35,715
- 10-yr median earnings
- $11,476
- Avg net price / yr
- 41.8%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Donnelly College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 34th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.8%
- 150%-time completion
- +3%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Donnelly College 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 ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's"), 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
41/100
Donnelly College
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 F
$35,715
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,476
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
41.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$11,842
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
44.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
57.9%
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
$11,476
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
41.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 41.8%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Donnelly College 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 Donnelly College 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.
Donnelly College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$35,715 34th percentile higher than 34% 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 | Donnelly College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,715 | #3376 of 5103 | 34th |
| Average net price | $11,476 | #1403 of 5020 | 72nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.8% | #3536 of 4858 | 27th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 395 | #3057 of 5462 | 44th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
395
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
41.8%
150%-time completion
$35,715
10-yr median earnings
57.9%
First-year retention
How Donnelly College ranks in Kansas
State rank among 74 reporting Kansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Donnelly College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,715 | #58 of 74 | 22nd |
| Average net price | $11,476 | #23 of 72 | 68th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.8% | #48 of 69 | 30th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 395 | #46 of 74 | 38th |
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 |
| 58 | Donnelly CollegeThis school | $35,715 | $11,476 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Donnelly College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$10,542 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$11,463 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,484 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Donnelly College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $10,440 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $10,440 |
| Average Net Price | $11,476 |
66.8%
Pell Grant Rate
35.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,842
Median Debt
$126/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Donnelly College rose +109.9% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $7,157 in 2013 to $15,025 in 2023, a rise of $7,868 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,1572023 · $15,025
Over the same years, enrollment went -18.1% (419 → 343 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
80.8%
Female
60.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
57.9%
Retention Rate
$34,791
Median Earnings (6yr)
37.6%
Earning Over $25K
44.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 41.8% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 57.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,791 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $35,715 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 37.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 44.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,842 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $126/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 1 | 29 | $62,364 | $62,364 | $13,400 |
| Associate's | 1 | 41 | $47,736 | $47,736 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 29 | $62,364 | $13,400 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 41 | $47,736 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Donnelly College? ▼
Donnelly College is a private nonprofit institution in Kansas City, Kansas. Undergraduate enrollment is 395 students.
How much do Donnelly College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Donnelly College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,715 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,791.
How much does Donnelly College cost? ▼
The average net price at Donnelly College is $11,476. In-state tuition is $10,440 and out-of-state tuition is $10,440. Median student debt at graduation is $11,842.
What is the graduation rate at Donnelly College? ▼
Donnelly College has a 41.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 57.9%.
Is Donnelly College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Donnelly College is $11,842, while former students earn a median of $35,715 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 33% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 44.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $126.
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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