University of Central Missouri

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Central Missouri

University of Central Missouri operates as a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 5,648 students of which 10,028 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. University of Central Missouri is categorized as “18” 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 63.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,050. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,462, with published in-state tuition of $10,050 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 51.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.6%. Graduates earn a median of $49,560 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,593 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 492500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.4% 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.