University of Missouri-Kansas City

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City operates as a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,817 students of which 11,533 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 Missouri-Kansas City is categorized as “16” 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 72.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,204 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,310, with published in-state tuition of $12,587 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.4%. Graduates earn a median of $59,637 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,298 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 473800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.0% 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.