by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Missouri - Kansas City was awarded 435 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UMKC is ranked #480 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UMKC held the #566 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 48 colleges in Missouri, UMKC is ranked at #12.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City has an acceptance rate of 76%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 3% of students accepted to UMKC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 743. Math scores were between 573 and 763.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, University of Missouri - Kansas City is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Missouri - Kansas City is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Missouri - Kansas City is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UMKC is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,027 undergraduates at UMKC with 6,071 being full-time and 4,956 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,724 | $13,751 | $15,768 | $18,700 | $19,932 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMKC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMKC, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,389 a year. That adds up to $25,556 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UMKC is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UMKC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110 |
| Phone: | 816-235-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.umkc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Missouri-Kansas-City/325868702683 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/umkansascity |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 276 | $41,283 |
| General Biology | 177 | $31,512 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 135 | $35,082 |
| General Psychology | 119 | $30,014 |
| Nursing | 105 | $60,748 |
| Accounting | 97 | $47,407 |
| Chemistry | 90 | $33,361 |
| Computer Science | 84 | $63,355 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 74 | $34,106 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 66 | $33,664 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,066 students took at least one online class at University of Missouri - Kansas City. This is a decrease from the 10,506 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,066 | 1,548 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,506 | 4,552 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,043 | 1,138 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,177 | 1,082 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,646 | 800 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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