by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences was awarded 59 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health and medical assisting services.
According to College Factual's 2023 analysis, CMU CLAS is ranked #1,396 out of 2,241 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CMU CLAS held the #1,486 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
CMU CLAS is also ranked #31 out of 48 schools in Missouri.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider CMU CLAS to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 15% of students accepted to CMU CLAS submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 540. Math scores were between 470 and 540.
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At CMU CLAS, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is 100%. 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 Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At CMU CLAS this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,141 undergraduates at CMU CLAS with 1,130 being full-time and 11 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,048 | $21,087 | $24,187 | $28,590 | $28,812 |
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 CMU CLAS, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CMU CLAS, approximately 82% of students took out student loans averaging $8,059 a year. That adds up to $32,236 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CMU CLAS is 5.5%. 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 CMU CLAS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248-1198 |
| Phone: | 660-248-3391 |
| Website: | www.centralmethodist.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/centralmethodist |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/cmuniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 20 | $41,019 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 20 | NA |
| General Biology | 19 | NA |
| Nursing | 18 | $60,385 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 17 | $27,483 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 15 | $30,234 |
| Health & Physical Education | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | NA |
| Mathematics | 10 | NA |
| General Psychology | 8 | $29,793 |
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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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