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 8 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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CMU CLAS is ranked #1,566 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
CMU CLAS is also ranked #32 out of 48 schools in Missouri.
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With an acceptance rate of 99%, CMU CLAS has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 9% 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 448 and 553. Math scores were between 460 and 565.
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The student to faculty ratio at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average 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 CMU CLAS is 22%. That's lower than 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 85% of students took out student loans averaging $8,160 a year. That adds up to $32,640 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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