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.
MidAmerica Nazarene University was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked MNU as #1,020 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when MNU held the #1,149 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
MNU also holds the #10 spot on the Best Colleges in Kansas ranking.
If you're applying to MidAmerica Nazarene University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 67%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 11% of students accepted to MNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 443 and 540. Math scores were between 473 and 578.
The student to faculty ratio at MNU is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 MidAmerica Nazarene University is 28%. This is lower 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 MidAmerica Nazarene University is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At MNU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at MidAmerica Nazarene University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,222 undergraduates at MNU with 959 being full-time and 263 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,135 | $23,939 | $26,671 | $30,232 | $31,929 |
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 MNU, 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 MNU, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,335 a year. That adds up to $29,340 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for MNU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2030 E College Way, Olathe, KS 66062-1899 |
| Phone: | 913-782-3750 |
| Website: | https://www.mnu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 194 | $66,608 |
| Business Administration & Management | 96 | $58,494 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 96 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 26 | $40,676 |
| Health & Physical Education | 25 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 10 | NA |
| Instructional Media Design | 10 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 10 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 10 | NA |
| General Psychology | 10 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 345 students took at least one online class at MidAmerica Nazarene University. This is a decrease from the 432 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 345 | 151 |
| 2021-2022 | 432 | 218 |
| 2020-2021 | 590 | 243 |
| 2018-2019 | 608 | 350 |
Learn more about online learning at MidAmerica Nazarene University.
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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