UMKC earned 44 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 11 in the top 5%, 15 in the top 10% and 18 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #4 of 112 in Highest Paid Graduates for Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 44 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 11
Highest placement: #4 of 112, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 13
Placements this edition: 308
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Missouri-Kansas City Earned?
University of Missouri-Kansas City holds 44 ranking badges across 13 fields of study, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
11
Top 10%
15
Top 15%
18
Total
44
What Is University of Missouri-Kansas City Known For?
University of Missouri-Kansas City is best known for Health Professions: 4 of its 37 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences, Music and Chemistry.
How Does University of Missouri-Kansas City Rank in Athletics?
University of Missouri-Kansas City earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #295 of 909 in Volleyball (top 33%).
How Does University of Missouri-Kansas City Rank for Online Students?
University of Missouri-Kansas City earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #21 of 47 in Most Popular Online for Dental Support Services (top 45%).
How Does University of Missouri-Kansas City Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Missouri-Kansas City earned 7 badges; its highest placement is #328 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Missouri-Kansas City appears in 308 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team