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University of Central Missouri Overview

University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Warrensburg draws many to the area.

What Is University of Central Missouri Known For?

1,973 Undergraduate Awards
$22,571 Avg Cost After Aid
64% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UCM is the post-master's certificate.
  • In 2019-2020, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UCM with a bachelor's degree make about $43,755 a year. That's 7% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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University of Central Missouri Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UCM.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Industrial Production Technology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value General Engineering Technology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Industrial Production Technology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Value Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#75 Best Value Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#85 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#88 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UCM has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Other Quality Control & Safety Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#3 Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Schools College Factual
#4 Best Quality Control Technology Schools College Factual
#6 Best General Engineering Technology Schools College Factual
#6 Best Engineering Technology Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Central Missouri?

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Contact details for UCM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 108 W South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-543-4111
Website: www.ucmo.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCentralMO

How Do I Get Into UCM?

You can apply to UCM online at: https://www.ucmo.edu/future-students/apply-to-ucm/

Admission Requirements for UCM

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCM?

64% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores
UCM has an acceptance rate of 64%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UCM submitted their SAT scores.UCM received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for University of Central Missouri  ( 18 to 24 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Central Missouri  ( 18 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Central Missouri  ( 19 to 25 )
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Can I Afford University of Central Missouri?

$22,571 Net Price
56% Take Out Loans
6.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UCM is $22,571. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 UCM, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,891 a year. That adds up to $27,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UCM is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Central Missouri Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,009 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,629 undergraduate students at UCM, with 6,009 being full-time and 1,620 being part-time.

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There are also 2,330 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,009 full-time undergraduates at UCM, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Central Missouri students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 51
Black or African American 543
Hispanic or Latino 333
White 4,651
International Students 70
Other Races/Ethnicities 361

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Missouri. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at UCM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of Central Missouri

1,270 Took All Classes Online
4,686 Took At Least One Class Online
2.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,686 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UCM has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 9th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UCM

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Central Missouri was $8,306 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,434. The following table shows how UCM is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Transportation & Materials Moving #4 #4
Air Transportation #4 #4
Quality Control Technology #7 #1
Homeland Security #7 #23
Industrial Engineering #10 #1
Communication & Media Studies #12 #7
General Engineering Technology #16 #7
Industrial Production Technology #16 #1
Communication & Journalism #24 #7
Library & Information Science #28 #1
Library Science #28 #1
Engineering #31 #10
Health & Physical Education #43 #19
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #43 #22
Engineering Technologies #43 #19
Education #61 #55
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #64 #47
Criminal Justice & Corrections #64 #44
Instructional Media Design #67 #22

Online Growth Rankings of UCM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Central Missouri was 2.2%. This is the #1,628 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UCM regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UCM majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Communication & Media Studies 2%
Education 7%
Engineering 3%
Health & Physical Education 24%
Homeland Security 46%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 14%
Industrial Engineering 12%
Industrial Production Technology 14%
Library & Information Science 12%
Library Science 12%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 24%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 24%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UCM ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UCM.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Air Transportation #32
Transportation & Materials Moving #35
Industrial Engineering #37
Quality Control Technology #44
Industrial Production Technology #55
Library & Information Science #80
Other Education #87
Library Science #91
Homeland Security #141
Engineering #198
Communication & Media Studies #205
Instructional Media Design #259
Health & Physical Education #262
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #289
Engineering Technologies #308
Communication & Journalism #317
Teacher Education Subject Specific #365

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Central Missouri Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Computer Science 0 62 0 317 379
Teacher Education Grade Specific 42 163 0 111 316
Nursing 0 143 0 37 180
Industrial Production Technology 103 15 23 12 153
Criminal Justice & Corrections 16 112 0 13 141
Health & Physical Education 0 73 0 35 108
Educational Administration 0 0 42 42 84
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 81 0 0 81
Homeland Security 52 28 0 0 80
Business Administration & Management 0 49 0 24 73
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 32 5 33 70
Child Development & Psychology 0 66 0 3 69
Quality Control Technology 0 42 0 25 67
Accounting 0 36 0 25 61
General Biology 0 56 0 2 58
Computer Information Systems 0 6 0 51 57
Information Technology 0 24 0 29 53
Communication & Media Studies 0 29 0 18 47
Human Development & Family Studies 0 36 0 9 45
Social Work 0 45 0 0 45
Marketing 5 38 0 0 43
Communication Sciences 0 16 0 26 42
Air Transportation 0 27 0 15 42
Instructional Media Design 0 0 6 35 41
Other Education 0 17 22 0 39
Computer Systems Analysis 0 1 0 37 38
Finance & Financial Management 0 37 0 0 37
General Engineering Technology 14 22 1 0 37
Design & Applied Arts 0 37 0 0 37
Health Sciences & Services 0 34 0 0 34
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 33 0 0 33
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 1 32 0 0 33
Construction Management 0 28 0 0 28
Special Education 0 17 0 11 28
Music 0 18 0 9 27
Industrial Engineering 0 0 0 26 26
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 25 25
Allied Health Professions 0 23 0 0 23
History 0 15 0 8 23
Political Science & Government 0 21 0 0 21
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 20 0 0 20
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5 14 0 0 19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6 12 0 0 18
Fine & Studio Arts 0 17 0 0 17
Drama & Theater Arts 0 16 0 0 16
Public Relations & Advertising 0 15 0 0 15
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 14 0 0 14
Mathematics 0 6 1 7 14
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 13 13
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 13 13
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5 7 0 0 12
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 9 0 0 9
Anthropology 0 9 0 0 9
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 8 0 0 8
International Business 0 8 0 0 8
General English Literature 0 8 0 0 8
Economics 0 8 0 0 8
Sociology 0 8 0 0 8
Gerontology 0 0 1 6 7
Computer Engineering 0 6 0 0 6
International Studies 0 6 0 0 6
General Psychology 0 0 0 6 6
Computer Systems Networking 0 4 0 0 4
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 4 4
Hospitality Management 0 3 0 0 3
Computer Engineering Technology 0 3 0 0 3
Chemistry 0 3 0 0 3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 3 0 0 3
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 2 0 0 2
Philosophy 0 1 0 0 1
Geography & Cartography 0 0 1 0 1
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 249 1,724 102 1,027 3,102

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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