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University of Missouri - Kansas City Overview

University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The location of UMKC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of Missouri - Kansas City Known For?

1,686 Undergraduate Awards
$35,512 Avg Cost After Aid
69% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UMKC is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMKC makes roughly $59,637 a year. This is 46% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Missouri - Kansas City?

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Contact details for UMKC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: 816-235-1000
Website: www.umkc.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMKC?

You can apply to UMKC online at: https://www.umkc.edu/admissions/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for UMKC

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMKC?

69% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 69%, UMKC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to UMKC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 625 and 760. Math scores were between 620 and 790.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Missouri - Kansas City  ( 625 to 760 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Missouri - Kansas City  ( 620 to 790 )
200
800
UMKC received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Missouri - Kansas City  ( 20 to 31 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Missouri - Kansas City  ( 21 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Missouri - Kansas City?

$35,512 Net Price
37% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMKC is $35,512. 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 UMKC, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $6,521 a year. That adds up to $26,084 over four years for those students.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,071 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,027 undergraduate students at UMKC, with 6,071 being full-time and 4,956 being part-time.

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There are also 5,120 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,071 full-time undergraduates at UMKC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 591
Black or African American 767
Hispanic or Latino 636
White 3,258
International Students 319
Other Races/Ethnicities 500

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 93 countries are represented at UMKC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

University of Missouri - Kansas City Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 0 0 87 0 648 0 735
Nursing 0 0 91 14 99 38 242
General Business/Commerce 0 0 230 4 0 0 234
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 0 211 0 211
General Biology 0 0 172 0 1 0 173
Law 0 0 0 0 0 143 143
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 129 0 0 0 129
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 127 127
Accounting 0 0 77 0 46 0 123
General Psychology 0 0 112 0 1 4 117
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 112 112
Music 0 0 40 2 48 21 111
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 102 102
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 0 62 0 29 0 91
Chemistry 0 0 74 0 4 0 78
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 71 0 0 0 71
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 35 11 19 0 65
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 58 0 0 0 58
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 37 0 21 0 58
Criminology 0 0 44 0 14 0 58
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 55 55
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 45 0 45
Civil Engineering 0 0 25 0 18 0 43
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 39 0 39
General English Literature 0 0 36 0 3 0 39
History 0 0 25 0 13 0 38
Dental Support Services 0 0 32 0 5 0 37
Data Analytics 0 0 0 33 0 0 33
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Public Administration 0 0 0 5 26 0 31
Social Work 0 0 0 0 29 0 29
Political Science & Government 0 0 27 0 0 0 27
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 25 0 25
Educational Administration 0 0 0 10 13 0 23
Economics 0 0 16 0 7 0 23
Sociology 0 0 22 0 1 0 23
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 20 0 20
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 10 2 7 0 19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
Statistics 0 0 11 0 5 0 16
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 8 0 8 0 16
Computer Information Systems 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Physics 0 0 10 0 4 0 14
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 0 9 4 0 13
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
Geography & Cartography 10 0 1 2 0 0 13
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 11 11
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 1 7 0 8
Legal Research 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Geography and Environmental Studies 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Philosophy 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Dance 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Real Estate 0 0 0 1 4 0 5
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Arts & Media Management 4 0 0 1 0 0 5
Public Health 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Mathematics 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Environmental Geosciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Medical Science 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Urban Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Construction Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 14 1 1,671 99 1,498 616 3,899

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.

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