Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a private nonprofit college in Fayette, MO. Its average net price is $21,697 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$20,639
$30,001 to $48,000$21,402
$48,001 to $75,000$22,579
$75,001 to $110,000$21,381
$110,001 and up$27,662
$29,460Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$29,460Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,697Average Net Price
$9,790Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$8,214Other Expenses
43.6%Students on Pell Grants
61.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

56.9%Acceptance Rate
440 to 490SAT Reading, Middle Half
520 to 555SAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 23ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,341
8 years after entry$52,536
10 years after entry$53,620
49.4%Graduation Rate
61.8%Retention Rate
$18,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Fayette, MOLocation
Distant ruralSetting
1,040Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$47,738 Small program - rough guide n=42$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$47,668 National median for this major n=667Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business and Commerce$50,056 Small program - rough guide n=94$21,950 Small program - rough guide n=83
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,944 National median for this major n=1,197Not published
Criminal Justice$41,440 Small program - rough guide n=31$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Education, Other$27,331 Small program - rough guide n=34$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$35,874 Small program - rough guide n=40$25,142 Small program - rough guide n=38
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General$32,431 National median for this major n=74Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$40,080 Small program - rough guide n=43$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=65
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$79,387 n=316$25,740 n=178
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$33,387 n=236$22,667 n=202

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