University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City is a public college in Kansas City, MO. Its average net price is $13,778 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$12,681
$30,001 to $48,000$11,444
$48,001 to $75,000$10,840
$75,001 to $110,000$14,070
$110,001 and up$20,335
$13,216Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$31,738Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,778Average Net Price
$15,622Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$786Books and Supplies
$5,338Other Expenses
31.0%Students on Pell Grants
25.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

72.2%Acceptance Rate
640 to 760SAT Reading, Middle Half
650 to 790SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,999
8 years after entry$60,602
10 years after entry$63,110
56.4%Graduation Rate
75.4%Retention Rate
$17,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Kansas City, MOLocation
Large citySetting
6,817Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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$56,255 Small program - rough guide n=91$20,674 Small program - rough guide n=74
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$41,652 n=128$19,500 n=127
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$70,896 National median for this major n=5,750Not published
Business and Commerce$52,657 n=303$17,384 n=194
Chemistry$43,040 Small program - rough guide n=51$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=57
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communications$43,366 Small program - rough guide n=89$18,136 Small program - rough guide n=67
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$72,048 Small program - rough guide n=93$18,345 Small program - rough guide n=60
Criminology$42,629 Small program - rough guide n=51$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=52
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$69,695 Small program - rough guide n=50$17,625 Small program - rough guide n=41
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical and Computer Engineering$83,707 Small program - rough guide n=35$18,736 Small program - rough guide n=49
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$16,388 Small program - rough guide n=34
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geography and Environmental Studies$40,570 National median for this major n=35Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$45,373 Small program - rough guide n=57$24,750 Small program - rough guide n=88
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$48,082 Small program - rough guide n=76$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Mechanical Engineering$72,360 Small program - rough guide n=48$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$30,705 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$42,567 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Psychology$40,984 Small program - rough guide n=94$20,917 n=130
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$76,560 n=128$27,000 n=110
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,198 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$42,000 Small program - rough guide n=56Not published
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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