Public · Kansas City, MO
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-Kansas City merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.
Costs, merit aid & admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 65%
- Undergraduates
- 6,817
- Avg merit aid / yr
- $6,260
- Cost of attendance (in-state)
- $34,017
- Cost of attendance (out-of-state)
- $51,657
- SAT 75th percentile
- 1550
- ACT 75th percentile
- 28
Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.
University of Missouri-Kansas City incoming freshman academic profile
- Average high school GPA
- 3.482025-26 CDS · Source
- SAT composite middle score
- 1,3502025-26 CDS · Source
- ACT composite middle score
- 242025-26 CDS · Source
Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.
Freshman financial need & merit gifts
2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source
- Average freshman need met
- 66%
- Average undergraduate need met
- 65%
Merit gifts among freshmen receiving need-based aid
66 recipients · 6.9% of freshman aid recipients.
Merit gifts to freshmen without financial need
302 recipients · 22.6% of all freshmen.
$6,260 average annual award
These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.
University of Missouri-Kansas City net price by family income
Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.
| Family income | $0–30K | $30–48K | $48–75K | $75–110K | $110K+ | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual net price | $12,681 | $11,444 | $10,840 | $14,070 | $20,335 | $13,778 |
Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.
At what family income does financial aid stop at University of Missouri-Kansas City?
There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use University of Missouri-Kansas City's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.
Graduation, earnings & student debt
- 6-year graduation
- 56.4%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
- First-year retention
- 75.4%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- $63,1102011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
- Median federal debt
- $17,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled
Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 178402).
Colleges with acceptance rates similar to University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-Kansas City accepts about 65% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.
- Bryant University · Smithfield, RI65% acceptance
- Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH65% acceptance
- Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC65% acceptance
- Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL65% acceptance
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach · Daytona Beach, FL65% acceptance
- Johnson University · Knoxville, TN65% acceptance
- Minot State University · Minot, ND65% acceptance
- Northwest Nazarene University · Nampa, ID65% acceptance
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University · Alva, OK65% acceptance
- Northwood University · Midland, MI65% acceptance
Colleges with merit aid similar to University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-Kansas City reports average merit aid of $6,260 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.
- University of Toledo · Toledo, OH$6,274 avg merit aid / yr
- New Mexico Highlands University · Las Vegas, NM$6,291 avg merit aid / yr
- Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI$6,303 avg merit aid / yr
- University of Missouri-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO$6,206.78 avg merit aid / yr
- Wayne State University · Detroit, MI$6,144.371 avg merit aid / yr
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY$6,133 avg merit aid / yr
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH$6,387 avg merit aid / yr
- Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC$6,413.11 avg merit aid / yr
- University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA$6,075 avg merit aid / yr
- Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS$6,065.18 avg merit aid / yr
Data sources & limitations
Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.