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#543 of 14,131 In the World
#194 of 2,597 In North America
#169 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 67 In Missouri
#1 of 11 In Kansas
#143 of 1,139 For Military science
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Acceptance rate
69%
Average SAT
1398
Average ACT
26
Aid receiving
96%
Undergraduates
10,179
Graduates
5,524
Male:Female Ratio
42:58
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
umkc.edu

University of Missouri - Kansas City Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Missouri - Kansas City has an acceptance rate of 69% and is among the top 31% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 69% 64% 73%
Applicants 5,180 1,843 3,337
Admissions 3,599 1,178 2,421
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,139 395 744
Freshmen enrolled part time 26 11 15

3,930 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

885 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
36 or 3%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1245
or below

75% of them
had 1550
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Missouri - Kansas City are 1245-1550 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
586 or 50%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 21
or below

75% of them
had 30
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Missouri - Kansas City are 21-30 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 8527 (54%)
Nonresident Alien 1778 (11%)
Hispanic 1534 (10%)
Black or African American 1510 (10%)
Asian 1315 (8%)
Two or more races 686 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 287 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 21 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 17 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$8,376
Students receiving aid
96%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $9,332$10,660
Tuition in-state $9,332$10,660
Tuition out-of-state $25,805$27,521
Fee in-district $1,955$1,710
Fee in-state $1,955$1,710
Fee out-of-state $1,955$1,710

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,127
Combined charge for room and board $11,542
Room charge $7,452
Meal charge $4,090

University of Missouri - Kansas City majors

University of Missouri - Kansas City has granted 1,623 bachelor's degrees across 46 programs, 1,042 master's across 50 programs, and 617 doctorate degrees across 14 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 91 196
Business & Commerce, General 237
Business Administration and Management, General 212
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 80 121
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 160 9
Pharmacy 147
Law 125
Accounting 89 32
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 120 1
Dentistry 109
Psychology, General 96 5 4
Medicine 100
Electrical and Computer Engineering 60 27
Chemistry, General 72 4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 64
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 60
Mechanical Engineering 36 20
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 56
Criminology 45 6
Music Performance, General 13 22 12
English Language and Literature, General 37 6
Social Work 41
Nursing Practice 39
Civil Engineering, General 31 7
Curriculum and Instruction 37
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 30 6
History, General 25 6
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 30
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 15 15
Political Science and Government, General 29
Secondary Education and Teaching 14 12
Public Administration 25
Elementary Education and Teaching 19
Dance, General 17
Anesthesiologist Assistant 16
Fine & Studio Arts, General 13 3
Music Teacher Education 9 7
Physician Assistant 16
Physics, General 10 6
Environmental Science 15
Music, General 7 8
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 14
Financial Mathematics 14
Statistics, General 14
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 13
Information Technology 12
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 11
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 11
Mathematics and Statistics 11
Music Theory and Composition 5 3 3
Sociology, General 11
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 10
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 10
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 9
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 9
Tax Law & Taxation 9
Directing and Theatrical Production 8
Geography and Environmental Studies 8
Philosophy 8
Public Health, General 8
Biostatistics 7
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 7
Counseling Psychology 7
Health Professions Education 7
Jazz & Jazz Studies 7
Nursing Science 7
Creative Writing 6
Environmental Geosciences 5
Finance, General 5
Real Estate 5
Education, General 4
Conducting 2 1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other 3
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 3
Geology & Earth Science, General 2
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 2
Music History, Literature, and Theory 2
Special Education and Teaching, General 2
Geography 1
Mathematics, General 1
Reading Teacher Education 1
Urban Studies & Affairs 1
Grand Total 1,623 1,042 617

University of Missouri - Kansas City has a graduation rate of 55%, which is among the 50% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 55% 57% 54%
  • Full-time retention rate - 77%
  • Part-time retention rate - 23%

Publications & Citations

University of Missouri - Kansas City is a world-class research university with 31,458 scientific papers published and 702,796 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, Physics, Pathology, and Genetics.

Publications
31,458
Citations
702,796

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
19,746 / 482,772
Biology
17,293 / 477,560
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
12,861 / 244,656
Chemistry
12,859 / 393,355
Computer Science
10,832 / 243,411
Engineering
10,766 / 278,737
Psychology
10,481 / 244,430
Physics
9,710 / 252,660
Pathology
9,111 / 248,453
Genetics
8,834 / 269,371
Biochemistry
8,530 / 291,286
Environmental Science
8,112 / 186,359
Surgery
7,468 / 166,936
Political Science
7,381 / 137,690
Law
7,048 / 135,171
Psychiatry
6,793 / 174,759
Mathematics
6,147 / 149,743
Sociology
5,894 / 113,082
Organic Chemistry
5,711 / 185,895
Quantum and Particle physics
5,567 / 144,653
Philosophy
5,004 / 90,673
Statistics
4,831 / 130,663
Materials Science
4,535 / 143,657
Geology
4,166 / 96,625
Business
4,056 / 72,455
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
3,805 / 79,076
Geography and Cartography
3,778 / 77,047
Economics
3,518 / 63,855
Immunology
3,265 / 93,559
History
3,241 / 54,429
Paleontology
3,151 / 74,395
Nursing
3,064 / 71,395
Neuroscience
3,028 / 68,012
Cardiology
2,874 / 106,766
Optical Engineering
2,854 / 77,969
Public Health
2,782 / 76,461
Anatomy and Physiology
2,701 / 49,730
Archaeology
2,559 / 50,008
Ecology
2,550 / 65,618
Linguistics
2,455 / 51,803

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 261 1324
1992 277 1483
1993 306 1844
1994 303 1863
1995 330 2012
1996 335 2311
1997 380 2569
1998 412 3061
1999 428 3207
2000 455 4098
2001 476 4674
2002 586 5576
2003 558 6918
2004 591 8432
2005 708 9804
2006 754 11026
2007 761 12668
2008 832 14788
2009 1099 16478
2010 931 18418
2011 941 20762
2012 1016 24067
2013 1159 26942
2014 1189 30566
2015 1303 33526
2016 1185 35869
2017 1305 37514
2018 1258 41153
2019 1545 46485
2020 1479 55674
2021 1840 62601
2022 1513 64478
2023 1766 66089
Academic rankings

University of Missouri - Kansas City alumni

  1. Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1884-1972 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    judgepoliticiandiaristmilitary officerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to 1945 and briefly as the 34th vice president in 1945 under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Assuming the presidency after Roosevelt's death, Truman implemented the Marshall Plan in the wake of World War II to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established both the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain the expansion of Soviet communism. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the conservative coalition that dominated the Congress.

  2. Rick Scott

    Rick Scott
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    lawyerbusinesspersonpoliticianentrepreneur
    Biography

    Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.

  3. John Carmack

    John Carmack
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    aerospace engineerprogrammerchief technology officerbusinesspersonvideo game developer
    Biography

    John D. Carmack II is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and their sequels. Carmack made innovations in 3D computer graphics, such as his Carmack's Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes.

  4. Danny Carey

    Danny Carey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    jazz musiciandrummersongwriter
    Biography

    Daniel Edwin Carey is an American musician and songwriter who is the drummer for the progressive metal band Tool. He has also contributed to albums by artists such as Zaum, Green Jellö, Pigface, Skinny Puppy, Adrian Belew, Carole King, Collide, Meat Puppets, Lusk, and the Melvins.

All 59 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UMKC
Founded 1933
Motto Salus Populi
The Welfare of the People
Colors blue, gold
Academic calendar August to May. Also Summer Session (June - July)
Total FTE staff 2,639
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 5000 Holmes St.
Kansas City, Missouri, 64110
United States
City population 508,000
Phone 8162351000

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