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Kansas City, MO · Public · 6,817 undergraduates · urban

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Moderately selective

UMKC's urban academic mix is most distinctive in health professions, performing arts, and a direct-from-high-school medical pathway.

University of Missouri-Kansas City / Official university public media

Institutional profile

Well established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Solid
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Solid
Admission
75% admitted

5,802 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
58.2%

$59,637 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Missouri-Kansas City apart

Academic design

The six-year B.A./M.D. integrates undergraduate study with medical education and early clinical exposure.

Campus pattern

The main campus sits in Kansas City near major cultural and health institutions.

Career & value signal

City hospitals, businesses, arts organizations, and public agencies provide a dense professional environment.

Can I get in?

75% admitted

The six-year B.A./M.D. has a separate, specialized admission process for high-school applicants.

Recent applicant pool

5,802

About 75 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 75%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1150–1540
9001600
ACT middle 50%21–29
1634

Of admitted students, 2% submitted an SAT, and 49% submitted an ACT. The SAT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA14%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Missouri-Kansas City, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of Missouri-Kansas City weighs when it reads a file

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  • GPA  
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  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

The six-year B.A./M.D. integrates undergraduate study with medical education and early clinical exposure.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UMKC's urban academic mix is most distinctive in health professions, performing arts, and a direct-from-high-school medical pathway.

03

Use the application route carefully

The six-year B.A./M.D. has a separate, specialized admission process for high-school applicants.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

The six-year B.A./M.D. has a separate, specialized admission process for high-school applicants.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Computer scienceAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

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Published annual cost$32,310
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$13,000
Affordability profileStrong

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Average annual cost by household income at University of Missouri-Kansas City

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  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years58.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one76.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$59,637

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business/Commerce, General

Recent graduates230
Median earnings$63,569

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates172
Median earnings$59,183

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates129
Median earnings$52,117

Psychology, General

Recent graduates112
Median earnings$47,928

What is campus life like?

University of Missouri-Kansas City beyond the classroom

The main campus sits in Kansas City near major cultural and health institutions.

Academics

A defining academic feature

The six-year B.A./M.D. integrates undergraduate study with medical education and early clinical exposure.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The main campus sits in Kansas City near major cultural and health institutions.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

City hospitals, businesses, arts organizations, and public agencies provide a dense professional environment.

6,817 undergraduatesMidwesturban settingCampus housing available