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Cleveland University - Kansas City

Overland Park, Kansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·cleveland.edu
6-yr Graduation
100%
+17.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
588
peer median 618
Avg net price
$35,764
+$4.3k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
13
13 candidates competed
Admitted
9
69.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
7
77.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
100%+17.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
100%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
100%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%1 of 1
Non-Pell (all)
100%1 of 1
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 9 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
Passing
1
11.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
11.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
11.1%
+10.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

9programs
  • Passing1 · 11.1%
  • No Data7 · 77.8%
  • Failing1 · 11.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
7

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Chiropractic
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-12.5%
$52,614 vs $60,112
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+55.6%
$54,153 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Chiropractic
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
426%
$224,200 debt · $52,614 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
22%
$11,875 debt · $54,153 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1984Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Aug 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Jan 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on Accreditation · Chiropractic (CHIRO) - Programs leading to the D.C. degree
  5. Dec 2022Initial Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k—
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k$35,764
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$35,764
+$4,255vs peer median $31,509
Federal loans
93.0%
In-state tuition
$14,400
Out-of-state
$14,400

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 89 students received $460K in Pell grants, alongside $25.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
89
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$460K
$459,573 total
Direct Loans
$25.9M
913 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$477K
123 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$561K
122 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$19.0M
430 loan awards
Parent PLUS$92K
6 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.8M
232 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 151 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
151
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.9%
2017
2.3%
2018
1.6%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cleveland

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

173 total completions
01Health Professions
14282.1%
02Biological Sciences
3117.9%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
00.0%
04Parks/Recreation
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
588
12-mo unduplicated
751
Undergraduate
194
Graduate
557

Gender split

Men
47%352
Women
53%399

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.5%
Two or more
17.9%
Hispanic
15.8%
Black
6.3%
Unknown
6.3%
Asian
3.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.70
1 offenses · 588 students

3-year trend

3.182 yrs ago3.261 yr ago1.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
6.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36

Cleveland vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cleveland selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCleveland University-Kansas City
100%—588$35,764—
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
——539——
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
65%89.8%648$31,817—
Bryan College of Health Sciences
63%67.4%765$26,919—
Allen College
——483$31,509—
Cox College
100%100.0%724$28,124—
Peer group median83%89.8%618$31,509

Institutions like Cleveland

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cleveland's comparison group.

IPEDS

Cleveland Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Dr. Karla Bruntzel
    Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Cleveland University-Kansas City

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cleveland.

What is the graduation rate at Cleveland University-Kansas City?

Cleveland University-Kansas City reports a 6-year graduation rate of 100% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cleveland University-Kansas City?

Cleveland University-Kansas City reports a total enrollment of 588 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cleveland University-Kansas City?

The average net price at Cleveland University-Kansas City is $35,764 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Cleveland University-Kansas City?

Cleveland University-Kansas City's yield rate is 77.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Cleveland University-Kansas City located?

Cleveland University-Kansas City is located in Overland Park, Kansas 66210.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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