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Donnelly College

Kansas City, Kansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·donnelly.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
+3.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
395
peer median 384
Avg net price
$15,025
-$2.5k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
46%+3.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Full-time retention
58%

Program outcomes

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

Of 12 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
Passing
1
8.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing1 · 8.3%
  • No Data11 · 91.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
11

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+40.2%
$47,736 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$10,839 debt · $62,364 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1958Next review Aug 2029

Action history · 3

  1. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Feb 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Feb 2017Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,619
$30–48k$15,117
$48–75k$14,765
$75–110k$17,727
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,025
-$2,528vs Baccalaureate median $17,553
Federal loans
18.2%
In-state tuition
$10,350
Out-of-state
$10,350

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 304 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
304
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,275,975 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
256 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$460K
136 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$653K
120 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.

Of 83 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
83
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
8.9%
2018
8.4%
2019
3.6%
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 Donnelly College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

69 total completions
01Liberal Arts
3246.4%
02Health Professions
2333.3%
03Business
913.0%
04Computer Sciences
57.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
395
12-mo unduplicated
520
Undergraduate
520
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
23%117
Women
78%403

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
42.0%
Hispanic
34.4%
White
12.8%
Asian
5.5%
Two or more
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.79
1 offenses · 358 students

3-year trend

2.982 yrs ago0.001 yr ago2.79Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Burglary
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.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
16

Donnelly College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Donnelly College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectDonnelly College
46%395$15,025Baccalaureate
Hesston College
54%373$21,458Baccalaureate
Kansas Christian College
8%145$15,686Baccalaureate
Cottey College
39%69.2%254$18,154Baccalaureate
Dunwoody College of Technology
86%98.9%1,537$27,023Baccalaureate
Ranken Technical College
31%1,784$16,952Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%84.0%384$17,553

Frequently asked questions about Donnelly College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Donnelly College.

What is the graduation rate at Donnelly College?

Donnelly College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Donnelly College?

Donnelly College reports a total enrollment of 395 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Donnelly College?

The average net price at Donnelly College is $15,025 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Donnelly College located?

Donnelly College is located in Kansas City, Kansas 66102.

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