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Kansas City University

Kansas City, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·kansascity.edu
Total enrollment
2,109
peer median 2,065
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Program outcomes

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

Of 6 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
3
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing3 · 50.0%
  • No Data3 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
3

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.

3
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+8.0%
$57,966 vs $53,672
Health Professions Education Ethics and Humanities
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.7%
$77,366 vs $60,112
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.3%
$77,706 vs $60,112

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Biology General
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
96%
$55,396 debt · $57,966 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1998Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 7

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  2. Apr 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
  3. Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  4. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Feb 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $129.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$129.1M
3,047 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$64.0M
1,609 loan awards
Grad PLUS$65.1M
1,438 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 319 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
319
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
0.9%
2018
0.0%
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 Kansas City

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

574 total completions
01Health Professions
44878.0%
02Biological Sciences
7813.6%
03Psychology
488.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,109
12-mo unduplicated
2,061

Gender split

Men
48%979
Women
52%1,082

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.53
2 offenses · 1,306 students

3-year trend

1.572 yrs ago3.751 yr ago1.53Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
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
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Kansas City vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kansas City 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
SubjectKansas City University
2,109
A T Still University of Health Sciences
3,466
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center
1,534
Touro University Nevada
1,600
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
2,021
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
2,617
Peer group median2,065

Frequently asked questions about Kansas City University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kansas City.

How many students attend Kansas City University?

Kansas City University reports a total enrollment of 2,109 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Kansas City University located?

Kansas City University is located in Kansas City, Missouri 64106-1453.

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