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MidAmerica Nazarene University

Olathe, Kansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·mnu.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,538
peer median 1,500
Avg net price
$29,520
+$6.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
1,099
1,099 candidates competed
Admitted
866
78.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
229
26.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
54%+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

24.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 63 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
63
Passing
9
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

63programs
  • Passing9 · 14.3%
  • No Data54 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
54

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.

9
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+12.2%
$54,583 vs $48,653
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+31.8%
$59,419 vs $45,084
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate · Psychology
+35.3%
$65,804 vs $48,653
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+40.1%
$47,730 vs $34,058
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+63.1%
$55,535 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+71.9%
$95,717 vs $55,669
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+89.0%
$64,377 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+91.4%
$102,731 vs $53,672

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
95%
$51,592 debt · $54,583 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
53%
$25,399 debt · $47,730 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
46%
$27,334 debt · $59,419 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$42,778 debt · $102,731 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$34,167 debt · $95,717 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate · Psychology
31%
$20,500 debt · $65,804 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
27%
$17,556 debt · $64,377 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$12,500 debt · $78,299 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Nov 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Jun 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$25,447
$30–48k$24,595
$48–75k$27,986
$75–110k$32,035
$110k+$34,162

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,520
+$6,135vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $23,385
Federal loans
53.1%
In-state tuition
$36,120
Out-of-state
$36,120

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 445 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $11.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
445
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,635,089 total
Direct Loans
$11.1M
1,483 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$2.5M
558 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
564 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.4M
172 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.6M
181 loan awards
Grad PLUS$183K
8 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 644 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
644
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.0%
2017
8.7%
2018
6.9%
2019
2.7%
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 MidAmerica Nazarene

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

403 total completions
01Health Professions
15739.0%
02Business
7117.6%
03Psychology
6816.9%
04Parks/Recreation
338.2%
05Education
317.7%
06Visual/Performing Arts
112.7%
07Computer Sciences
92.2%
08Theology
82.0%
09Philosophy/Religion
82.0%
10Liberal Arts
71.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,538
12-mo unduplicated
1,788
Undergraduate
1,371
Graduate
417

Gender split

Men
41%733
Women
59%1,055

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.6%
Black
14.9%
Hispanic
8.5%
Two or more
6.1%
Non-resident
4.7%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
553
340 M · 213 W
Women athletes
38.5%
Athletic aid
$6.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$15.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.1M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
103 M · 85 W
$1.4M
Football
116 M ·
$4.1M
Soccer
46 M · 38 W
$2.1M
Baseball
76 M ·
$2.0M
Basketball
33 M · 22 W
$2.0M
Volleyball
· 37 W
$934K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.33
2 offenses · 1,508 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.631 yr ago1.33Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Burglary
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor07

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)
48

MidAmerica Nazarene vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MidAmerica Nazarene 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
SubjectMidAmerica Nazarene University
54%1,538$29,520Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Saint Mary
48%86.6%1,462$23,335Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Newman University
51%74.0%2,939$19,045Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Sioux Falls
62%82.9%1,450$20,874Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mount Mercy University
58%82.5%1,417$23,435Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Crown College
44%22.8%1,846$27,324Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median53%82.5%1,500$23,385

Frequently asked questions about MidAmerica Nazarene University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MidAmerica Nazarene.

What is the graduation rate at MidAmerica Nazarene University?

MidAmerica Nazarene University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend MidAmerica Nazarene University?

MidAmerica Nazarene University reports a total enrollment of 1,538 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at MidAmerica Nazarene University?

The average net price at MidAmerica Nazarene University is $29,520 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at MidAmerica Nazarene University?

MidAmerica Nazarene University's yield rate is 26.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is MidAmerica Nazarene University located?

MidAmerica Nazarene University is located in Olathe, Kansas 66062-1899.

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