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MidAmerica Nazarene University
6-yr Graduation
54%
+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,538
peer median 1,500
Avg net price
$32,165
+$10k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Use this data
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
Overall completion
54%+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
39%
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
70%
Full-time retention
70%
Pell equity
17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%26 of 61
Non-Pell (all)
60%63 of 105
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%30 of 45
No Federal Aid
55%33 of 60
Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
$54,583
$48,653
National Same-Field BA Median
+12.2%
+$5,930
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+12.2%
$54,583 vs $48,653
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
$59,419
$45,084
National Same-Field BA Median
+31.8%
+$14,335
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+31.8%
$59,419 vs $45,084
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate · Psychology
$65,804
$48,653
National Same-Field BA Median
+35.3%
+$17,151
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
$47,730
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+40.1%
+$13,672
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
$55,535
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+63.1%
+$21,477
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
$95,717
$55,669
Same-State BA Median
+71.9%
+$40,048
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
$64,377
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+89.0%
+$30,319
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
$102,731
$53,672
Same-State, Same-Field BA Median
+91.4%
+$49,059
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.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
$51,592
$54,583
95%
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
$51,592 debt · $54,583 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$25,399
$47,730
53%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$25,399 debt · $47,730 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
$27,334
$59,419
46%
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
$27,334 debt · $59,419 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$42,778
$102,731
42%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$42,778 debt · $102,731 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$34,167
$95,717
36%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$34,167 debt · $95,717 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate · Psychology
$20,500
$65,804
31%
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Graduate Certificate · Psychology
$20,500 debt · $65,804 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$17,556
$64,377
27%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$17,556 debt · $64,377 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$12,500
$78,299
16%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$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
- Apr 2022Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Nov 2020Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Jun 2016Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$32,165
+$10,214vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $21,951
Federal loans
52.3%
In-state tuition
$37,174
Out-of-state
$37,174
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 448 students received $2.6M in Pell grants, alongside $11.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
448
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,640,127 total
Direct Loans
$11.1M
1,486 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
559 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
565 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.4M
173 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.
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%-2.3
2017
8.7%-0.5
2018
6.9%-0.1
2019
2.7%+0.4
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.
Academic programs at MidAmerica Nazarene
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs62
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
398 total completions
01Health Professions
13132.9%
01Health Professions
13132.9%
02Business
8922.4%
02Business
8922.4%
03Psychology
7518.8%
03Psychology
7518.8%
04Education
307.5%
04Education
307.5%
05Parks/Recreation
276.8%
05Parks/Recreation
276.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
133.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
133.3%
07Physical Sciences
112.8%
07Physical Sciences
112.8%
08Liberal Arts
102.5%
08Liberal Arts
102.5%
09Communication
61.5%
09Communication
61.5%
10Philosophy/Religion
61.5%
10Philosophy/Religion
61.5%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,538
12-mo unduplicated
1,779
Undergraduate
1,395
Graduate
384
Gender split
Men
43%771
Women
57%1,008
Race / ethnicity composition
White
59.3%
Black
14.2%
Hispanic
9.5%
Two or more
8.1%
Non-resident
5.3%
Unknown
1.5%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
577
374 M · 203 W
Women athletes
35.2%
Athletic aid
$6.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$10.4M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$4.4M
$2.0M
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$48K
$35K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 8
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
97
90
$1,388,088
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
97 M · 90 W
Football
135
—
$2,652,682
Football
135 M · —
Soccer
47
45
$1,421,711
Soccer
47 M · 45 W
Baseball
66
—
$1,022,369
Baseball
66 M · —
Basketball
36
20
$1,116,430
Basketball
36 M · 20 W
Volleyball
—
35
$560,446
Volleyball
— · 35 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.30
2 offenses · 1,539 students
3-year trend
0.632 yrs ago1.331 yr ago1.30Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
2total
- On campus2
VAWA offenses
2
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
3
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs07
Liquor02
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
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.
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 | $32,165 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 48% | 86.6% | 1,462 | $22,519 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 51% | 74.0% | 2,939 | $19,971 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 62% | 82.9% | 1,450 | $21,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 58% | 82.5% | 1,417 | $20,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 44% | 22.8% | 1,846 | $26,672 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 53% | 82.5% | 1,500 | $21,951 |
Institutions like MidAmerica Nazarene
Explore the federal data for institutions in MidAmerica Nazarene's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsKansas
University of Saint Mary
Grad rate48%Admit rate86.6%Enrollment1,462Net price$22,519View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsKansas
Newman University
Grad rate51%Admit rate74.0%Enrollment2,939Net price$19,971View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Dakota
University of Sioux Falls
Grad rate62%Admit rate82.9%Enrollment1,450Net price$21,383View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIowa
Mount Mercy University
Grad rate58%Admit rate82.5%Enrollment1,417Net price$20,168View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMinnesota
Crown College
Grad rate44%Admit rate22.8%Enrollment1,846Net price$26,672View data
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 $32,165 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.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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