University of Central Missouri
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.8-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 129 Title IV programs, 55 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing55 · 42.6%
- No Data74 · 57.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 13
Action history · 14
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Oct 2024Initial AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- May 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,546 students received $13.9M in Pell grants, alongside $29.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 2,774 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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 UCMO
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
- Public property5
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- National origin1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Foster/Knox1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
UCMO vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UCMO selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Central Missouri | 54% | — | 12,857 | $14,462 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 54% | 86.1% | 9,152 | $16,244 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 73.5% | 9,501 | $15,882 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 53% | 88.4% | 15,271 | $19,139 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 46% | 90.3% | 12,878 | $12,569 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 39% | 94.8% | 10,732 | $13,529 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 54% | 88.4% | 11,795 | $15,172 |
Institutions like UCMO
Explore the federal data for institutions in UCMO's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
Northwest Missouri State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate86.1%Enrollment9,152Net price$16,244View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
Southeast Missouri State University
Grad rate58%Admit rate73.5%Enrollment9,501Net price$15,882View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMinnesota
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Grad rate53%Admit rate88.4%Enrollment15,271Net price$19,139View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsKansas
Fort Hays State University
Grad rate46%Admit rate90.3%Enrollment12,878Net price$12,569View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMinnesota
Saint Cloud State University
Grad rate39%Admit rate94.8%Enrollment10,732Net price$13,529View data
UCMO Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The University Analytics and Institutional Research Office (UAIR) is committed to facilitating institutional planning and decision-making by providing strategic data to university administration, staff, and faculty.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
UCMO's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,200 transfer applicants → 600 admitted (50.0%) → 300 enrolled
Source publications
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