Colleges

Colleges in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri has 5 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 1 public and 4 private. The largest is University of Missouri-Kansas City, with 6,817 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Missouri-Kansas City	public	6,817	72.2%	1290–1550	$12,587	$13,310	55.5%
Rockhurst University	private	1,580	69.6%		$44,966	$25,884	74.6%
Avila University	private	1,312	87.8%	800–960	$42,000	$16,053	52.4%
Kansas City Art Institute	private	812	54.8%		$44,550	$27,650	58%
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	private	747	96.4%		$10,120	$23,006	48.3%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Kansas City, Missouri?

5 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 1 public and 4 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Kansas City, Missouri?

By acceptance rate, Kansas City Art Institute (54.8%), Rockhurst University (69.6%), University of Missouri-Kansas City (72.2%), Avila University (87.8%), Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (96.4%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Kansas City, Missouri?

University of Missouri-Kansas City has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $12,587 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.