University of Central Missouri Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
5,648 students
Larger than 80% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 29.9%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Sedalia25.7 mi
- Marshall38 mi
- Kansas City44 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Central Missouri, the largest reported group is White (74%), followed by Black (9.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| Black | 9.3% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.2% | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| White | 74% | 74.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Non-resident | 2% | 16.4% |
| Unknown | 0.5% | 0.3% |
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Did you know? University of Central Missouri
- 63.8%University of Central Missouri admitted 3,867 of 5,103 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 29.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,124 of 3,867.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $15,554average net price after grants for aided students, against $19,367 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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