University of Missouri-Kansas City Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
6,817 students
Larger than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 31%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Missouri-Kansas City, the largest reported group is White (45.4%), followed by Hispanic (17.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 11.2% | 9.7% |
| Black | 14.1% | 6.5% |
| Hispanic | 17.7% | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| White | 45.4% | 67.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% | 1.6% |
| Non-resident | 3.8% | 6.3% |
| Unknown | 1.8% | 4.1% |
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Did you know? University of Missouri-Kansas City
- 72.2%University of Missouri-Kansas City admitted 3,774 of 4,967 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 29.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,118 of 3,774.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,778average net price after grants for aided students, against $31,738 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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