University of Missouri-Kansas City
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Missouri-Kansas City is a public research university in Kansas City, MO (city setting), with 10,149 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 75% of 5,802 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1150–1540 on the SAT and 21–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,366 a year for out-of-state students and $29,566 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,201 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 55% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.48 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Missouri-Kansas City ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,734 in-state · $30,734 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Missouri-Kansas City
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Missouri-Kansas City teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Summit League | 28 | at cap | 3 | $757k | $27,029 | 988 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Summit League | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $2.6M | $161,923 | 957 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Summit League | 15 | at cap | 1 | $2.2M | $146,118 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Summit League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 988 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Summit League | — | — | 2 | — | — | 995 | |
| Men's Golf | The Summit League | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $413k | $51,603 | 985 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Summit League | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $1.3M | $38,155 | 986 | |
| Softball | The Summit League | 27 | 2 over | 5 | $854k | $31,615 | 970 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Summit League | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $499k | $55,390 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Summit League | 99 | 54 over | 3 | $624k | $6,298 | 968 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Summit League | 89 | 44 over | 3 | $756k | $8,490 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Summit League | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $929k | $58,053 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.