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#1 Colleges with the highest graduation rates in AmericaCleveland University-Kansas City
Overland Park, KS · Private nonprofit · 4-year
Your real cost
Average price after aid About $36,000 a year
Median debt at graduation: $12,500 (all students)
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In America
- Colleges with the highest graduation rates in America#1 of 1,829
- Best colleges for exercise science and kinesiology in America#87 of 950
- Best small colleges in America#87 of 906
- Best colleges in America#272 of 1,829
- Best colleges for biology and pre-med in America#214 of 1,358
- Best test-optional colleges in America#234 of 1,481
In Kansas
Academic Excellence
Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.
Cost and value
Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.
| Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS) | 87 |
|---|---|
| Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023 | Men 33% · Women 67% |
| Total students | 588 |
| Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid | About $36,000 |
| Cost of attendance (per year) | $40,764 |
| Median federal debt at graduation | $12,500 |
| Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time | 100% |
| Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years | 51% |
| First-year retention | 50% |
| Median earnings 10 years after entry | $52,304 |
| Admission rate | 69% |
| Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24 | $50 |
| Typical rent HUD fair market rent, FY2026 | About $1,197 a month for a one-bedroom |
| Students receiving Pell grants | 53% |
Value: Solid (how it’s computed)
Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.
Earnings by major
Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).
| Major | Median earnings |
|---|---|
| Biology |
Also offered (no earnings published yet): Kinesiology and exercise science.
What students study most
Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).
| Field | Share of degrees |
|---|---|
| Biology | |
| Parks, recreation and fitness |
Campus life
| Setting | City |
|---|---|
| Part-time undergraduates | 32% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and older | 41% |
| Students per faculty member | 6 to 1 |
| Undergraduates registered with the disability office | About 6%IPEDS, 2023–24 |
| Disability services | Visit the office’s pageThe college’s own page |
| Faculty who are full-time | 51%College Scorecard, fall 2023 |
| Endowment per student | $34,253IPEDS, 2023, per student |
| Nearest airport with airline service | Kansas City International Airport (MCI)About 26 miles away |
| Town population | 200,306Census, 2020–2024 |
| Nearest city of 250,000 people or more | Kansas CityAbout 15 miles away |
| Typical weather | 29°F in January · 79°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Olathe 3 E, KS, about 5 miles away |
Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Questions families ask
- What is Cleveland University-Kansas City’s Compass Score?
- Excellent (grade A-). It ranks in the top 15% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
- How much does Cleveland University-Kansas City cost after financial aid?
- The average net price is about $36,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
- How hard is it to get into Cleveland University-Kansas City?
- Cleveland University-Kansas City admitted 69% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
- How do Cleveland University-Kansas City’s graduates do?
- 100% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $52,304; the median federal debt at graduation is $12,500.
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About this school’s data
- IPEDS unit ID 177038
- Carnegie classification: Special focus: health professions
- Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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