Your at-a-glance guide to academics, student life and the city we call home.

Students

  • Total enrollment: 15,300
    • 54% undergraduate
    • 31% graduate
    • 14% professional
  • Students from all 50 states and 82 countries

Academics

  • 125+ academic areas
  • Average class size: 26
  • Faculty-student ratio: 1:14 
  • 10-year re-accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission

Student Life

  • 300+ student organizations
  • Study abroad programs in 60+ countries
  • Kansas City's only NCAA Division I university
300+
student organizations

Kansas City

  • #2 of "10 U.S. cities with high-paying jobs and low cost of living"
  • One of "20 cool cities you should check out before everyone else does"
  • One of the "30 most exciting food cities in America" 

Awards and Rankings

Alumni

  • 118,000 active alumni
  • Almost half of UMKC alumni live and work in Kansas City

Economic and Community Impact

  • Supported and sustained 7,291 Missouri jobs
  • $597.2 million direct and indirect spending in Missouri
  • $2.4 million in charitable donations and volunteer services

Read the UMKC impact report (PDF) 

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average class size