University of
Central Missouri
Public College in Warrensburg, MO. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $49,560.
Students who entered University of Central Missouri land at a median of $49,560 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 54% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $21,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.8 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
University of Central Missouri accepts 64% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. 5,647 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. About 29% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 17–24 | 716 (69%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 54% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. 23% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 45% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,624 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,943 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $10,965 at $0–30k, $18,485 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 85% of students receive it, averaging $7,419. Federal borrowing reaches 41% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,039 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,965 |
| $30–48k | $12,254 |
| $48–75k | $13,408 |
| $75–110k | $16,931 |
| $110k+ | $18,485 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,330 of these 5,624 students, totalling $14,948,189 — an average of $6,416 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Johnson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)