Kansas City University
Students from 35 states, and 19% from Missouri.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
15.5 applicants per seat in 2025 (15.1 in 2023), below the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
19.0% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, less selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 17.8% in 2023.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.65 in 2025, up from 3.60 in 2023. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 6% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Kansas City University costs
Only 3 of 4 classes are enrolled so far, so there's no full-program total yet. The first year costs $108,740 in tuition and fees.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $103,792 | $4,948 |
| 2nd | $103,792 | $4,948 |
| 3rd | $103,792 | $4,948 |
20% of the 2025-26 first-year class are Missouri residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 7% since 2023-24. Hover a year for the numbers.
Where Kansas City University's students come from
243 matriculants from 35 states and territories. 19% were Missouri residents.
- Missouri4618.9%
- Oklahoma239.5%
- Texas239.5%
- Kansas208.2%
- Arkansas166.6%
- Florida145.8%
Year-by-year data, 2023–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,271 | 808 | 242 | 82 | 19.0% | 397 | 3.65 | 3.56 |
| 2024 | 1,241 | 849 | 239 | 81 | 19.3% | 18.4 | 3.60 | 3.53 |
| 2023 | 1,211 | 723 | 215 | 80 | 17.8% | 18.3 | 3.60 | 3.50 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.