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University of Central Missouri was awarded 416 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general engineering technology.
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College Factual ranked UCM as #967 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
UCM also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Missouri ranking.
The acceptance rate at University of Central Missouri is 76%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that UCM is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Central Missouri is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Central Missouri is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Central Missouri is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UCM this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,629 undergraduates at UCM with 6,009 being full-time and 1,620 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,006 | $12,120 | $14,267 | $16,436 | $16,967 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UCM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UCM, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,508 a year. That adds up to $26,032 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UCM is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for UCM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 108 W South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093 |
| Phone: | 660-543-4111 |
| Website: | https://www.ucmo.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UCentralMO |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 163 | $30,474 |
| Nursing | 143 | $59,831 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 112 | $34,231 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 81 | $34,020 |
| Health & Physical Education | 73 | $29,806 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 66 | $28,848 |
| Computer Science | 62 | $47,256 |
| General Biology | 56 | $27,289 |
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | $43,158 |
| Social Work | 45 | $29,402 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 5,334 students took at least one online class at University of Central Missouri. This is an increase from the 4,686 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,334 | 1,284 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,686 | 1,270 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,403 | 1,177 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,337 | 1,142 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,470 | 1,146 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Central Missouri.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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