Avila University
Kansas City, MO · Private · Large city
Private institution in Kansas City, MO · 1,192 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $52,773 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
- Top 25%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $16,939821st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,6721,598th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,6721,558th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $32,8631,031st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,773919th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,975595th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 42.6%1,427th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.3%1,318th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 59.5%398th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 942994th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1921,258th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.1%396th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 410 mi (ORD)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,605 | $57,137 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,667 | $46,087 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $46,087 | $47,260 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $47,260 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,729 | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,704 | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,569 | $36,141 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,854 | $33,993 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $25,967 | $29,685 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1916source
- School colors: Purple and Gold and Blacksource
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Mascot: Dominic the Eaglesource
- Motto: "Deo adjuvante non timendum"source
- Formerly known as "College of St. Teresa" (1916–1961)source
- Formerly known as "Avila College" (1961–2002)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,563,738 (M $3,352,480 · W $2,211,258)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Avila University’s 1,192 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,205 undergrads
- Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO · 1,274 undergrads
- Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,086 undergrads
- William Woods UniversityFulton, MO · 1,061 undergrads
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · 1,339 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO · 1,357 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Midland UniversityFremont, NE · 1,191 undergrads
- Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,191 undergrads
- Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, VA · 1,188 undergrads
- North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH · 1,187 undergrads
- Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA · 1,186 undergrads
- Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · 1,201 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteavila.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 176628)
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