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Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Fayette, MO · Private · Rural (distant) · CMU - CLAS

Private institution in Fayette, MO · 1,015 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $48,991 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$25,4771,506th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$27,1401,264th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$27,1401,137th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$43,8901,299th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,619440th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$48,9911,125th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,860952nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.5%1,053rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
64.7%1,454th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.9%1,159th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0151,355th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.0%833rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 317 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,366$61,054
Computer Sciencebachelors$47,260—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$40,821$33,281
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$33,815$31,799
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$29,902$29,374
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,866$27,482
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$29,092$28,598
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$28,478$28,055
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$28,360$27,698
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$27,947—
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$27,048$28,816
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,353$25,194

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,917,440 (M $5,048,907 · W $3,465,783 · Coed $402,750)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’s 1,015 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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