Donnelly College
Kansas City, KS · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Kansas City, KS · 343 undergraduates · $35,715 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Pell Grant share
- Top 9%Median graduate debt
- Top 14%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $15,025681st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,350630th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,350289th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,227516th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,842161st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,7151,764th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,7911,545th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.0%1,561st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.6%929th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3431,765th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 63.1%180th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 405 mi (ORD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Donnelly College’s 343 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In KS
- Hesston CollegeHesston, KS · 308 undergrads
- Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS · 394 undergrads
- Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, KS · 499 undergrads
- Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS · 161 undergrads
- Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS · 530 undergrads
- Kansas Christian CollegeOverland Park, KS · 143 undergrads
Elsewhere
Key links
- Official websitedonnelly.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155007)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Hesston CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Donnelly College vs Hesston CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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