Research College of Nursing
Kansas City, MO · For-profit · Large city · RCN
For-profit institution in Kansas City, MO · 249 undergraduates · $85,910 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 5%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 14%Median graduate debt
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
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- Median graduate debt
- $13,930263rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $85,91095th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $72,77195th highest of 1,950 reporting
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Admissions
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2491,830th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 17.6%1,826th 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 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,245 | $62,674 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1905source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Research College of Nursing’s 249 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · 240 undergrads
- Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO · 258 undergrads
- Cottey CollegeNevada, MO · 266 undergrads
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO · 274 undergrads
- City Vision UniversityKansas City, MO · 188 undergrads
- Calvary UniversityKansas City, MO · 170 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeChester, NY · 249 undergrads
- Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, FL · 248 undergrads
- Jamestown Business CollegeJamestown, NY · 251 undergrads
- Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityBloomington, MN · 251 undergrads
- Eagle Gate College-MurrayMurray, UT · 252 undergrads
- South University-SavannahSavannah, GA · 246 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteresearchcollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178989)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in MissouriEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Concorde Career College-Kansas CitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Research College of Nursing vs Concorde Career College-Kansas CityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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