University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO · Public · Town (distant) · Central · UCM
Public institution in Warrensburg, MO · 5,653 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $49,560 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Undergraduates
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
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
- $15,336711th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,739563rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,064733rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,086504th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,000757th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,5601,095th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,5931,121st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 49.4%1,191st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.4%1,222nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 68.6%579th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090706th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,653444th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.7%1,445th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 378 mi (MDW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $30
- 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 71 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $61,350 | $59,937 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,028 | $58,131 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $59,417 | $59,124 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $58,943 | $58,402 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $56,776 | $65,573 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,338 | $49,840 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $53,537 | $54,154 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $53,358 | $57,318 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,733 | $57,860 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $50,231 | $43,798 |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $47,260 | $47,118 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $45,696 | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1871source
- Athletic nickname: "Jennies"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Mo the Mulesource
- Motto: "Education for Service"source
- Campus size: about 1,561 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{ indented plainlist |"source
- Formerly known as "*Normal School No. 2" (1871–1919)source
- Formerly known as "*Central Missouri State Teachers College" (1919–1945)source
- Formerly known as "*Central Missouri State College" (1945–1972)source
- Formerly known as "*Central Missouri State University" (1972–2006)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- Fight song: ""Go Mules""source
- Notable alum: David Cooksource
- Notable alum: Carrie Nationsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,467,915 (M $2,101,919 · W $1,365,996)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Basketball: 2018, 2014
- Soccer: 2017
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteucmo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 176965)
- Compare colleges in MORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MissouriEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Central Missouri vs Missouri University of Science and TechnologyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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