- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Fayette, MORural: distantZIP 65248
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.centralmethodist.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies is a private nonprofit university in Fayette, Missouri, with 2,092 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 0% within six years and costs $16,532 a year after aid.
0%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention53%
4-year graduation0%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans19%
$16,532net price / year
88%admission rate
1120average SAT
0%graduate in 6 years
$53,620median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,500median debt
#1,088 of 1,704 for earnings#605 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,717 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,096 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $23,474tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,200
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $7,200
- Average net price
- $16,532national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,473
$30,001–48,000$17,803
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college53%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college0%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 0%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0%
- First-year retention
- 53%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,341
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,620middle 50%: $38,173–$83,496
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,496
Median, Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies$53,620
Lower quarter$38,173
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,092
- Part-time
- 51%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 27.8
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 28 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,109 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,251
- Endowment, end of year
- $16,927,555
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic2.3%
Black12%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown6.4%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education41%
Health professions21%
Business & management19%
Psychology5.9%
Family & consumer sciences2.8%
Computer & information sciences2.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting1.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 445267. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q101019953.