- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette, MORural: distantZIP 65248Founded 1855
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.centralmethodist.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a private nonprofit university in Fayette, Missouri, with 1,040 undergraduates. It admits 57% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $21,697 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate57%
Retention62%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans61%
$21,697net price / year
57%admission rate
1048average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$53,620median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,500median debt
#1,089 of 1,704 for earnings#1,004 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,071 of 1,738 for graduation rate#319 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
- $46,657tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,460
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,460
- Average net price
- $21,697national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,639
$30,001–48,000$21,402
$48,001–75,000$22,579
$75,001–110,000$21,381
$110,001+$27,662
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 57%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1048
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–490
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–555
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college57%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
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 Liberal Arts and Sciences$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
- 1,040
- Part-time
- 0.3%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 27.8
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,712 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,771
- Endowment, end of year
- $50,782,665
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic7.8%
Black14%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident9.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions23%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Education11%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.2%
Computer & information sciences6.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 176947. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5061424.