- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- McPherson College
McPherson, KSTown: remoteZIP 67460Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mcpherson.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
McPherson College
McPherson College is a private nonprofit college in McPherson, Kansas, with 872 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $28,431 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention65%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans63%
$28,431net price / year
77%admission rate
1058average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$51,560median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,193 of 1,704 for earnings#1,399 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,265 of 1,738 for graduation rate#762 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
- $54,174tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,974
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,974
- Average net price
- $28,431national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,485
$30,001–48,000$24,119
$48,001–75,000$27,662
$75,001–110,000$30,464
$110,001+$31,148
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1058
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 470–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,740
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,560middle 50%: $34,817–$73,396
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,396
Median, McPherson College$51,560
Lower quarter$34,817
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
- 872
- Part-time
- 0.2%
- Women / men
- 33% / 67%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 92%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,375 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,231
- Endowment, end of year
- $714,636,042
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic14%
Black14%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races0.3%
U.S. nonresident6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown7.8%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management24%
Engineering technologies23%
Health professions12%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.6%
Communication & journalism7.4%
Education6.1%
Psychology6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa, KS | $27,572 | 26% | $59,897 |
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| Southwestern College Winfield, KS | $30,086 | 39% | $58,452 |
| University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS | $20,881 | 46% | $66,336 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS | $22,165 | 42% | $57,332 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS | $30,947 | 42% | $70,804 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC | $28,253 | 47% | $52,058 |
| Wilmington College Wilmington, OH | $28,567 | 48% | $54,378 |
| Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, MS | $26,306 | 42% | $42,093 |
| Defiance College Defiance, OH | $27,873 | 36% | $50,327 |
| Reinhardt University Waleska, GA | $29,893 | 38% | $53,450 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 155511. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6802590.