- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KSSuburb: largeZIP 66062Founded 1966
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1966
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.mnu.edu
KansasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
MidAmerica Nazarene University
MidAmerica Nazarene University is a private nonprofit university in Olathe, Kansas, with 983 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $30,947 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention70%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans51%
$30,947net price / year
79%admission rate
1048average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$70,804median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,396median debt
#375 of 1,704 for earnings#1,478 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,298 of 1,738 for graduation rate#832 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
- $58,548tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,620
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,620
- Average net price
- $30,947national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,708
$30,001–48,000$24,810
$48,001–75,000$27,219
$75,001–110,000$29,962
$110,001+$35,294
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1048
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–540
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college70%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 70%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,653
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,804middle 50%: $44,174–$102,127
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,396
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,127
Median, MidAmerica Nazarene University$70,804
Lower quarter$44,174
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
- 983
- Part-time
- 6.8%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 25.8
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 19%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,477 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,776
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,803,079
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic9.5%
Black14%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races8.1%
U.S. nonresident5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions37%
Business & management19%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.1%
Education7.4%
Psychology6.0%
Liberal arts & humanities3.4%
Physical sciences3.0%
Visual & performing arts2.4%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS | $22,165 | 42% | $57,332 |
| University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS | $20,881 | 46% | $66,336 |
| Southwestern College Winfield, KS | $30,086 | 39% | $58,452 |
| Friends University Wichita, KS | $26,384 | 51% | $54,046 |
| McPherson College McPherson, KS | $28,431 | 43% | $51,560 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa Ottawa, KS | $27,572 | 26% | $59,897 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT | $31,731 | 48% | $62,459 |
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| Averett University Danville, VA | $27,629 | 45% | $56,693 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 155520. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6840874.