- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Park University
Parkville, MOSuburb: largeZIP 64152Founded 1875
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1875
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.park.edu
MissouriPrivate nonprofit
Park University
Park University is a private nonprofit university in Parkville, Missouri, with 4,555 undergraduates. It graduates 36% within six years and costs $19,119 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Retention58%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans31%
$19,119net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$62,154median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#681 of 1,704 for earnings#804 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,451 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $28,780tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,000
- Average net price
- $19,119national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,619
$30,001–48,000$20,023
$48,001–75,000$18,475
$75,001–110,000$21,652
$110,001+$21,282
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,544
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,154middle 50%: $40,442–$88,339
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,339
Median, Park University$62,154
Lower quarter$40,442
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
- 4,555
- Part-time
- 45%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 29.8
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 12%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,060 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,714
- Endowment, end of year
- $59,581,851
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic24%
Black19%
Asian2.7%
Two or more races8.2%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown1.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management41%
Psychology12%
Computer & information sciences9.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.3%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies6.0%
Social sciences3.5%
Health professions3.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.0%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | $21,443 | 56% | $58,321 |
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| Webster University Saint Louis, MO | $26,955 | 58% | $56,096 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | $16,532 | 0% | $53,620 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University Grambling, LA | $19,214 | 36% | $41,535 |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK | $18,348 | 36% | $51,263 |
| Bowie State University Bowie, MD | $17,835 | 37% | $61,890 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY | $17,734 | 34% | $44,606 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 178721. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4568903.