Colleges in Kansas City, MO
The 18 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Kansas City that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools18
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 211 · 3 · 4Level of institution
Award doctorates5In 2023-24, any field
Schools in Kansas City
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (11)
- Avila UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,312 undergraduatesCost $50,678 a year · net price $16,675 · completion 44%
Fields taught: 14, up to master's
- Calvary UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 154 undergraduatesCost $23,930 a year · net price $16,756 · completion 39%
Fields taught: 5, up to master's
- City Vision UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 257 undergraduates · online onlyCost $16,056 a year · net price $9,903
Fields taught: 3, up to master's
- Concorde Career College-Kansas CityPrivate for-profit · 198 undergraduatesCost $41,011 a year · net price $35,131 · completion 55%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- Kansas City Art InstitutePrivate nonprofit · 812 undergraduatesCost $63,262 a year · net price $31,165 · completion 51%
Fields taught: 2, up to bachelor's
- Kansas City UniversityPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 3, up to doctorate
- Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofit · 747 undergraduatesCost $27,780 a year · net price $21,440 · completion 31%Doctorates in: Education · Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 7, up to doctorate
- Nazarene Theological SeminaryPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Research College of NursingPrivate for-profit · 177 undergraduatesCost not reported
Fields taught: 1, up to master's
- Rockhurst UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,580 undergraduatesCost $61,240 a year · net price $24,702 · completion 72%Doctorates in: Education · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 20, up to doctorate
- University of Missouri-Kansas CityPublic · 6,817 undergraduatesCost $27,095 a year · net price $13,778 · completion 56%Doctorates in: Education · Legal Professions and Studies · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Psychology · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 23, up to doctorate
Community and 2-year colleges (3)
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityPrivate for-profit · 253 undergraduatesCost $33,713 a year · net price $28,373 · completion 61%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityPublic · 10,649 undergraduatesCost $16,722 a year · net price $9,851 · completion 36%
Fields taught: 17, up to associate
- Pinnacle Career InstitutePrivate for-profit · 619 undergraduates · online onlyCost $46,383 a year · net price $41,722 · completion 60%
Fields taught: 2, up to associate
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (4)
- Concorde Career College-BroadwayPrivate for-profit · 26 undergraduatesCost $40,373 a year · net price $34,547 · completion 61%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber CollegePrivate for-profit · 31 undergraduatesCost $26,627 a year · net price $20,908 · completion 50%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas CityPrivate for-profit · 55 undergraduatesCost $25,500 a year · net price $18,165 · completion 16%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Old Town Barber College - KCPrivate for-profitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,713 | $28,373 | 61% | 253 |
| Avila University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $50,678 | $16,675 | 44% | 1,312 |
| Calvary University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $23,930 | $16,756 | 39% | 154 |
| City Vision University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $16,056 | $9,903 | — | 257 |
| Concorde Career College-Broadway | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $40,373 | $34,547 | 61% | 26 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 4-year · Private for-profit | $41,011 | $35,131 | 55% | 198 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,627 | $20,908 | 50% | 31 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $25,500 | $18,165 | 16% | 55 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $63,262 | $31,165 | 51% | 812 |
| Kansas City University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | 2-year · Public | $16,722 | $9,851 | 36% | 10,649 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $27,780 | $21,440 | 31% | 747 |
| Nazarene Theological Seminary | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Old Town Barber College - KC | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | — |
| Pinnacle Career Institute | 2-year · Private for-profit | $46,383 | $41,722 | 60% | 619 |
| Research College of Nursing | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — | 177 |
| Rockhurst University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $61,240 | $24,702 | 72% | 1,580 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 4-year · Public | $27,095 | $13,778 | 56% | 6,817 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07