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Acceptance Rate 72.18%
Yield 30.08%
SAT Score 1,470
ACT Score 24
Applicants 6,186

Missouri-Kansas City Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 72.18% at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Total 6,186 students applied and 4,465 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,470 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationhttps://www.umkc.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.umkc.edu/admissions/apply/index.html
Acceptance Rate72.18%
Average Test Scores1,470 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 72.18%. A total of 6,186 students (2,209 men and 3,977 women) have applied to and 4,465 (1,489 men and 2,976 women) students admitted to University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Among them, 507 male and 836 female students have enrolled into Missouri-Kansas City and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 30.08%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Missouri-Kansas City
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,1862,2093,97700
Admitted4,4651,4892,97600
Enrolled1,34350783600
Acceptance Rate 72.18% 67.41% 74.83% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 30.08% 34.05% 28.09% - -
[Chart] University of Missouri-Kansas City Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Missouri-Kansas City, 38 applicants (3% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 720 applicants (54%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,470 at Missouri-Kansas City. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,550 and 25th percentile score is 1,290.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Missouri-Kansas City. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Missouri-Kansas City with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Missouri-Kansas City
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total129014701550
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640725760
Math650745790
ACT Composite202428
Math182226
English192328
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Missouri-Kansas City, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Missouri-Kansas City
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Missouri-Kansas City

The calendar system at University of Missouri-Kansas City is Semester. University of Missouri-Kansas City accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Missouri-Kansas City accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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