1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [University of Missouri-Kansas City](/school/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # University of Missouri-Kansas City Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated September 30, 2026 [Overview](/school/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/)[Cost & aid](/school/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/university-of-missouri-kansas-city/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at University of Missouri-Kansas City? University of Missouri-Kansas City’s reported acceptance rate is 72.2%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 72.2% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. How to interpret the acceptance rate University of Missouri-Kansas City admitted 72.2% of applicants, so the reported rate describes the share of that entering-class applicant pool offered admission. That rate is below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). ## What SAT and ACT scores do University of Missouri-Kansas City students report? Among enrolled students who submitted test scores, the middle half of SAT submitters scored between 1,290 and 1,550. The middle half of ACT submitters scored between 20 and 28. These ranges describe recent enrolled students who chose to submit scores. They are not admission cutoffs and do not represent every enrolled student. An applicant comparing their own results to the university's figures should keep the submitter population in mind. The ranges reflect only those who sent scores, not the full entering class. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. SAT: approximate enrolled-student range **Approximate lower endpoint** 1290 **Approximate upper endpoint** 1550 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters. ACT: enrolled-student score range **25th percentile** 20 **75th percentile** 28 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. Figures cover fall 2024. ## Who enrolls at University of Missouri-Kansas City? **Pell Grant recipients** 26.4% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 43.0% **First-year retention** 75.4% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. University of Missouri-Kansas City enrolls 6,817 undergraduates, with an estimated 43.0% entering as transfers or part-time students. 26.4% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, a financial-access measure that identifies students receiving this federal aid. The enrollment mix includes students arriving directly from high school and many who began college elsewhere, alongside a notable share receiving Pell Grants. That composition suggests several routes into the public university rather than a single conventional entry path. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should ask admissions how grant eligibility and previously completed coursework are handled before applying. For applicants considering either route, the transfer presence and Pell share point to a campus serving students with different starting points. At University of Missouri-Kansas City, early persistence is above the comparable-institution benchmark, while completion figures differ between the overall cohort and Pell recipients. For the full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year cohort, 75.4% return for a second year, compared with a peer median of 73.7% for comparable institutions. Completion within six years reaches 55.5% for the first-time full-time cohort, higher than the peer median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 48.5%, below the overall rate by 7.0 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect retention above the peer benchmark, alongside an overall completion rate that also exceeds it; the Pell completion figure remains lower than the overall result. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).