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Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a private regional college located in Fayette, Missouri. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $39,588 10 years after enrolling, 29th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor students earn 14% less than the national average. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is ranked 30th in Missouri.
Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’s median net annual cost of $25,095 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences sorted by number of graduates - Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Business and Commerce, Biology, Registered Nursing, Education, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,095
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
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Economic score: 11.64
Parks & Recreation Mgmt.
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Economic score: 17.96
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #286
Economic score: 26.14
Special Education
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Economic score: 31.08
Psychology
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Economic score: 52.61
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is 8% lower than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pell Grant recipients represent 40% of the measured graduating class, 5% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates within 4.4 years.
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’s economic mobility score of 4.28 is calculated by adjusting the 10.81 economic score of lower-income students by the 40% pell grant recipients within the student body. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’s EMS of 4.28 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences pays $25,095 a year, $16,727 less than the $41,822 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,095
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,095 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 85% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,160. This is 31% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,890
Pell grants
$4,585
State grants
$1,753
Institutional grants
$13,933
Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 99% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,345 applicants, of which 1,331 were admitted and 340 enrolled. Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
62%
59%
In-state
65%
68%
1st generation
44%
35%
White
66%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%