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MidAmerica Nazarene University is a private regional university located in Olathe, Kansas. MidAmerica Nazarene University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at MidAmerica Nazarene University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,243 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Kansas, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, MidAmerica Nazarene University bachelor students earn 2% more than the national average. MidAmerica Nazarene University is ranked 14th in Kansas.
MidAmerica Nazarene University’s median net annual cost of $29,757 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 5 programs at MidAmerica Nazarene University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Psychology, Education (subject specific) - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$29,757
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at MidAmerica Nazarene University - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 62% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at MidAmerica Nazarene University is 12% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At MidAmerica Nazarene University, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at MidAmerica Nazarene University graduates within 4.2 years.
MidAmerica Nazarene University is in the top 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.
MidAmerica Nazarene University’s economic mobility score of 8.27 is calculated by adjusting the 6.5 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. MidAmerica Nazarene University’s EMS of 8.27 ranks in the bottom 25% 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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at MidAmerica Nazarene University pays $29,757 a year, $19,609 less than the $49,366 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 $29,757
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At MidAmerica Nazarene University, 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 $29,757 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,557. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,181
Pell grants
$4,577
State grants
$3,359
Institutional grants
$18,067
MidAmerica Nazarene University offers 5 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level MidAmerica Nazarene University offers 8 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
13
Hybrid programs
12
Percentage of programs online
20%
MidAmerica Nazarene University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 65% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,092 applicants, of which 706 were admitted and 208 enrolled. MidAmerica Nazarene University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
59%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
27%
59%
In-state
47%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
62%
52%
Black
15%
14%
Hispanic
N/A
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
20%
12%