Private nonprofit · University

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri · Large city

87.8%
Admit rate
$16,053
Avg net price
52%
Graduation rate
$52,773
Median earnings

Avila University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Kansas City, Missouri (large city setting), enrolling 1,312 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,312 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 88% admitNAIA Division I · Kansas Collegiate Athletic ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Avila University's admitted students.

Admit rate
87.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
800–960
Avg GPA (est.)
2.82

Enter a test score to see where you land against Avila University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Avila University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by both population and area. The Kansas City metropolitan area straddles the border between Missouri and Kansas at Kaw Point, and was considered a good place to settle. The Antioch Christian Church, Dr. James Compton House, and Woodneath are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kansas City, Missouri is abbreviated as KCMO and the metropolitan area as KC. Residents are Kansas Citians. It is officially nicknamed the City of Fountains. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
419 miles
Nearest airport
28 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Avila University compares

Selectivity87.8%

More selective than 29% · #34 most selective of 44 in Missouri

SAT average972

Higher than 5%

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 45% · #26 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention71%

Higher than 32%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,773

Higher than 47% · #18 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$16,053

Cheaper than 68% · #15 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 14%

Undergraduate enrollment1,312

Larger than 46%

Percentiles compare Avila University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,749students
  • Undergraduate1,31248%
  • Graduate1,43752%

Undergraduates by gender

1,312undergrads
  • Women82663%
  • Men48637%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White44%
  • Black25%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian2.6%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,312
Graduate enrollment
1,437
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
56%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$38,722
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,011
Endowment
$11,713,369

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
87.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
800–960
SAT average
972
SAT reading
430–500
SAT math
370–460
ACT composite
16–21
Average GPA (estimated)
2.82

Cost

In-state tuition
$42,000
Room & board
$9,337
Books & supplies
$1,208
Total cost of attendance
$50,096
Average net price
$16,053

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
52%
Graduated on time (4 years)
41%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
33%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,975
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,773
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
41%
Low-income (Pell)
43%
First-generation
42%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
415
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
32%
Housing charge (year)
$4,725
Meal plan (year)
$4,340
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
477 (300 men · 177 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Football124
Baseball65
Soccer56
Wrestling52
Basketball44
Other Sports42
Softball31
Bowling26
Volleyball24
Tennis13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
38

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,768 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

13reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year13 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
10
Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Robbery
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$15,694
$30–48k
$14,939
$48–75k
$14,682
$75–110k
$17,852
$110k+
$19,775

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$63,483

$14,682/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$11,549
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Avila University itself, averaging $11,549, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 184 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$52,773
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
73%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,896
Men
$57,392

Men out-earn women by $5,496 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
37.7″
Annual snow
13.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Olathe Johnson CO Exec AP, KS US station (9.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.