Private nonprofit · University

Calvary University

Kansas City, Missouri · Large city

71.7%
Admit rate: $16,334
Avg net price: 52%
Graduation rate: $45,421
Median earnings

Calvary University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Kansas City, Missouri (large city setting), enrolling 154 undergraduates. It has a Other Protestant religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 154 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 72% admitNCCAA Division IICold winters

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate: 71.7%
SAT (mid 50%): 980–1140
Avg GPA (est.): 3.06

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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
Nearest big city: 18 miles to Kansas City, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 420 miles
Nearest airport: 33 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Calvary University compares

Selectivity71.7%

More selective than 60% · #20 most selective of 44 in Missouri

SAT average1050

Higher than 16%

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 44% · #27 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention55%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,421

Higher than 25% · #32 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$16,334

Cheaper than 67% · #18 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$20,839

Lower than 70%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment154

Larger than 11%

Percentiles compare Calvary 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

Undergraduate15469%
Graduate7031%

Undergraduates by gender

Women6240%
Men9260%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White77%
Black6.5%
Hispanic9.7%
Asian1.9%
Other or multiracial5.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 154
Graduate enrollment: 70
Student–faculty ratio: 7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 31%
First-generation students: 35%
Students over 25: 19%
Median family income: $37,276
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $36,171
Endowment: $482,920

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

Admissions

Admission rate: 71.7%
Test scores: Required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 980–1140
SAT average: 1050
SAT reading: 500–610
SAT math: 480–530
ACT composite: 17–24
Average GPA (estimated): 3.06

Cost

In-state tuition: $14,094
Room & board: $6,492
Books & supplies: $794
Total cost of attendance: $23,938
Average net price: $16,334

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 52%
Graduated on time (4 years): 45%
First-year retention: 55%
Transferred to another college: 13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,144
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $45,421
Median debt at graduation: $20,839
Students with federal loans: 24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 192
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $3,220
Meal plan (year): $3,084
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NCCAA Division II
Varsity athletes: 32 (14 men · 18 women)

Varsity sports (2)

Basketball24

Volleyball8

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

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

$16,764

$30–48k

$15,734

$48–75k

$21,115

$75–110k

$16,666

$110k+

$13,749

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.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$88,667

$21,115/year × about 4.2 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.

44%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,813

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,813. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 27 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): $45,421
Typical debt at graduation: $20,839
Debt vs. one year's pay: 46%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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

$33,489

Men

$57,466

Men out-earn women by $23,977 (72%) 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

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Olathe Johnson CO Exec AP, KS US station (10.3 mi from campus).

What Calvary University graduates study — and earn

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries

11 grads$23k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11$23,330——Theological and Ministerial Studies

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Business Administration, Management and Operations

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Theological and Ministerial StudiesAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Bible/Biblical Studies

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Music

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Bible/Biblical StudiesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.