Private nonprofit · Community college

Donnelly College

Kansas City, Kansas · Midsize city

13%
Transfer rate: $11,476
Avg net price: 46%
Grad / completion: $35,715
Median earnings

Donnelly College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Kansas City, Kansas (midsize city setting), enrolling 395 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 395 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. Kansas City can trace its origins back to the earlier city of Wyandotte (also called "Wyandotte City"), which was incorporated by an act of the Kansas Territorial legislature on January 29, 1859. In October 1872, "old" Kansas City, Kansas, was incorporated under its current name. Kansas City, Kansas, has a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 4 miles to Kansas City, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 415 miles
Nearest airport: 14 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Donnelly College compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #28 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention58%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,715

Higher than 51% · #29 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$11,476

Cheaper than 64% · #22 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$11,842

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment395

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Donnelly College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women31981%
Men7619%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White12%
Black45%
Hispanic35%
Asian4.3%
Other or multiracial4.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 395
Student–faculty ratio: 11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 67%
First-generation students: 61%
Students over 25: 56%
Median family income: $22,484
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $40,401
Endowment: $9,576,690

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $10,440
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $600
Total cost of attendance: $21,659
Average net price: $11,476

Outcomes

Graduated: 46%
First-year retention: 58%
Transferred to another college: 13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,791
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,715
Median debt at graduation: $11,842
Students with federal loans: 35%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 19%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 1

Reported offenses in an average year

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

0.3reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

0.3

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

$10,542

$30–48k

$11,463

$48–75k

$12,484

$75–110k

$12,907

$110k+

—

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.

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.

90%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,931

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 90% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,931. 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 41 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): $35,715
Typical debt at graduation: $11,842
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: 34%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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

$33,640

Men

$45,765

Men out-earn women by $12,125 (36%) 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: 90°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 38.1″
Annual snow: 11″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown AP, MO US station (2.9 mi from campus).

What Donnelly College graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

46 grads$49k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$28k debt

46$49,147$59,166$27,626 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

44 grads— 1 yr$41k 5 yr— debt

44—$41,176—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Computer and Information Sciences, General

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Business Administration, Management and Operations

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———

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.