Private nonprofit · University

Park University

Parkville, Missouri · Large suburb

Admit rate
$21,032
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
$56,309
Median earnings

Park University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Parkville, Missouri (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,555 undergraduates.

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About Parkville, Missouri

Parkville is a city in Platte County, Missouri, United States, that is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. A post office called Parkville was established in 1841, named for settler George S. Park. The town of Parkville was platted in 1844 That post office closed in 1962. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
414 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Park University compares

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 20% · #44 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention58%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$56,309

Higher than 58% · #13 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$21,032

Cheaper than 45% · #30 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$21,685

Lower than 61%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment4,555

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare Park 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

5,634students
  • Undergraduate4,55581%
  • Graduate1,07919%

Undergraduates by gender

4,555undergrads
  • Women2,46654%
  • Men2,08946%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White39%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian2.7%
  • Other or multiracial15%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,555
Graduate enrollment
1,079
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
41%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
61%
Median family income
$30,016
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,540
Endowment
$59,581,851

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 183 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Missouri29%
  • Other U.S. states41%
  • International30%

A national draw — only 28% of first-years come from Missouri; 41% arrive from other states.

30% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,500
Room & board
$9,190
Books & supplies
$1,232
Total cost of attendance
$29,427
Average net price
$21,032

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)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
19%
First-year retention
58%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,550
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,309
Median debt at graduation
$21,685
Students with federal loans
31%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

About 19% 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
19%
Low-income (Pell)
36%
First-generation
37%

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
526
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
12%
Housing charge (year)
$5,380
Meal plan (year)
$4,440
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
895 (517 men · 378 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 (12)

Soccer158
Baseball128
Basketball118
Volleyball115
Other Sports81
Track and Field (Outdoor)69
Softball56
Track and Field (Indoor)55
Cross Country33
Golf28
Beach Volleyball28
Ice Hockey26

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 21 campuses (5,736 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.

2.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Rape
0.7
Fondling
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
$18,687
$30–48k
$20,412
$48–75k
$22,620
$75–110k
$23,208
$110k+
$24,064

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
$107,697

$22,620/year × about 4.8 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.

72%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,443
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 72% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,443. 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 218 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)
$56,309
Typical debt at graduation
$21,685
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
70%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$50,334
Men
$67,571

Men out-earn women by $17,237 (34%) 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
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown AP, MO US station (6.5 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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Colleges near Park University

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.