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Class of 2012

Average High School GPA: 3.3

Average ACT score: 24.1
(Missouri is 21.6 - national average is 21)

Applicants to UMKC:

*first-time, degree seeking undergraduates

Transferring to UMKC

Average number of credit hours being transferred: 63.6

Average number of credit hours once at UMKC: 11.75

UMKC Academics

125 academic areas in 13 schools

50+ Majors or tracks of study

Average number of credit hours being taken: 12.32
(excludes Dual Credit High School Students)

Freshmen eligible for sophomore status: 86% (2006)

Retention Rates for freshmen*: 71% (2006);
African American: 65%; Hispanic: 75%

Graduation rate of all freshmen*: 43% (2001)

*first-time, full-time, degree-seeking freshmen

Students receiving financial aid: 80% (2006/07)

865 students live on-campus
(Space for 500 more will be available Fall 2008)

Number of Campuses: 3
Volker, Hospital Hill and Northland

Faculty

Faculty: 2,126
59% full time
41% part time

Student to Faculty Ratio:
Roughly 1 faculty member
for every 7 students

UMKC Alumni

96,068 alumni on record

36% reside in Missouri

43% reside in the Greater KC area

24,463 alumni live in Jackson County, Missouri (June 2008)

Civic-minded:

10 Missouri House of Representatives
4 Missouri Senators
6 Kansas City, MO City Council members
10 area mayors are UMKC alumni

In KC and around Missouri

UMKC’s economic impact to Missouri is around
$750 million annually.

UMKC was named one of the nation’s Top 25
“best neighbor” universities for community contributions.

UMKC Students

Enrollment: 14,462 (Fall 2007) undergraduate, graduate and professional students

Population Breakdown: 62% undergrads, 38% graduate and professional

Population Diversity:
14% not available
1% American Indian/Alaskan native
3% Hispanic
5% non-resident international
6% Asian/Pacific Islander
11% black, non-Hispanic
60% white

Where do they come from: 50 states, 62 countries

UMKC international students: 785 (2007)

Deadlines

General admissions priority deadlines:
Fall Semester – April 1; Winter Semester – Nov. 1;
Summer Semester – May 1

Contact the Admissions Office for more information: 1.800.775.8652 or 816.235.1111; admit@umkc.edu

Urban Issues

Bloch's Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation features 2 of the thirteen top-ranked researchers in entrepreneurship and innovation.

The School of Dentistry provides $5.5 million in free and reduced health care to 60,000 patients annually.

The Ivanhoe House allows UMKC students to live within an urban neighborhood and serve as academic and social mentors to its youth.

The School of Education formed the Institute for Urban Education to specifically focus on the needs and challenges facing urban schools.

Health Sciences

88% of UMKC-educated nurses remain in the KC metro

66% of dentists in Missouri trained at UMKC

70% of UMKC pharmacy alumni stay and practice in Missouri

46% of UMKC School of Medicine graduates practice
in Missouri and the bi-state regions of Kansas City
and St. Louis

Performing Arts

The Conservatory of Music and Dance celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2006.

Several KC arts organizations were founded with the help of Conservatory and Theatre Department faculty, alumni and students, including the Lyric Opera, the Kansas City Ballet, the Quality Hill Playhouse and the Kansas City Chorale.

UMKC is associated with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre,
a highly regarded regional theatre.

This year, Dr. Paul Rudy has joined the ranks of his three fellow colleagues in the composition department when he was awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship Award.