University Of Missouri-Kansas City

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

University of Missouri–Kansas City, also referred to as UMKC, is a state university located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was established in 1933 with the name Lincoln and Lee, the University of Kansas City. In 1933, it was renamed as University of Kansas City. Finally, in 1963, the University earned its current moniker. It now stretches over approximately 150 acres among its associated buildings and main campus.

University of Missouri–Kansas City has the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Computing and Engineering
• School of Dentistry
• School of Education
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• School of Pharmacy

The UMKC campus is home to a number of Greek-letter fraternities and sororities.

The University's sports teams are called the Kangaroos. Kasey the Kangaroo, created by Walt Disney, is the official mascot. UMKC sponsors basketball, softball, soccer, track & field, cross-country, volleyball, golf, and tennis.

Distinguished alumni of the University include Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States; Zel Fischer, Judge, Missouri Supreme Court; and John D. Carmack, video game programmer famous for developing the game series Wolfenstein and Doom.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, music, medicine, drama and performing arts, and fine arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UMKC participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 85% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,481 in 2009-2010 (11,976 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students and graduate students are 34%.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UMKC provides on-campus housing for 887 of its 11,976 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Mid-Continent Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 84 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 86 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

UMKC offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (9 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (396 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (81 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (16 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (49 awarded)

• Dance
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (377 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (149 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (111 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (44 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (185 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (496 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (18 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics

MEDIA (107 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (35 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (281 awarded)

• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
• Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (102 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (169 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (157 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (53 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (105 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology