College · Private nonprofit · Fayette, MO · Rural
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Fayette, MO
Religious affiliation
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size2,092
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1120.
If you get in
2,092 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$58k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$31k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $7.4k
- Books & supplies
- $1,600
How students pay for it.
Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans21%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention53%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr0%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out50%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,092
- Location
- Fayette, MO
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- CMU - CGES
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White75%
- Black12%
- Unknown6%
- Two or more races3%
- Hispanic2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
- Asian1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time51%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27
What you can study.