College · Private nonprofit · McPherson, KS · Town
McPherson College
McPherson, KS
Religious affiliation
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size872
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1058.
If you get in
872 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $51k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$202k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$106k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$97k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $37.3k
- Room & board
- $11.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,420
How students pay for it.
Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans64%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention65%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr34%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Town
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 872
- Location
- McPherson, KS
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White52%
- Hispanic14%
- Black14%
- Unknown8%
- International6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native3%
- Asian2%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$57k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36
What you can study.