College · Private nonprofit · Parkville, MO · Suburb
Park University
Parkville, MO
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size4,555
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
4,555 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $29k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$118k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$84k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $17.5k
- Room & board
- $9.2k
- Books & supplies
- $1,232
How students pay for it.
Pell grants41%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans31%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention58%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr38%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 4,555
- Location
- Parkville, MO
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White39%
- Hispanic24%
- Black19%
- Two or more races8%
- International4%
- Asian3%
- Unknown2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students48%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time45%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$30k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 54
What you can study.