Students

• Total enrollment: 16,000+
• 40% of students identify as international, mixed race or a member of a minority group
• 1,400+ international students from 85+ countries

Academics

• 125+ academic areas
• Average class size: 26
• Faculty-student ratio: 1:14 

Student Life

• 300+ student organizations
• Students study abroad in 60+ countries
• UMKC is Kansas City's only NCAA Division I university

Kansas City

• #2 of "10 U.S. cities with high-paying jobs and low cost of living"
• One of "20 cool cities you should check out before everyone else does"
• One of the "30 most exciting food cities in America" 

Awards and Rankings

• Only Kansas City school on The Princeton Review's list of 159 "Best Midwestern Colleges"
• Only Kansas City school on The Princeton Review's list of 399 "Green Colleges"
• Ranked in the top 20% of schools on Niche's list of "Top Public Universities in America" 

Alumni

• 135,000+ total alumni
• UMKC alumni live in 50 states and the District of Columbia, plus 60 countries around the world
• More than 40% of UMKC alumni live and work in Kansas City

Economic and Community Impact

• Supported and sustained 7,291 Missouri jobs
• $597.2 million direct and indirect spending in Missouri
• $2.4 million in charitable donations and volunteer services

Read the UMKC impact report (PDF)