You may qualify for a tuition discount based on where you live, if you or a family member served in the military or if you are at least 65 years of age.
Residents of these counties in Kansas are eligible for the same rate as Missouri residents through the Graduate Metro Rate: Atchison, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Osage, Shawnee and Wyandotte.
Professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine and pharmacy do not qualify for the Graduate Metro Rate.
Through the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP), UMKC agrees to charge students no more than 150% of the in-state resident tuition rate for select graduate programs.
Professional programs in dentistry, law, pharmacy and certain programs in medicine do not qualify for the MSEP rate.
Your program's tuition rate does not include program fees, including the Student Life fee, graduate and professional program fees or optional charges, such as housing, bookstore and parking. View fees
Learn more about cost of attendance at Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Whether by credit hour of as a flat rate, rates are assessed per semester.
Per credit hour:
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Flat rate 16 hours:
There is an additional instruction fee for students based on cohort.
Advanced Education in General Dentistry (general dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and orthodontics)
Per hour up to 14 hours:
These programs are assessed an additional instruction fee.
J.D. program
Per credit hour:
LL.M. program
Per credit hour:
Years 1-2
Flat rate 16 hours:
Years 3-6
Flat rate 18 hours:
Anesthesiology
Flat rate 18 hours:
Physician assistant
Flat rate 18 hours:
Per credit hour:
The clinical, simulation, and online course fees can be found on the Fees page.
Some nursing courses assess fees for equipment and materials.
Flat rate 15 hours:
*Newly enrolled nonresidents who are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident receive a renewable nonresident award (PDF), which provides a 90% reduction in the differential between resident and nonresident tuition, for the Fall and Spring semesters.
In the event of a discrepancy between a listed program rate and the rate approved by the UM Board of Curators, the rate approved by the board applies.
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