Avila University
Kansas City, Missouri · Website
$52,773
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,773
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Avila University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kansas City, Missouri with 1,312 undergraduates and 1,437 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,053 a year (tuition and fees $42,000). It admits 88% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,773 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,053
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$42,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,773
Rank 1,263 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,053
- Tuition and fees
- $42,000
- Cost of attendance
- $50,096
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,694
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,939
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,682
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,852
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,775
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $26,450 in 2015-16 to $42,000 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 972
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 522
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 1,312
- Graduate students
- 1,437
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $11.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,263 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,053 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $42,000 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,975 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,773 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 46 | $37,772 | $56,895 | $65,443 | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $24,987 | $67,179 | $74,562 | $88,910 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,250 | $47,530 | $83,385 | $68,407 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 22 | $21,718 | $50,339 | $54,997 | $71,685 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,000 | $55,605 | $68,865 | $70,786 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 18 | $31,501 | $61,466 | $86,593 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,000 | $36,957 | $50,905 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $25,875 | $33,905 | $48,148 | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,911 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,069 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $75,399 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kansas City and Missouri on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Avila University cost?
$16,053 a year is the average net price at Avila University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $42,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,096. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,694 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Avila University?
88% of applicants are admitted to Avila University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 972 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Avila University graduates earn?
$52,773 a year is the median pay of former Avila University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,975 after 6 years). That ranks 1,263 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $67,179.
How much student debt do Avila University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Avila University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Avila University?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Avila University finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Avila University?
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (46 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (37 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (24 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.