Calvary University
Kansas City, Missouri · Website
$45,421
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,421
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Calvary University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kansas City, Missouri with 154 undergraduates and 70 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,334 a year (tuition and fees $14,094). It admits 72% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,421 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,839 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,334
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,094
US median $11,837
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,839
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,421
Rank 1,943 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
- $16,334
- Tuition and fees
- $14,094
- Cost of attendance
- $23,938
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,764
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,734
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,115
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,666
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,749
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 $11,320 in 2015-16 to $14,094 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
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,050
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 154
- Graduate students
- 70
- Part-time students
- 31%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 55%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $483K
- 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 1,943 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,334 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,094 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 55% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,839 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,144 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,421 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,028 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | $23,330 | Withheld | $42,915 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,024 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| MusicOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
| Religious Music and WorshipOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,264 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| MusicOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Missouri on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Calvary University cost?
$16,334 a year is the average net price at Calvary University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,094, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,938. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,764 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Calvary University?
72% of applicants are admitted to Calvary University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,050 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Calvary University graduates earn?
$45,421 a year is the median pay of former Calvary University students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,144 after 6 years). That ranks 1,943 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Bachelor's) at $23,330.
How much student debt do Calvary University graduates have?
$20,839 is the median federal student loan debt of Calvary University graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Calvary University?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Calvary University finish within 6 years. 55% 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 Calvary University?
Bible/Biblical Studies (13 master's graduates), Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (11 bachelor's graduates), Theological and Ministerial Studies (9 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 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.