TUITION, COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY
2025-26 Tuition and Fees
UNDERGRADUATE
Based on two 15-hour semesters. Resident cost per credit hour, excluding fees, is $411.
SIX-YEAR B.A./M.D. PROGRAM
Based on two 16-hour semesters and one 8-hour summer session. Rates subject to change.
PHARM.D. PROGRAM
Based on two 15-hour semesters.
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
RESIDENCE HALLS
Rates are per person, per academic year, and includes the most popular required annual meal plan of 448 meals with $250 flex cash.
APARTMENTS
Rates are per person, per academic year.
*Limited availability. To maximize your housing options, complete a housing contract by March 2.
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FRESHMEN
TRANSFER
Receive some combination of scholarships, grants, loans and work-study jobs
Tuition Discounts
UMKC offers many ways to reduce the cost of your education. Automatic and competitive tuition discounts, including scholarships and grants, can help make attaining your dreams realistic and affordable.
KANSAS RATE
All Kansas residents qualify for in-state undergraduate tuition and some qualify for reduced graduate tuition.*
HEARTLAND RATE
We offer tuition discounts for students from 15 Midwestern states outside of Missouri and Kansas. The Heartland Rate brings your tuition closer to in-state prices, even if you come to UMKC from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Students admitted to the six-year medicine and Pharm.D. programs are excluded.
*Some degree programs are not eligible. Learn more online.
Simplified Tuition
Students and families can now estimate the cost of tuition and fees more accurately and easily understand what's on their bill. Simplified tuition merges existing fees with tuition for an easy-to-understand, per-credit-hour tuition cost based on your academic program of choice. Learn more at go.umkc.edu/simplified-tuition
Grants, Loans, Work-Study and FAFSA
The majority of our students receive funding for school in the form of grants, loans, work-study and Federal Student Aid. UMKC spends $13 million annually on student employment with part-time jobs both on and off campus.