TUITION, COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY

2026-27 Tuition and Fees

UNDERGRADUATE

Missouri resident
and Kansas Rates
$14,601

Heartland Rate (AR, IL, IN, IA, KY, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI)

$20,620
Nonresident
$35,240

Based on two 15-hour semesters. Resident cost per credit hour, excluding fees, is $428.

SIX-YEAR B.A./M.D. PROGRAM

Missouri resident, year 1-2
$40,288

Regional rate, year 1-2 (AR, IL, KS, NE, OK)

$58,536
Nonresident, year 1-2
$76,786

Based on two 16-hour semesters and one 8-hour summer session. Rates subject to change.

PHARM.D. PROGRAM

Missouri resident
$34,540

Nonresident

$73,094

Based on two 15-hour semesters.

BOOKS AND SUPPLIES

Annual estimate
$785

RESIDENCE HALLS

Multi-person suite

$13,567 and up

Single room*

$15,679 and up

Rates are per person, per academic year, and includes the most popular required annual meal plan of 448 meals with $250 flex cash.

APARTMENTS

Shared apartment
$11,857 and up

Single apartment*

$14,922

Rates are per person, per academic year.

*Limited availability. To maximize your housing options, complete a housing contract by March 1.

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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.

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.

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