Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $29,460 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $29,460 |
| Average cost of attendance | $46,657 |
| Books and supplies | $1,000 |
| Room and board, on campus | $9,790 |
| Average net price, all aided students | $21,697 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $20,639 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | $27,662 |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- 57%
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- 960 to 1045
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- 17 to 23
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,040
- Graduate enrollment
- Data unavailable
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 44%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 12 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
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Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 49% |
| Completion within normal time | 40% |
| First-year retention (full-time) | 62% |
| Median federal debt, graduates | $18,500 |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | $210 |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $17,686 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 73% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
60 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Associate's degree (9)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business/Commerce, General CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Chemistry CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Bachelor's degree (43)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online | 7 | $47,738 | $25,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Bible/Biblical Studies CIP 39.02 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biology, General CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online | 22 | $37,882 | $24,921 |
| Business/Commerce, General CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online | 26 | $50,056 | $21,950 |
| Chemistry CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online | 7 | $39,963 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | $23,875 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications CIP 11.09 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online | 17 | $41,440 | $25,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Education, Other CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online | 5 | $27,331 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | $40,793 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| History CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online | 2 | $36,752 | $18,833 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online | 9 | $35,874 | $25,142 |
| Music CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General CIP 38.00 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physics CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Political Science and Government CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online | 22 | $40,080 | $21,000 |
| Public Administration CIP 44.04 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online | 35 | $79,387 | $25,740 |
| Religious Music and Worship CIP 39.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sociology CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online | 1 | $35,537 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online | 12 | $33,387 | $22,667 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online | 13 | $37,456 | $27,000 |
Master's degree (8)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology CIP 42.28 | $47,050 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management CIP 11.10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 | $41,660 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities CIP 51.32 | $74,061 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 | $92,764 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |