Like the future is yours Like a boss Like you're going places Like you mean it
Blaze New Trails
We offer more than 125 academic areas to ignite your interests. So, go ahead, set the world on fire. We'll light the spark.
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You Make the Rules
Whether you’re the first in your family to go to college, haven’t been in school for a while or are working on an advanced degree, UMKC lets you do you. With more than 15,000 students, it’s easy to meet new friends, try new things and explore new places on campus and around Kansas City. We’ve got a lot going on, and when you come here, you get to decide what your experience looks like.
Student organizations, professional
groups and clubs on campus
The Future Is in Your Hands
How can you change the world when you're tied down with student debt? You're here to learn to break new ground; not break the bank.
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Financial aid and scholarships
More than 95 percent of our first-year students and 87 percent of our transfer students receive financial aid every year they attend UMKC. Plus, all eligible residents of the United States can qualify for in-state tuition and fees under our Roo Nation scholarship.
Pell Grant-eligible students at UMKC
Qualifying Pell Grant-eligible students go to UMKC for free. That’s because our Roo Advantage Scholarship covers the gap between scholarship and grants and any remaining tuition and fees.
First in their family to go to college
First Gen Roo gives first-gen students the support they need to make the most out of their time at UMKC. The Center for First-Generation Student Success recognizes UMKC as a First Gen Forward school.
Potential employers
Our extensive alumni network and central location gives you opportunities to make connections, intern and even work with some of the region’s top organizations. Plus, our Professional Career Escalators can give you a leg up in your career.
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UMKC Gets Grand Slam with Royals Partnership
New three-year partnership with Royals is a home run for UMKC students, alumni and community.
Built around student-success programs, the partnership offers additional opportunities for alumni and campus and community engagement. With this news, Kansas City’s top university is now a proud higher education partner of all four major professional sports teams in Kansas City — the Royals, Kansas City Current, Sporting KC and the Kansas City Chiefs.
One of the advantages of being in a city like Kansas City is that I get to see all different types of people that come from all different walks of life. I wouldn’t want to teach anywhere else.
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Kayla Tottress, elementary education
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UMKC Day at Disney 100
Now at the Bank of America Gallery in Union Station, the Disney 100 exhibit features more than 250 artifacts from the historic vault of the Walt Disney Archives.
Join us for UMKC Day at Disney 100 on Saturday, October 19 for special UMKC presentations, including Walt Disney's Kansas City and a maker activity with staff from the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, that are free with exhibit admission purchase.
Featured Events
From center stage to center court, there's always something exciting happening on campus and around Kansas City.