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Avila University

Avila University reports 1,312 undergraduates in Kansas City, MO. Its federal reporting group is labeled Avila University. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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Avila University · Kansas City, Missouri · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 176628.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Avila University).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,998

family income
under $30k

$13,672

$30–48k

$15,084

$48–75k

$19,985

$75–110k

$20,868

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$16,0532023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Avila University rose from $13,966 (2008) to $16,053 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,966
2009	$15,692
2010	$18,113
2011	$18,503
2012	$18,816
2013	$19,610
2014	$19,608
2015	$20,765
2016	$20,887
2017	$19,174
2018	$17,048
2019	$19,057
2020	$18,627
2021	$15,220
2022	$16,939
2023	$16,053

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$50,0962024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Avila University rose from $27,511 (2009) to $50,096 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$27,511
2010	$31,229
2011	$32,856
2012	$34,068
2013	$34,898
2014	$36,178
2015	$36,248
2016	$37,233
2017	$37,233
2018	$38,040
2019	$29,505
2020	$30,366
2021	$31,636
2022	$31,540
2023	$32,863
2024	$50,096

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,720
2001	$13,420
2002	$14,160
2003	$15,000
2004	$15,500
2005	$16,700
2006	$17,300
2007	$18,850
2008	$20,150
2013	$24,950
2014	$25,700
2015	$26,450
2016	$27,312
2017	$28,020
2018	$19,900
2019	$20,500
2020	$21,115
2021	$21,740
2022	$22,390
2023	$38,672

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Avila University reports published tuition of $42,000 in this record. Avila University's $42,000 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Avila University reports 1,312 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

52.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Avila University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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52.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Avila University rose from 44.3% (entered 1991) to 52.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44.3%
1992 cohort	31.9%
1993 cohort	44%
1994 cohort	41.4%
1995 cohort	46.5%
1996 cohort	36.3%
1997 cohort	36.5%
1998 cohort	40.7%
1999 cohort	41.6%
2000 cohort	37.6%
2001 cohort	34.8%
2002 cohort	42.6%
2003 cohort	44.1%
2004 cohort	50.4%
2005 cohort	41.6%
2006 cohort	42.8%
2007 cohort	49.1%
2008 cohort	48.6%
2009 cohort	55.1%
2010 cohort	45.2%
2011 cohort	41.6%
2012 cohort	50%
2013 cohort	54.9%
2014 cohort	51.5%
2015 cohort	39.1%
2016 cohort	51%
2017 cohort	42.6%
2018 cohort	52.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Avila University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,984	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$18,532	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,700	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,875	$6,162
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,906	$6,729
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,625	$9,973
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$18,000	$9,267
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,000	$5,843
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,500	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,118	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,652	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,000	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,276	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,376	$10,423
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$12,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,975

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,961

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,773

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Avila University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Avila University admitted 3,490 of 3,975 applicants in Fall 2024. The 87.8% rate describes that application pool.

87.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $38,672 tuition · 2023–24 1,312 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 800–9601600

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Admissions

Avila University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Avila University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 430–500 and Math was 370–460 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 800–960 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	430	450	500
SAT Math	370	420	460
ACT Composite	16	18	21

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Avila University received 3,975 applications and admitted 3,490 (87.8%), with 253 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

87.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	60.3%
Fall 2002	49.2%
Fall 2003	55.5%
Fall 2004	49.9%
Fall 2005	56.2%
Fall 2006	54.3%
Fall 2007	51.7%
Fall 2008	50.1%
Fall 2009	43%
Fall 2010	50.5%
Fall 2011	52.9%
Fall 2012	59.6%
Fall 2013	61.1%
Fall 2014	52%
Fall 2015	50.9%
Fall 2016	56.3%
Fall 2017	38.9%
Fall 2018	38.3%
Fall 2019	41.1%
Fall 2020	54.5%
Fall 2021	68%
Fall 2022	67.6%
Fall 2023	59.5%
Fall 2024	87.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

800–960Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	980	1140
Fall 2004	870	1100
Fall 2005	895	1220
Fall 2006	740	1210
Fall 2007	945	1045
Fall 2008	985	1063
Fall 2009	998	1103
Fall 2010	998	1103
Fall 2011	840	1120
Fall 2012	850	1190
Fall 2013	850	1140
Fall 2014	810	1030
Fall 2015	860	1040
Fall 2016	880	1020
Fall 2017	940	1040
Fall 2018	990	1110
Fall 2019	1005	1160
Fall 2021	933	1160
Fall 2023	800	1000
Fall 2024	800	960

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–21Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	22
Fall 2002	16	22
Fall 2003	19	22
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	20	24
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	18	24
Fall 2016	19	23
Fall 2017	19	23
Fall 2018	19	23
Fall 2019	19	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	18	23
Fall 2023	15	21
Fall 2024	16	21

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,312Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Avila University rose from 1,093 (Fall 2002) to 1,312 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,093
Fall 2003	1,096
Fall 2004	1,060
Fall 2005	1,118
Fall 2006	1,088
Fall 2007	1,064
Fall 2008	1,162
Fall 2009	1,120
Fall 2010	1,162
Fall 2011	1,174
Fall 2012	1,268
Fall 2013	1,336
Fall 2014	1,321
Fall 2015	1,369
Fall 2016	1,292
Fall 2017	1,229
Fall 2018	1,191
Fall 2019	1,135
Fall 2020	1,023
Fall 2021	999
Fall 2022	937
Fall 2023	1,192
Fall 2024	1,312

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Avila University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 79% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 71%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	63%
Fall 2004 cohort	63%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	71%
Fall 2009 cohort	75%
Fall 2010 cohort	65%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	65%
Fall 2016 cohort	69%
Fall 2017 cohort	68%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	69%
Fall 2020 cohort	66%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Avila University

Faculty pay at Avila University averages $81,348 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Avila University as a primarily residential campus of 1,312 undergraduates — and 70.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Avila University's SAT section-percentile sums are 800–960 — their midpoint is below the MO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Avila University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Avila University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Avila University87.8%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Avila University$42,000

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Avila University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Avila University).

Avila University reporting group (shared)$52,773

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

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Avila University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Avila University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	87.8%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$42,000	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,773Shared group value	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Avila University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Avila University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business/Commerce, General	$83,385
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$74,562
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$68,865
Psychology, General	$50,905
Communication and Media Studies	$48,148

These 5 fields listed for Avila University measure earnings after completion. The $52,773 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Avila University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Avila University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Avila University report?

Avila University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 800–960 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Avila University's acceptance rate?

87.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,490 admitted from 3,975 applicants.

How much does Avila University cost?

At Avila University, tuition is $42,000. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Avila University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,773. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Culver-Stockton College — 99.1% admitted
Maryville University of Saint Louis — 95.1% admitted
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary — 96.4% admitted
Missouri Southern State University — 97% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.