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Calvary University

Calvary University is a private campus in Kansas City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Other Protestant affiliation in its federal filings.

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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

$9,571

family income
under $30k

$11,240

$30–48k

$14,497

$48–75k

$16,007

$75–110k

$16,444

over $110k

Average net price

$16,3342023–24Skip 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 Calvary University rose from $13,338 (2008) to $16,334 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,338
2009	$16,448
2010	$13,083
2011	$13,680
2012	$14,948
2013	$12,049
2014	$12,620
2015	$14,067
2016	$15,650
2017	$8,017
2018	$16,426
2019	$10,735
2020	$13,621
2021	$12,952
2022	$12,860
2023	$16,334

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,9382024–25Skip 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 Calvary University rose from $16,262 (2009) to $23,938 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,262
2010	$17,890
2011	$17,400
2012	$17,979
2013	$18,781
2014	$17,891
2015	$18,180
2016	$18,576
2017	$19,130
2018	$18,268
2019	$19,967
2020	$18,784
2021	$19,191
2022	$19,317
2023	$20,044
2024	$23,938

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	$5,152
2001	$5,270
2002	$6,352
2003	$6,280
2004	$6,872
2005	$6,936
2006	$8,100
2007	$8,010
2008	$8,872
2013	$10,816
2014	$10,600
2015	$11,320
2016	$11,700
2017	$11,152
2018	$11,164
2019	$11,164
2020	$11,164
2021	$11,576
2022	$12,500
2023	$13,692

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $14,094 before grants and other attendance costs. At Calvary University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 154 — Calvary University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

52.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Calvary 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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52.2%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 Calvary University has wandered from Fall 1992 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 67.9% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 52.2%.

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
1992 cohort	54.4%
1993 cohort	24.6%
1994 cohort	37.5%
1995 cohort	46%
1996 cohort	54%
1997 cohort	36%
1998 cohort	50%
1999 cohort	47.4%
2000 cohort	55.6%
2001 cohort	46.2%
2002 cohort	55.1%
2003 cohort	31.7%
2004 cohort	58.8%
2005 cohort	48.6%
2006 cohort	54.5%
2007 cohort	50%
2008 cohort	47.5%
2009 cohort	59.3%
2010 cohort	67.9%
2011 cohort	66.7%
2012 cohort	29%
2013 cohort	36.4%
2014 cohort	59.5%
2015 cohort	42.9%
2016 cohort	59.3%
2017 cohort	52.6%
2018 cohort	52.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

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.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,634	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,945	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$4,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$8,640	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$8,188	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,594	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,467	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,610	$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,625	$4,063
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$10,845	$4,063
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,688	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$10,675	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$9,975	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$12,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,000	$8,590
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,000	$5,970
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,450	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,946	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,392	$8,588
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,374	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,538	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$6,818
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,839	$7,250

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

$33,144

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$36,121

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$45,421

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.

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

Calvary University admitted 33 of 46 applicants in Fall 2024. The 71.7% rate describes that application pool.

71.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $13,692 tuition · 2023–24 154 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 980–11401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Calvary University received 46 applications and admitted 33 (71.7%), with 27 enrolling.

Calvary University reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. Calvary University's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	550	610
SAT Math	480	500	530
ACT Composite	17	20	24

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).

Acceptance rate

71.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read Calvary University's change from 100% to 77.8% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2019.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	100%
Fall 2002	98.7%
Fall 2003	86.4%
Fall 2004	90%
Fall 2005	98%
Fall 2006	98.1%
Fall 2007	100%
Fall 2008	78.6%
Fall 2009	80.4%
Fall 2010	60%
Fall 2011	82.7%
Fall 2012	72.5%
Fall 2013	87%
Fall 2014	100%
Fall 2015	94.2%
Fall 2016	97.7%
Fall 2017	74.4%
Fall 2018	67.1%
Fall 2019	77.8%
Fall 2021	59.3%
Fall 2022	63.2%
Fall 2023	70.9%
Fall 2024	71.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1140Fall 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	870	1200
Fall 2004	1010	1350
Fall 2005	700	1240
Fall 2006	1190	1300
Fall 2007	940	1220
Fall 2010	1050	1230
Fall 2013	910	1193
Fall 2014	983	1118
Fall 2015	918	1096
Fall 2016	715	895
Fall 2017	655	800
Fall 2018	890	1150
Fall 2019	1030	1220
Fall 2021	870	1370
Fall 2022	870	1170
Fall 2023	910	1200
Fall 2024	980	1140

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–24Fall 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 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	19	26
Fall 2005	18	28
Fall 2006	18	26
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	18	25
Fall 2011	18	22
Fall 2012	18	26
Fall 2013	18	26
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	19	23
Fall 2021	18	22
Fall 2022	15	24
Fall 2023	16	23
Fall 2024	17	24

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, 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

154Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Calvary University fell from 252 (Fall 2002) to 154 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	252
Fall 2003	256
Fall 2004	258
Fall 2005	280
Fall 2006	251
Fall 2007	253
Fall 2008	232
Fall 2009	214
Fall 2010	250
Fall 2011	265
Fall 2012	246
Fall 2013	248
Fall 2014	225
Fall 2015	226
Fall 2016	194
Fall 2017	222
Fall 2018	259
Fall 2019	289
Fall 2020	241
Fall 2021	232
Fall 2022	202
Fall 2023	170
Fall 2024	154

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

55%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 Calvary University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 81% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 55%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	59%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	61%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	57%
Fall 2008 cohort	50%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	71%
Fall 2011 cohort	63%
Fall 2012 cohort	66%
Fall 2013 cohort	54%
Fall 2014 cohort	69%
Fall 2015 cohort	52%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	63%
Fall 2019 cohort	68%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	62%
Fall 2023 cohort	55%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Calvary University

31.3% of Calvary University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Calvary University as a primarily residential campus of 154 undergraduates — and 54.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Calvary University's SAT section-percentile sums are 980–1140 — their midpoint is below the MO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Calvary 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 Calvary 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

Calvary University71.7%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Calvary University$14,094

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Calvary University$45,421

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Calvary University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Calvary University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	71.7%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$14,094	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$45,421	$47,885	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Calvary University report?

Calvary University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 980–1140 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Calvary University's acceptance rate?

71.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 33 admitted from 46 applicants.

How much does Calvary University cost?

At Calvary University, tuition is $14,094. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Calvary University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $45,421. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

University of Central Missouri — 63.8% admitted
Cottey College — 69.2% admitted
Evangel University — 71.6% admitted
Hannibal-LaGrange University — 72.6% 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. Read the date and population definitions.