Research College of Nursing is a for-profit campus in Kansas City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.
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.
Tuition & fees
Skip to data tablePublished tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.
| Year | Tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $14,110 |
| 2001 | $15,450 |
| 2002 | $15,980 |
| 2003 | $16,950 |
| 2004 | $17,950 |
| 2005 | $18,900 |
| 2006 | $21,050 |
| 2007 | $22,720 |
| 2008 | $24,660 |
Cost, size & completion summary
Cost, size & completion
Enrollment sits at 177 — Research College of Nursing is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
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.
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 Research College of Nursing fell from 53.3% (entered 1996) to 38.2% (entered 2004).
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.
| Year | Graduated within 6 yrs |
|---|---|
| 1991 cohort | 82.9% |
| 1992 cohort | 42.5% |
| 1993 cohort | 70% |
| 1994 cohort | 45.6% |
| 1996 cohort | 53.3% |
| 1997 cohort | 40% |
| 1998 cohort | 71.4% |
| 1999 cohort | 48% |
| 2000 cohort | 50% |
| 2001 cohort | 42.9% |
| 2002 cohort | 22.2% |
| 2003 cohort | 51.4% |
| 2004 cohort | 38.2% |
Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)
Historical student groupsMedian federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.
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.
| Year | Completed | Left without degree |
|---|---|---|
| Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02) | $11,000 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03) | $12,850 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04) | $14,122 | $5,250 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05) | $14,125 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12) | $13,000 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13) | $14,000 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14) | $15,000 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15) | $15,000 | $5,250 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16) | $13,876 | $5,500 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17) | $13,000 | $6,781 |
| Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18) | $15,000 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19) | $14,994 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20) | $13,270 | — |
| Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21) | $13,930 | — |
Earnings after entry
Historical student groupsMedian annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.
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.
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
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The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.
Research College of Nursing's admission rate fell from 80.3% to 64.1%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2011.
| Year | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|
| Fall 2001 | 80.3% |
| Fall 2002 | 77% |
| Fall 2003 | 76.6% |
| Fall 2004 | 63.8% |
| Fall 2005 | 64.1% |
| Fall 2006 | 56.9% |
| Fall 2007 | 67.6% |
| Fall 2008 | 70.9% |
| Fall 2009 | 67.6% |
| Fall 2010 | 55.5% |
| Fall 2011 | 64.1% |
The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.
| Year | 25th | 75th |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2001 | 20 | 24 |
| Fall 2002 | 20 | 24 |
| Fall 2003 | 21 | 26 |
| Fall 2004 | 22 | 26 |
| Fall 2005 | 20 | 26 |
| Fall 2006 | 21 | 24 |
| Fall 2007 | 22 | 26 |
| Fall 2008 | 21 | 26 |
| Fall 2009 | 22 | 28 |
| Fall 2010 | 22 | 26 |
| Fall 2011 | 21 | 25 |
What is the campus like?
Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.
Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.
Undergraduate enrollment at Research College of Nursing rose from 168 (Fall 2002) to 227 (Fall 2016).
| Year | Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Fall 2002 | 168 |
| Fall 2003 | 177 |
| Fall 2004 | 187 |
| Fall 2005 | 246 |
| Fall 2006 | 290 |
| Fall 2007 | 294 |
| Fall 2008 | 313 |
| Fall 2009 | 338 |
| Fall 2010 | 349 |
| Fall 2011 | 262 |
| Fall 2012 | 306 |
| Fall 2013 | 281 |
| Fall 2014 | 281 |
| Fall 2015 | 233 |
| Fall 2016 | 227 |
| Fall 2017 | — |
| Fall 2018 | 201 |
| Fall 2019 | 219 |
| Fall 2020 | 269 |
| Fall 2021 | 259 |
| Fall 2022 | 227 |
| Fall 2023 | 249 |
| Fall 2024 | 177 |
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 Research College of Nursing rose from 62% (Fall 2003) to 79% (Fall 2009).
| Year | Retention |
|---|---|
| Fall 2003 cohort | 62% |
| Fall 2004 cohort | 88% |
| Fall 2005 cohort | 88% |
| Fall 2006 cohort | 96% |
| Fall 2007 cohort | 97% |
| Fall 2008 cohort | 79% |
| Fall 2009 cohort | 79% |
More about Research College of Nursing
17.7% of Research College of Nursing's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment.
Research College of Nursing's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Research College of Nursing considered scores then; check today’s requirements.
Why some charts are marked “key chart”
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 Research College of Nursing 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.
Median earnings (10 yr)
Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot
Research College of Nursing's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.
View comparison data & dates
| Metric & basis | Research College of Nursing | Missouri median | National median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot | $85,910 | $47,885 | $53,781 |
Frequently asked questions
What earnings data does Research College of Nursing report?
Median earnings ten years after entry: $85,910. Source and date limits.
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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.