Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UMKC is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.8% of undergraduate students being women and 41.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 10,698, with 6,289 women and 4,409 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UMKC is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.5% of undergraduate students being women and 43.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 5,305, with 2,997 women and 2,308 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.2% 4,409 students
- women 58.8% 6,289 students
Graduate Students
- men 43.5% 2,308 students
- women 56.5% 2,997 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 58.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 6,268 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 11.8% of the student body, with 1,254 students. Hispanic students represent 11.7% of the population, with 1,247 students, while Asian students account for 7.8%, with 830 students. Mixed race students account for 5.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 547 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 7 students.
International students make up 3.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 340 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 172 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UMKC.
Undergraduate Students
- White 58.8% 6,268 students
- African American 11.8% 1,254 students
- Hispanic 11.7% 1,247 students
- Asian 7.8% 830 students
- Mixed race 5.1% 547 students
- International students 3.2% 340 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 172 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
Graduate Students
- White 56.1% 2,971 students
- International students 18.5% 977 students
- Asian 9.1% 483 students
- African American 6.7% 355 students
- Hispanic 4.6% 245 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 151 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 105 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 57.7% 574 students
- Hispanic 15.3% 152 students
- African American 11.5% 114 students
- Asian 6.0% 60 students
- Mixed race 4.8% 48 students
- International students 3.6% 36 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 21% 2,277 students
- 20-21 20% 2,170 students
- 22-24 14% 1,505 students
- 25-29 6% 695 students
- 30-34 3% 305 students
- 35-39 1% 144 students
- 40-49 1% 109 students
- 50-64 0% 53 students
- 22-24 35% 1,848 students
- 25-29 28% 1,511 students
- 30-34 14% 721 students
- 35-39 8% 415 students
- 40-49 7% 362 students
- 20-21 5% 285 students
- 50-64 3% 142 students
- 18-19 0% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Missouri-Kansas City in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 808 | 71.50% | |
| Kansas | 217 | 19.20% | |
| Illinois | 32 | 2.83% | |
| Nebraska | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 7 | less than 1% | |
| California | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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