unitid 176947 · Fayette, MO · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (distant)
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- enrollment 2023
- 1,138
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
57%
25th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,040
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$43,635
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$22,766
after aid, aided students
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,991
after entry, Title IV students
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$17,619
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $20,260 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k20%
- 110k+16%
- Median family income
- $38,484
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $28,260
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 30 | $79,090 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 23 | $54,864 | $22,732 |
| Psychology, General. | 22 | $41,040 | $25,230 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 19 | $35,263 | $20,431 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 15 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 15 | $51,676 | $23,250 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 15 | — | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 14 | $40,180 | $26,000 |
| Computer Science. | 10 | — | $25,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 10 | — | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | 9 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 9 | $47,655 | $25,418 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.