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Choose Red for a degree that's worth it.

The University of Central Missouri is committed to keeping your college experience affordable. Commitment to affordability starts with tuition costs, and that's why for the past five years, tuition has increased less than 2% each year.

  • $10,153 - Total net price per year.
  • $4,216 - The average annual financial aid award per student that doesn't have to be repaid (grants, scholarships and work-study).
  • 1.7% - The amount tuition increased from 2012 to 2013.

On-Campus Tuition/Credit Hour

Missouri Resident
Undergraduate: $213.15
Graduate: $276.25
Non-Resident
Undergraduate: $426.30
Graduate: $552.50

UCM Financial Aid

At UCM, we recognize the importance of keeping your education affordable. Last year, more than $110 million in financial aid was awarded to UCM students. The average amount of financial aid per student that doesn't have to be repaid is $4,216. Explore your eligibility for UCM scholarships and grants:

Scholarships
To estimate how much scholarship funding you may qualify to receive, visit our scholarship eligibility calculator.

UCM Foundation Scholarships

Missouri Boys and Girls State Scholarships

Kansas Grant
The Kansas Grant allows regularly admitted students whose permanent residence is in one of 15 Kansas counties to pay the equivalent of Missouri tuition and fees for all classes on the main campus in Warrensburg. Students from the following counties are eligible: Atchison, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Doniphan, Douglas, Geary, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee or Wyandotte. Read more about the Kansas Grant program.

Federal and Missouri Grants
The state of Missouri and the U.S. Department of Education offer funding from several available grant programs to help students pay their educational and living expenses. These grants do not need to be repaid. Visit our grants page.

FAFSA Code: 002454

Questions About Costs or Aid

Student Financial Services
1100 Ward Edwards Building
Warrensburg, MO 64093-5178
660-543-8266

Cost Calculator

Who should use this calculator?

This calculator should be used if you'll be a first-time freshman enrolling directly out of high school. Others can use this calculator.

By taking into account various factors that apply to first-time freshmen students, the net cost you'll incur to attend the University of Central Missouri can be estimated.

Your age
Are you married?
Do you have children of your own?
Your parents' annual income
(include numbers only)
Total number of persons in your family (including you and your siblings)
Number of family members attending college (do not include parents)
Your estimated total annual income
(include numbers only)
Residency (choose one) Missouri Resident
Non-Missouri Resident
Legal resident of one of the Kansas Grant counties.
Non-Resident child, stepchild, grandchild, or step grandchild of a UCM or CMSU Alumnus

Where do you plan to live? in a UCM residence hall
with your parent(s)
Cumulative High School GPA (following 6th or 7th semester; convert to 4.00 scale with 2 decimal places)
ACT Composite Score (earned on or before February of senior year in high school)
Scholarship amounts you expect to receive from outside sources

Full details on costs

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