Nearby colleges
Colleges near Kansas City, MO
26 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Kansas City, Missouri — 14 in Kansas City itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Kansas City by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Johnson County Community College ($2,424)
- Median in-state tuition (26 reporting)
- $16,173
- Median net price after aid (20 reporting)
- $17,153
- Highest graduation rate
- Rockhurst University (75%)
- Most selective
- William Jewell College (38% acceptance)
- Largest by enrollment
- University of Missouri-Kansas City (11,746 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Kansas City
Nearest first. Showing 26 of 26. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Kansas City campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | <1 mi | Kansas City, MO | $12,587 | $13,310 | 72% | 55% | University |
| Kansas City Art Institute | <1 mi | Kansas City, MO | $44,550 | $27,650 | 55% | 58% | University |
| Rockhurst University | <1 mi | Kansas City, MO | $44,966 | $25,884 | 70% | 75% | University |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | 2 mi | Kansas City, MO | $3,630 | $8,398 | 100% | 34% | Community college |
| Nazarene Theological Seminary | 2 mi | Kansas City, MO | $17,677 | Not reported | 68% | Not reported | University |
| Research College of Nursing | 3 mi | Kansas City, MO | $17,677 | Not reported | 73% | Not reported | University |
| City Vision University | 4 mi | Kansas City, MO | $6,600 | $6,353 | 100% | Not reported | University |
| Kansas City University | 5 mi | Kansas City, MO | $17,677 | Not reported | 79% | Not reported | University |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City | 5 mi | Kansas City, MO | $17,677 | $14,277 | 100% | 67% | Community college |
| Kansas Christian College | 5 mi | Overland Park, KS | $11,720 | $15,313 | 100% | 10% | University |
| Donnelly College | 6 mi | Kansas City, KS | $10,440 | $11,476 | 100% | 46% | University |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 7 mi | Kansas City, MO | $17,677 | $29,500 | 96% | 53% | University |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City | 8 mi | Overland Park, KS | $14,846 | Not reported | 86% | Not reported | University |
| Ottawa University-Online | 8 mi | Overland Park, KS | $14,846 | Not reported | 87% | 43% | University |
| Avila University | 9 mi | Kansas City, MO | $42,000 | $16,053 | 88% | 52% | University |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | 9 mi | Overland Park, KS | $14,400 | $35,764 | 69% | 33% | University |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 10 mi | Kansas City, MO | $10,120 | $23,006 | 96% | 48% | University |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | 10 mi | Kansas City, KS | $3,210 | $16,744 | 100% | 42% | Community college |
| Johnson County Community College | 11 mi | Overland Park, KS | $2,424 | $14,176 | 100% | 31% | Community college |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | 11 mi | Leawood, KS | $14,846 | Not reported | 80% | Not reported | University |
| Park University | 12 mi | Parkville, MO | $17,500 | $21,032 | 100% | 38% | University |
| Calvary University | 14 mi | Kansas City, MO | $14,094 | $16,334 | 72% | 52% | University |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 15 mi | Olathe, KS | $37,174 | $32,165 | 79% | 54% | University |
| William Jewell College | 17 mi | Liberty, MO | $20,610 | $17,562 | 38% | 68% | University |
| Pinnacle Career Institute | 19 mi | Kansas City, MO | $17,677 | $19,024 | 100% | 52% | Community college |
| University of Saint Mary | 24 mi | Leavenworth, KS | $35,380 | $22,519 | 87% | 48% | University |
What the Kansas City area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Kansas City CampusPin finds 26 colleges. 14 of them are in Kansas City itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Kansas City campus cluster.
- Johnson County Community College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 26 nearby colleges listed, at $2,424. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 5 of the 26 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Kansas City is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Kansas City anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Kansas City, MO?
- CampusPin finds 26 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Kansas City, Missouri. That includes 14 located in Kansas City itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Kansas City?
- Of the colleges on this page, University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City is the nearest to the Kansas City campus cluster at about under a mile. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Kansas City?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Kansas City, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Kansas City come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
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Suggested citation
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