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School data & stats
Outcomes
Cost
Community
Overview
The University of Missouri-Kansas City is an urban public research university with buildings spread across several Kansas City neighborhoods rather than one enclosed quad, giving students direct access to the city's hospitals, arts venues, and business district.
Academics
Health sciences are the strongest pull, anchored by a distinctive six-year B.A./M.D. program that lets students enter medical school directly from high school without a separate undergraduate pre-med admissions cycle. Pharmacy and dentistry are also well established, and the Conservatory of Music and Dance carries a strong regional reputation in performance training.
Campus & student life
The urban, multi-site layout means students move between locations for classes, internships, and performances, with Kansas City's arts and music scene functioning almost as an extension of campus. Athletics play a smaller role here than at many public research universities.
Getting in
The B.A./M.D. program has its own competitive, separate admissions track evaluated directly out of high school, while general undergraduate admissions is more standard; the conservatory requires an audition.
After graduation
The direct-entry medical program is the university's signature outcome story, producing physicians who often stay in the Kansas City region, while pharmacy and dentistry graduates likewise feed regional healthcare systems. Conservatory graduates go on to orchestras, opera companies, and other performing arts careers.
Worth knowing
The B.A./M.D. program is what most distinguishes UMKC nationally — a rare path for a student already certain about medicine to skip the traditional undergraduate pre-med admissions gauntlet entirely.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
umkc.edu ↗High school coursework
Required4 years of English (2 emphasizing composition/writing; 1 may be speech or debate) · 4 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher) · 3 years of science (lab course required; at least 2 areas; not general science) · 3 years of social studies · 1 year of fine arts · 2 years of a single foreign language or American Sign Language
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