College profile
Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is a private, United Methodist university in Fayette, Missouri, with about 1,000 undergraduates.
Federal figures from the College Scorecard, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS. Each section names its year. How we check →
Undergraduates1,040
Admission rate · fall 202457%
Middle 50% SAT · ACT960–1045 · ACT 17–23
Average net price, aided students$21,6972024–25 · average for students who received aid
Graduation rate49%
Every figure in one table17 figures, each with the year and source
| Measure | Figure | What it describes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | 1,040 | Degree-seeking undergraduates, fall 2024 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Women among undergraduates | 51% | Fall 2024 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Admission rate | 57% | Students entering in fall 2024 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Middle 50% SAT | 960–1045 | Students entering in fall 2024 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Middle 50% ACT | 17–23 | Students entering in fall 2024 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| SAT/ACT policy | Test optional | Students entering in fall 2024 | IPEDS Admissions survey |
| In-state tuition and fees | $29,460 | 2025–26 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $29,460 | 2025–26 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Average net price, aided students | $21,697 | First-time, full-time students who received aid, 2024–25; grants subtracted, loans not | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| First-year students from in-state | 59% | First-time students, fall 2022 | IPEDS Fall Enrollment (residence) |
| Graduation rate | 49% | Students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019–20 year) | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| First-year retention | 62% | Students who started in fall 2023 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Median federal debt | $18,500 | Graduates in federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025 | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Median earnings, 10 years after entry | $53,620 | Students who started in 2011–12 or 2012–13, earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars | College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release |
| Students per faculty member | 12 to 1 | Fall 2024 | IPEDS Fall Enrollment |
| Bachelor’s fields of study | 34 | Fields with a bachelor’s degree reported to IPEDS in the file’s two award years | College Scorecard field-of-study data |
| Athletics | NAIA Division I | 2024–25 | Equity in Athletics (EADA) |