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University or college · Private nonprofit

McPherson College

McPherson, KS

McPherson College is a private nonprofit college in McPherson, KS, with about 788 students on campus.

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Students on campus
788
788 undergrad
Admission rate
77%
lower than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$26,441
higher than at 75% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
34%
lower than at 85% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,084
higher than at 74% of U.S. colleges
In brief

McPherson College, in brief

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $22,587 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

Men outnumber women about two to one

67% of undergraduates are men and 33% are women. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $50,611 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $37,310Room & board $11,498Books & supplies $1,420

After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,441.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$28,655

About $114,620 over 4 years · 43% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into McPherson College?

77%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
470–620
SAT math
490–580
ACT
18–23

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1058.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
34%
within 6 years · Pell students 26%
Come back for year two
65%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,084
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,242
about $268 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$268 a month against about $3,454 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

66%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 82% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$51k
Higher incomeover $75k
$56k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 24%Engineering tech 23%Health professions 12%Parks, recreation & fitness 9%Communication 7%Education 6%Everything else 20%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations40 graduates a year
$38k1 yr out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians32 graduates a year · typical debt $26,975
$53k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness17 graduates a year
$48k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies12 graduates a year
—not reported
Design and Applied Arts12 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General11 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General9 graduates a year
—not reported
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology8 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

872 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 52%Hispanic 14%Black 14%Asian 2%International 6%

Women and men

Women 33%Men 67%
16 : 1
students per teacher
38%
get Pell grants (lower income)
64%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in McPherson

11% of McPherson’s 13,918 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ McPherson pages.

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$925/momedian rent · 13% below the state$215Ktypical home valueC+Safety Grade20° / 92°January low / July high · 14" of snowB+Health GradeAll colleges in and near McPhersonCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
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Straight-line distances from McPherson College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.