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University of Missouri

Thank you for your interest
in applying to UMKC

Whether you are finishing high school, transferring schools, pursuing a second degree or living an ocean away, we are excited that you've taken the first step in the admission process.

Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Undergraduate Tuition and Fee Rates

For Summer 2012 Fee Rates, click here

• When taking 6 hours or fewer during the Fall or Spring Semesters, the non-resident fee is waived except for international students with a J-1 or F-1 visa.
• Student program fees include: University Center fee, athletic fee, student activity fee, and physical facility fee (Assessed on the first 12 hours fall or spring).

Visit Campus

UMKC offers two campus visit options. Weekday Visits which include a walking tour of campus with a student ambassador, admissions and scholarship overview and an option to meet with the academic unit of your choice.

We also offer large group visits option called UMKC Preview Days . These are offered three times each semester, and feature admissions and scholarship presentations, walking tours of campus, and the opportunity to talk to representatives from a variety of departments and UMKC programs.

The UMKC Welcome Center is part of the Admissions Office , and is located on the Volker (Main) campus in Room 120 of the Administrative Center. The building address is 5115 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 .

We look forward to seeing you on campus!

Parking

UMKC has several metered parking lots all across campus that are available to visitors. If you have a campus visit scheduled through the Welcome Center, we will send you a parking pass prior to the visit event if you are attending on a weekday. This pass is good for one day and will allow you to park in any of the lots on campus (metered or otherwise). Parking passes are not required for weekend programs.

Visitors must be sure to display this pass prominently, so as to not be ticketed by parking operations.

If you have not received a confirmation packet/parking pass, please ask us for one when you arrive.

For students beginning their visit at the main campus, the Welcome Center recommends that you park in the Administrative Center parking lot at 5115 Oak Street, Kansas City MO 64112.

Recognition and Rankings

• Princeton Review named UMKC one of the Top 75 "Best Value" public universities in the U.S. Read more here...

• UMKC was ranked number one in the world for innovation management research by the Journal of Product Innovation Management

• Military Times EDGE magazine ranked UMKC as one of the 101 best colleges for veterans.

• UMKC was one of three colleges in the U.S to be presented the President's Award for Community Service in Higher Education

• The Sierra Club named UMKC one of the country's top 100 Green Campuses

• UMKC placed 5th on Newsweek 's Gay-Friendly College rankings

• The Henry W. Bloch School of Management's Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is one of only 11 universities ranked in the top 25 by Princeton Review for both undergraduate (ranking: 14) and graduate (ranking: 21) programs.

Acclaimed Faculty

Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded to two members of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty in 2011 – Assistant Professor Christie Hodgen of the English Department and Philosophy Department Chair Clancy Martin.

Conservatory of Music and Dance research professor Zhou Long was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for music for his opera, Madame White Snake.

Other notable past and present faculty include former Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Mark Funkhouser, Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Rhodes, jazz saxophonist Bobby Watson and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

Distinguished Alumni

Distinguished alumni include Florida Governor Rick Scott, Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist Mike Keefe, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Charles Evans Whittaker, actress Edie McClurg, Executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association and National Hockey League Players Association Donald Fehr, and FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley.

Award-winning Students

The accomplishments of UMKC students range from dozens of local and regional honors to Johnson & Johnson, Fulbright and National Science Foundation honorees, and a Rhodes Scholar finalist.

Research

UMKC is committed to research that changes the world, from the discoveries of the School of Biological Sciences to the educational innovations being developed at the Institute for Urban Education to the advances taking place at Hospital Hill.

Sustainability

UMKC's sustainability leadership has resulted in local and national recognition, including being named Mid-America Regional Council Sustainable Success Stories Honoree and Solid Waste Management District Outstanding Program Award, Bicycle Friendly University Honorable Mention, and Sierra Club Top 100 Cool School.

Community

UMKC garnered the top honor from the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2010-11—the direct result of programs such as Tulips on Troost, the Conservatory's Community Music and Dance Academy, and the School of Pharmacy's award-winning outreach programs.

Schools and Departments

College of Arts and Sciences

Dean Wayne Vaught

302 Scofield Hall
711 E 51st St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235 - 1136

Departments and Academic Programs

Departments

Architecture, Urban Planning and Design
Art and Art History
Chemistry
Communication Studies
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Economics
English Language and Literature
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Geosciences
History
Latina/Latino Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Social Work
Sociology
Theatre

Interdisciplinary Academic Programs

Black Studies
Classical and Ancient Studies
Environmental Studies
Family Studies
Religious Studies
Urban Studies
Women's and Gender Studies

Conservatory of Music and Dance

Dean Peter Witte

417 Performing Arts Center
4949 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235 - 2900

Divisions

Composition, Music Theory and Musicology
Dance
Instrumental Studies
Keyboard Studies
Music Education and Music Therapy
Vocal Studies

Henry W. Bloch School of Management

Dean Teng-Kee Tan

115 Bloch School
5110 Cherry St.
Kansas City, Mo 64110
(816) 235 - 2215 | email: bloch@umkc.edu

Departments

Accounting
Finance
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Management
Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Public Affairs

School of Biological Sciences

Dean Lawrence Dreyfus

5007 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235 - 5246 | email: SBS@umkc.edu

Divisions

Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics
Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

School of Computing and Engineering

Dean Kevin Truman

546 Flarsheim Hall
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235 - 2399 | email: SCE@umkc.edu

Departments

Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

School of Dentistry

Dean Marsha Pyle

650 E. 25th St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 235 - 2100 | email: dentistry@umkc.edu

Departments

Dental Public Health and Behavioral Science Division of Dental Hygiene
Endodontics
General Dentistry
Oral Biology
Oral Pathology, Medicine and Radiology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontics
Restorative Dentistry

School of Education

Dean Wanda Blanchett

615 E. 52nd St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235 - 2234 | email: education@umkc.edu

Divisions

Counseling and Educational Psychology
Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
Educational Leadership Policy and Foundations

School of Law

Dean Ellen Suni

500 E. 52nd St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 235 - 1644

School of Medicine

Dean Betty Drees

2411 Holmes Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 235 - 1808 | email: umkcmedweb@umkc.edu

Departments

Anesthesiology
Basic Med Sciences
Community and Family
Emergency Medicine
Informatic Medicine
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics/GYN
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic surgery
Pathology
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Radiology
Surgery

School of Nursing

Dean Lora Lacey Haun

Health Sciences Building
2464 Charlotte St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 235 - 1700 | email: nurses@umkc.edu

School of Pharmacy

Dean Russell B. Melchert

Health Sciences Building
2464 Charlotte St.
(816) 235 - 1609

Divisions

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Pharmacy Practice

School of Graduate Studies

Dean Denis M. Medeiros

343A Administrative Center
5115 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235 - 1161

Interdisciplinary Ph.D. participating disciplines

The School of Graduate Studies houses the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program (IPHD) which enables students to work across multiple disciplines and develop an academic focus that integrates solutions to problems that cross discipline boundaries.

Art History
Cell Biology and Biophysics
Chemistry
Computer Science
Curriculum and Instruction
Economics
Educational Leadership, Policy and Foundations
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering
English
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Geosciences
History
Mathematics
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Music Education
Oral Biology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Affairs and Administration
Religious Studies
Social Science Consortium
Sociology
Telecommunications and Computer Networking

University Libraries

Dean Sharon Bostick

email form: https://library.umkc.edu/form/libref