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The real 4-year cost of University of Missouri-Kansas City in Missouri

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City went from $8,273 to $12,734, an average of 3.3% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$8,273
2009$8,273
2010$8,602
2011$9,029
2012$9,299
2013$9,456
2014$9,476
2015$9,553
2016$9,563
2017$9,763
2018$9,967
2019$10,543
2020$10,785
2021$11,271
2022$11,989
2023$12,734$12,734
2024$13,159$12,883–$13,435
2025$13,598$13,035–$14,174
2026$14,052$13,188–$14,954
2027$14,521$13,343–$15,776

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$14,052
Year 2$14,521
Year 3$15,006
Year 4$15,507
4-year total$59,086

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$19,086
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$33,125
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$12,118/ yr
rising 2.4% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on
$53,879

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).

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