Kansas City, Missouri · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Avila University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Kansas City, Missouri. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,768 students in fall 2024, including 1,331 undergraduates and 1,437 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Avila University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other, Registered Nursing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 500 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.
Key figures
2,768
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
500
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 53
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
255
Master's degrees
241
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,768
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,331
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,437
Full-time, fall 2024
54%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,798
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,590
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,208
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
45%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
27
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
62%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Interim President
Andy Jett
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training