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Calvary University

Kansas City, Missouri Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Calvary University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Kansas City, Missouri. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 244, made up of 174 undergraduates and 70 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.

Calvary University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Bible, Theology, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 49 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

244
Students enrolled
55%
First-year retention
49
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 13

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Education 5
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
55%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
29
Associate degrees
9
Master's degrees
4
Doctoral degrees (research)
5
Certificates under 1 year
1
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
244
Undergraduates, fall 2024
174
Graduate students, fall 2024
70
Full-time, fall 2024
61%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
271
Undergraduates, 2024-25
192
Graduate students, 2024-25
79
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
46%
Men
54%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
47%
Students taking some online courses
45%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Other Protestant
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
Alexander Granados
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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