Education

The Kansas City area has a strong education system complete with four- and two-year colleges, as well as an outstanding public school system. The quality of education is superior and the residents in the city are better educated than the national average.

 
Four-Year Colleges and Universities  
 

College or University

 Estimated Enrollment
University of Kansas 29,272
University of Missouri-Kansas City 14,221
Rockhurst University 2,765
DeVry Institute 2,370
Mid-America Nazarene University 1.925
Avila University 1,783
Park University 1,608
William Jewell College 1,274
University of St. Mary 881
Webster University of Technology 827
Kansas City Art Institute 602
 
 
Two-Year Colleges
  
 

College

 Estimated Enrollment
Johnson County Community College 18,128
Longview Community College 5,712
Kansas City Kansas Community College 5,642
Maple Woods Community College 4,745
Penn Valley Community College 4,479
Blue River Community College 2.323
Donnelly College 641
Wentworth 583
Business and Technology College 401


 

 

Kansas City Area Professional Schools  
 

College

 Estimated Enrollment
Kansas City University of Medicine
909
Cleveland Chiropractiv College
488

 

 

 

Kansas City Area Public Schools  
 

District

 Pupil to
teacher ratio		 % Attend College
Belton 15:1 64%
Blue Springs 16:1 70%
Center 13:1 58%
Grandview 13:1 49%
Hickman Mills 14:1 46%
Independence 16:1 74%
Kansas City 12:1 27%
Kearney 16:1 69%
Lee's Summit 16:1 83%
Liberty 16:1 80%
North Kansas City 14:1 77%
Park Hill 15:1 76%
Platte County 14:1 77%
Raytown 16:1 83%
Smithville 16:1 70%