Donnelly College

Donnelly College is a private nonprofit college in Kansas City, Kansas. It graduates 46% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $35,715 ten years after starting college, more than 0% of the Kansas colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$11,476 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $21,659. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
46%

Higher than 48% of Kansas colleges we cover and 34% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$35,715

Higher than 0% of Kansas colleges we cover and 5% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Donnelly College acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return58%
Pell Grant recipients67%
First-generation students61%
Women / men79% / 21%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Donnelly College tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees$10,440
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$600
Total cost of attendance$21,659

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$8,747
Loan default rate8.4%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

Donnelly College majors, earnings & careers

Donnelly College offers 3 bachelor's majors across 3 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Business & Finance · 1
  • Education · 1
  • Technology & Computing · 1

Highest-earning majors at Donnelly College

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 3 majors
  • Business Administration—
  • Computer and Information Sciences—
  • Education (Elementary / Secondary)—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Computer and Information Sciences → Software developer

$124,990
Kansas City
$113,420
Kansas
$135,980
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.2% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Education (Elementary / Secondary) → Elementary school teacher

$61,060
Kansas City
$56,450
Kansas
$63,970
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 0.4% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Kansas City

Cost of living
7% below the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Kansas City, MO-KS area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,366/mo

2 bedrooms $1,546. Housing costs 13% below the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
40° / 90°

January and July average highs. 38 inches of rain a year, 11 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate

Highest: tornado (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (very high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Wyandotte County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)349
First-year students from Kansas78%
Next most common home statesMissouri
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-247% bachelor's · 48% associate · 45% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyBlack 45% · Hispanic 35% · White 12% · Asian 4%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Wyandotte County at a glance

Population167,654
Median household income$63,631
Adults with a bachelor's degree21%
Median age34

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Donnelly College with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Kansas by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Donnelly College—$11,47646%$35,715This school
Ottawa University-Kansas City———$55,552
Hesston College—$26,29961%$47,495
Friends University55%$27,71543%$52,113
Bethany College56%$27,68636%$49,694

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Common questions about Donnelly College

How much does Donnelly College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $21,659 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $11,476 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $10,542 and families earning $110k+ pay —.

How much do Donnelly College graduates earn?

Former Donnelly College students earn a median $35,715 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Donnelly College graduation rate?

46% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 58% return for their second year.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Donnelly College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/donnelly-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).