Expand your horizons by joining a diverse campus community in the heart of a growing city. Show you're ready to become a Roo and apply today!

Find Your Program

Ignite new interests, strengthen your talents and start your path to a rewarding career at Kansas City's only public urban research university.

How to Apply

  1. Learn more about our degree programs by using the Program Finder.
  2. Take an English proficiency exam and GRE/GMAT, if required.
  3. Prepare your application documents.
  4. Apply for admission (and submit your documents). 
    • If you are applying to a master's degree in any of our engineering, computer science, or data science programs, please follow this link to apply for admission instead.
  5. Pay a non-refundable $75 USD application fee.
  6. Check your application status. 
  7. Have your complete official academic records and any required official test scores sent to UMKC.

Let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help you with your application. Email us or call us at +1 816 235 1113.

Join us on Zoom Tuesday and Friday at 10:00 am Central Time. (We may need to cancel the information session occasionally, such as for holidays.). Meeting ID: 947 3263 8816, Passcode: 242235

Your Safety Is Our Priority

UMKC has one of the lowest rates of serious crime of any university in the country and fewer drug- and alcohol-related crimes than most other colleges and universities because we take health and safety seriously.

Learn about safety at UMKC