Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Ottawa University-Kansas City
Overland Park, KS · 12 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 11 · Federal debt reported for 10
Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable
Payoff needs a reliable price
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$55,681Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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What do you want to understand?
No payoff curve is shown.
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Not reported
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Kansas run 10% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$21,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$228/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$55,681Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
219Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Ottawa University-Kansas City
What does Ottawa University-Kansas City cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Ottawa University-Kansas City.
What do Ottawa University-Kansas City graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $55,681 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Ottawa University-Kansas City graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $21,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Ottawa University-Kansas City worth the same?
No. The current release contains 12 field-and-degree records for Ottawa University-Kansas City; 11 report year-4 earnings and 10 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
891Students enrolled at any point
311Undergraduate students
580Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Completion rate not reported
63% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
543 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
46% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$46,525Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$60,645Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$66,397Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income35%
Middle income51%
Higher income63%
Undergraduate student composition
White68%
Black12%
Hispanic11%
Asian3%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$49,101Year 1
$62,228Year 4
$55,681Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$92,7822Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$84,0833Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$82,3174Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$72,3685Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · Master's Degree$67,7276Human Resources Management and Services · Bachelor's Degree$66,7597Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$64,7988Communication and Media Studies · Bachelor's Degree$59,445Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · $82,317 reported+40%vs same-degree national median$29,198federal debt2Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $52,309 reported+8%vs same-degree national median$39,775federal debt3Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · $50,010 reported+6%vs same-degree national median$25,583federal debt4Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · $59,445 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $92,782 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$34,747federal debt6Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree · $67,727 reported+4%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in KS
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
McPherson, KS
Central Christian College of Kansas
- Annual net price
- $11,404
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,382
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Donnelly College
- Annual net price
- $11,476
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,177
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Newman University
- Annual net price
- $19,971
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,690
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Kansas Wesleyan University
- Annual net price
- $22,671
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,428
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -58%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 12 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $92,782 | $34,747 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $84,083 | Not available | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $82,317 | $29,198 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $72,368 | $35,854 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $67,727 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $66,759 | $30,736 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $64,798 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,445 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Bachelor's Degree | $52,309 | $39,775 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $50,010 | $25,583 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $43,959 | $27,562 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $30,125 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.