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Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kansas City, MO
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APPLICATION FEE
$60
Tuition In State
$55,854
Tuition Out of State
$55,854
Average GPA
3.63
AVERAGE MCAT
503
OOS MATRICULANTS
Unavailable

School Overview

Degrees
DO
Ownership
Private Non-Profit
Program Length
4 years
Total Enrollment
425
Accreditation Status
Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome
Founding Year
1916
Accreditation Year
2019
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Cost of Attendance: $395,305
Estimate repayment

Estimated loan burden for KCU-Kansas-City using 4 years of in-state tuition, $1,500 annual fees, $3,000 monthly living expenses, government-derived local cost-of-living adjustment, $1,000 loan fees, and an 8.5% interest assumption.

Cost of Living: Below national average cost of living

Kansas City, MO is about 0.93x the national average for cost of living. In the debt estimate, the government-derived local cost adjustment lowers the living allowance from $3,000 to about $2,790 per month. Local rent and commuting choices can still move your actual budget meaningfully.

Environment: Urban

Students at KCU-Kansas-City benefit from a very walkable setting, with many services and eateries just steps away. While biking is possible, the environment is best suited to those who prefer to get around on foot.

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About the School

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine has educated physicians, scientists and health-care leaders in Kansas City for almost 90 years. The College was founded as Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery May 16, 1916, in an office building in downtown Kansas City, Mo. George G. Conley, D.O., was the school`s first president. In January of the next year, the College graduated its first student, Mamie Johnston, a transfer student. More than 7,000 physicians have graduated from KCUMB-COM since its founding.

Curriculum

The curriculum at KCU's College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) consists of four years of structured training leading to the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree. Unlike traditional undergraduate and graduate institutions where students register for individual courses, the COM curriculum is built on continuum blocks that students take as cohorts (with the exception of course electives). The first two years of the curriculum are classroom oriented with clinical presentation enhancements, covering the foundations of basic and clinical medical sciences. During the third and fourth years of study, students receive advanced clinical training through clerkships in a wide variety of medical settings, both in Kansas City and throughout the United States.

Facilities

The Conte Anatomy Lab incorporates 21st-century technology into a traditional hands-on anatomy laboratory with 36 cadaver tanks. Faculty lecturers use an overhead camera system with multiple viewing screens to give each student an up-close look at procedures. The Strickland Educational Pavilion also houses the 250-seat Ricci Auditorium, a physiology lab, an osteopathic principles and practices lab, an extensive medical library, a well-equipped sports medicine facility, office space for basic and clinical sciences faculty and the campus cafeteria. The Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research, a 45,000-square-foot basic and clinical science research center will be the first new research facility to be completed by a private academic institution in Kansas City. The Dybedal Center includes basic-sciences laboratories housing National Institutes of Health-funded research, as well as the only adult academic clinical research center in metropolitan Kansas City, office space for the University's information technology department, and Score 1 for Health, a University program in which KCUMB faculty and students provide free health screenings for more than 13,000 urban-core elementary students each year. In addition to the Strickland Education Pavilion and the Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research, the Mary L. Butterworth, D.O., Alumni Center and a maintenance facility have been added.

Last Updated: Aug 21, 2026