Donnelly College

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#9617 / #2552
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Private college in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.

Donnelly College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2552
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$10,560
Graduation rate
48%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
395

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About Donnelly College

According to Wikipedia, Donnelly College is a private Catholic college in Kansas City, Kansas. The college offers bachelor's, associate degrees, and Nursing certifications. It is the only college or university in the state designated as a Hispanic-serving institution and a minority-serving institution .

Donnelly College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
58%48%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Donnelly College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$10,560

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Donnelly College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Donnelly College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,558 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Donnelly College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
520520

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Donnelly College?

Donnelly College is located at 608 N 18th St, Kansas City, KS 66102.

How Safe is Donnelly College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Donnelly College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Donnelly College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Kansas City has a violent crime rate of 1.05% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.67%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Donnelly College Known For?

Donnelly College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Donnelly College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Donnelly College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#2279
World Rank
#2279
Historical Rank
#880
USA Rank

Donnelly College ranks #880 in the U.S. and #2279 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Computer Science
#5257
World Rank
#5264
Historical Rank
#1229
USA Rank

Donnelly College ranks #1229 in the U.S. and #5257 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#6611
World Rank
#6613
Historical Rank
#1817
USA Rank

Donnelly College ranks #1817 in the U.S. and #6611 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#7178
World Rank
#7180
Historical Rank
#2065
USA Rank

Donnelly College ranks #2065 in the U.S. and #7178 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees