Hey what's up, YOUniversity TV
watchers.
I'm Nicole Erin.
And I'm Ferrari St. Paul.
And today we're at
the University of Missouri.
Kansas City!
Are you ready to rock this tour?
Oh yeah!
The University of Missouri,
Kansas City is located 15
minutes from downtown,
and it's within walking distance
of historic neighborhoods such
as Westport, the jazz district,
and the arts community,
with the Nelson Atkins Museum
and Kemper Museums of Art.
Kansas City's one of the biggest
cities in the United States.
We have the plaza which is right
downtown, which is one
of the biggest shopping areas
in this--in the Midwest.
So we have major
professional sports teams,
a lot of colleges around here.
So we're not rural in any shape
of the word.
So we're a very big city,
and we have a lot
of the big things
that big cities offer.
UMKC is a beautiful 194-acre,
multi-campus, with many trees,
grass, and an overall feel
of a park in the city.
More than 14,000 students
including roughly 9,000
undergraduates come from all 50
states and 52 countries.
UMKC is known to be one
of the most diverse institutions
in Missouri, with 30%
of students of color.
Forty percent are male
and sixty percent are female.
Our admissions policy
is threefold.
We look at the entire candidate.
We're gonna look at
a combination of a student's
class rank and GPA.
We're gonna look at
a combination of their ACT
score, and that can be
on a sliding scale
based off of their class rank
and GPA.
We accept both the SAT
and the ACT.
And we look at the 17 unit core,
which for UMKC is
four units of math, four units
of English, three units
of science, three units
of social studies,
two units of a consecutive
foreign language,
and one unit of a fine art.
In-state students and some
Kansas County residents will pay
an annual cost of about $8,000
towards tuition,
while out of staters will pay
closer to $16,000.
Students staying in residence
halls will have an annual fee
of $8,000 on average.
UMKC has over 120 undergraduate
programs, as well as graduate
degrees and PhD's.
Students are attracted to majors
like biology, health care,
music performance, education,
business administration,
and engineering.
We're a school of professional
schools.
We have pharmacy, nursing,
dentistry, medicine, law schools
here, as well as business
and education,
and the College
of Arts and Sciences
and the School of Biological
Sciences.
UMKC offers a six-year
medical program,
one of the few in the country.
It is highly competitive,
and students can earn a BAMD
with lots of clinical experience
in their pocket.
Nice to meet you.
The Bloch School of Business and
the Institute for
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
is one of the top ten
entrepreneurship programs in
the nation, with an incubator
in which students can start
their business with the support
of the university.
Well, we have not only this,
but several other simulations
of real world clinical settings.
So pediatrics, for adults,
critical care.
It gives them an opportunity to
experience this in a simulated,
safe, non-threatening
environment versus going over
in the real world where there
might be more stress
or not know what to expect.
The feedback is really quite
phenomenal.
It's not only from the students
but from faculty and other
individuals who come.
Ninety-five percent of UMKC
faculty has the highest degree
in their field.
UMKC Kangaroos are
members of the NCAA
Division One Summit League.
The Roo Crew, we're the group
of fans that go to all
of the sporting events
on campus and get loud,
and you know, cheer our team on,
and try to tear the other team
down to make them play
a little worse.
So we're those crazy fans
that get all painted up
before the games and go out.
Hey Nicole, whatcha doing?
Drawing Kacey the Kangaroo.
Who's that?
The one and only mascot
for UMKC.
Hey, did you know that
Walt Disney actually drew
the original version of this?
No way!
Did you know that he went
to elementary school
right here at Grant Hall?
No way!
Yes way!
While housing is not
required for students,
it's highly encouraged.
There are traditional residence
halls and on campus apartments,
as well as the option of joining
a living/learning community.
Live on campus.
It's the most fun
you'll ever have.
We have great living/learning
communities, which is where
you're gonna stay with students
that have similar majors
or similar career goals.
So those are people you'll study
with, you'll eat with,
you'll go to the gym with.
And you'll really make bigger
connections at UMKC
than you would maybe
at some other schools.
UMKC has over 300 student
organizations,
including academic and social
groups, Greek life,
and intramural sports.
President Harry Truman is a UMKC
alum and gave a speech on these
steps right in front of Scofield
Hall, the first building
on campus.
Dream of saving lives
or building a business?
The knowledge you need to fill
your pouch you'll find
at the University of Missouri,
Kansas City.
Hop to it.
Well, thanks for hanging
out with us here
in Kansas City, Missouri.
We hope you had a rocking time
on our tour.
Nicole and I are out.
Bye.
