Avila University Business Programs

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Avila University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Avila University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Avila.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#91	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Avila has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#41	Best Value Colleges for Organizational Leadership	College Factual
#98	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#126	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

Where Is Avila University?

Contact details for Avila are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	11901 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64145-1698
Phone:	816-942-8400
Website:	https://www.Avila.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/avilauniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/AvilaUniversity

How Do I Get Into Avila?

You can apply to Avila online at: https://www.avila.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Avila

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Avila?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Avila. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 42%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Avila submitted their SAT scores.Avila received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Avila University?

The overall average net price of Avila is $25,619. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Avila, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,318 a year. That adds up to $29,272 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Avila is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Avila University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,058 undergraduate students at Avila, with 915 being full-time and 143 being part-time.

There are also 356 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 915 full-time undergraduates at Avila, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Avila University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	198
Hispanic or Latino	153
White	483
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Avila University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Avila. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and China.

Online Learning at Avila University

In 2019-2020, 1,224 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Avila has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Avila

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Avila University was 46.9%. This is the #586 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Avila regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Avila University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Operations Management	0	0	25	25
General Business/Commerce	18	0	0	18
Organizational Leadership	0	0	15	15
Accounting	5	0	0	5
Finance	5	0	0	5
Office Administration	0	4	0	4
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	4	0	0	4
Public Relations	3	0	0	3
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	2	0	0	2
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	0	0	2
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	4	40	83

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.