Park University Business Programs

Located in Parkville, Missouri, Park University is a private not-for-profit institution. Park University is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Park University Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Park University is ranked #241 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. Out of the 35 colleges in Missouri, it is ranked at #6.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Park University has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#25	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#135	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Construction Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#18	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Associate Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#43	Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	College Factual
#127	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#129	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#186	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Park University?

Contact details for Park University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8700 Nw River Park Dr, Parkville, MO 64152-3795
Phone:	816-741-2000
Website:	www.park.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/parkuniversity
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/parkuniversity

How Do I Get Into Park University?

You can apply to Park University online at: www.park.edu/apply/Index.html

Park University has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Park University?

The overall average net price of Park University is $18,662. 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 Park University, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $5,826 a year. That adds up to $23,304 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Park University is 7.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Park University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,504 undergraduate students at Park University, with 3,763 being full-time and 4,741 being part-time.

There are also 1,661 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,763 full-time undergraduates at Park University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	79
Black or African American	638
Hispanic or Latino	926
White	1,657
International Students	120
Other Races/Ethnicities	343

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Park University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at Park University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Park University

In 2019-2020, 9,184 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Park University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Park University was $11,929 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Park University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Construction Management	#1	#1
Accounting and Business/Management	#1	#1
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	#1	#1
Construction Management	#1	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#4	#1
General Organizational Communication	#4	#4
Supply Chain Management	#16	#13
Accounting	#28	#16
Finance & Financial Management	#30	#27
General Management Information Systems	#31	#31
Management Information Systems	#37	#34
Business Administration & Management	#40	#37
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#40	#34
Marketing	#43	#37
Human Resource Management	#57	#51
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#60	#54
General Business Administration and Management	#69	#63

Online Growth Rankings of Park University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Park University was 4.5%. This is the #702 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Park University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Park University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Park University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	#1
General Organizational Communication	#13
Construction Management	#16
Construction Management	#16
Human Resources Development	#18
Operations Management	#53
Project Management	#56
Public Relations & Advertising	#59
Supply Chain Management	#63
Accounting and Business/Management	#68
Interior Design Management	#101
General Management Information Systems	#111
Management Information Systems	#128
Finance & Financial Management	#143
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#162
Marketing	#225
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#236
Human Resource Management	#270
Accounting	#292

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%.

Park University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	86	502	0	297	885
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	23	0	101	0	0	124
Supply Chain Management	0	12	49	0	0	61
Accounting	0	12	30	0	0	42
General Management Information Systems	0	0	35	0	0	35
General Organizational Communication	0	0	6	0	26	32
Human Resources Development	0	0	0	23	0	23
Project Management	4	0	0	15	0	19
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	0	14	4	0	18
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	13	2	0	15
Construction Management	0	4	11	0	0	15
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	13	2	0	15
Entrepreneurship	3	0	0	0	0	3
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	1	0	1
Operations Management	0	0	0	1	0	1
Financial Planning & Services	0	0	1	0	0	1
International & Intercultural Communication	1	0	0	0	0	1
General Economics	0	0	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	31	114	776	48	323	1,292

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
• Image Credit: By NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.