+43%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Park University rose 43% between 2021 and 2024 ($12.3k → $17.5k).
Missouri · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Park University
Parkville, Missouri. 5,250 undergraduate students. 105 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Park University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-36%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Park University fell 36% between 2021 and 2024 (7.1k → 4.6k).
-34%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 34% at Park University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (5.2k vs 7.9k).
+24%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Park University rose 24% between 2006 and 2009 ($6.8k → $8.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Missouri
Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$56,309+11% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979$50,550
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry30.0%+6% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%$12,500+324% · '97→'20
At program completion5,250-38% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS57.5%-10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—+2% · '01→'17
latest cohort$16,400+74% · '01→'09
out-of-state $16,400SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.0%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,309 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-38%
Park University · undergrad enrollment fell
7,375 → 4,555
+74%
Park University · in-state tuition rose
$4,816 → $8,394
+263%
Park University · out-of-state tuition rose
$4,816 → $17,500
+324%
Park University · median debt rose
$5,109 → $21,685
-100%
Park University · cohort default rate fell
10.1% → 0.0%
+81%
Park University · pell share rose
22.6% → 40.9%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Software and Media Applications.$91,512Management Information Systems and Services.$88,597Business Administration, Management and Operations.$77,401Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$75,326Accounting and Related Services.$72,271Business Administration, Management and Operations.$66,635Human Resources Management and Services.$60,390Criminal Justice and Corrections.$53,799Research and Experimental Psychology.$39,885
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
9 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Park University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$562,966
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,902
- HS-only baseline · MO
- $35,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Missouri
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Park University graduates earn $X” — not “Park University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Park University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.