Kansas City University

This article is about the osteopathic medical school. For the defunct private Methodist university, see Kansas City University (1896–1933).

Kansas City University
Former names
Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Health Sciences
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
TypePrivate medical school
Established1916 (1916)
PresidentMarc B. Hahn
ProvostEdward R. O'Connor
Dean of DentistryLinda Niessen
Academic staff
54
Students1571
Location
Kansas City, Missouri
Joplin
,
Missouri
,
U.S.
CampusKansas City: Urban, 23 acres
Joplin: Rural
NicknameKCU
Websitewww.kansascity.edu

Kansas City University (KCU) is a private medical school with its main campus in the historic Pendleton Heights neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri and an additional campus in Joplin, Missouri. It was founded in 1916 as one of the original osteopathic medical schools in the United States. It consists of a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences. KCU is one of the largest medical schools in the nation by enrollment.

In 2017, KCU opened the Farber-McIntire campus, in Joplin, Missouri. The university is developing a College of Dental Medicine on its Joplin campus.

KCU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and recognized by the Coordinating Board of Higher Education for the Missouri Department of Higher Education. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

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