Small campus, small class sizes. More one on one teaching. Great for students who dont want the big campus fell of a number. Admissions is great but financial aid is unorganized. read more

There is no one here looking out for you. They only care about preserving their own reputations and that of the university. A great deal of the professors are intelligent and well-educated. Some of them are great people. But on the whole, Avila does not care for its students. I've had friends be kicked out of dorms, classes disappear from my record, racist insults hurled at friends from students with no discipline from professors or admin, and concerns regarding disabled students completely dismissed from multiple Avila faculty. Look into the Roo Advantage program at UMKC instead, at least then you won't be paying so much for a university that doesn't care about you. read more

Excellent teacher education program with small class size and real-world teaching internships.

Great university, involved and connected instructors, professors, and faculty. Remodeling campus and updating facilities. Excellent and competitive women's sports. I graduated with a BS in Nursing and have nothing but praise for the program! read more

Avila University - Colleges & Universities Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

THE ABSOLUTE WORST PLACE TO HOLD A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT!!! Why for the love of Jesus would you not turn on the air??? Several different teams from all over the metro area. A vast amount of musty and stinky individuals combined with heat and hot air don't mix! This is ridiculous! Those of you reading may say "oh maybe it doesn't work" well I'm here to you, it works! The small offices inside the gym, which I'm assuming holds the coaches and meets, those offices have air, every time someone enter or leaves the room, they bring out cold, breezy air conditioning! The bathroom are not attended to and the entire campus is subpar. Never ever again will I come back here! The concession stand, well let's just say, it carried the bare basics. Do better Avila! Way too much comes to this campus for these less then piss poor conditions. read more

The review that I had previously written was NOT objective at all. I wrote that when I was emotionally upset. The 'truth' is that Avila is a very good university. The professors are extremely talented and highly educated in their area of study. In my experience at Avila, I have not only lost myself; but, I am going to graduate having found who I am & what I will be doing during the (hopefully), second two thirds of my life! Also, FYI, If you are young, motivated, live in Missouri, & play a sport---then you can pretty much get a free college degree...a good one too:) read more

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Pros: the education you get here is great and being a small shool you get a lot of one on one with teachers. It's a rigorous education but completely worth it. Go here for a degree and you won't regret it! Cons: unless you're an athlete don't EVER EVER EVER EVER (I can't stress it enough) live on campus. The ceilings/floors are paper thin so you'll hear everything your upstairs neighbor does and if you have any complaints with roommates or neighbors the housing administration ignores you. They promise to get things done but never do. I actually told them I didn't feel safe living on campus once because of a dispute between upstairs neighbor and my roommates and their repose was "OK thanks for letting us know". If that doesn't show a lack of care for students I don't know what does. They don't do their jobs and view students living on campus as a paycheck, nothing more. read more

Proud of my Avila Education!! Graduated with my BSN (Nursing) in 2012. After a few years of experience working as an RN, I can definitely thank Avila for my strong education all 4 years, but especially during nursing school in year 3 and 4. Campus is nice, and friendly also. Still have so many role models I gained during my time there. I know a lot has changed since my time there (2008-2012), seems to be advancing and growing, making strides in the right direction! read more

A wonderful university to attend. I am part of the advantage graduate studies program and I am very impressed. The professors are amazing and the academic advisors are wonderful. I have attended other colleges and the academic advising at Avila completely blows other colleges out of the water. read more