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Donnelly College

  • LocationKansas City, KS
  • Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 349 students
  • SponsorBenedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
  • TraditionBenedictine
Official website

Donnelly College is a Catholic college in Kansas City, Kansas, founded in 1949 by the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Its 2025-2026 student handbook lists a Campus Ministry that offers Mass Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m. in a campus chapel.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

  • Monday–Friday12:30 PMChapel, Room 238 · Per the 2025-2026 student handbook.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 12, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Campus Ministry | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
    Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Donnelly College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSaint Peter Cathedral: 0.3 mi1Blessed Sacrament Church: 1.1 mi2Saint Mary-Saint Anthony Catholic Church: 1.3 mi3Little Sisters of the Lamb: 1.3 mi4Little Brothers of the Lamb: 1.4 mi5Holy Family Church: 1.4 mi6Donnelly College (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Peter Cathedral — 0.3 mi · 431 North 15th Street, Kansas City
  2. Blessed Sacrament Church — 1.1 mi · 2203 Parallel Avenue, Kansas City
  3. Saint Mary-Saint Anthony Catholic Church — 1.3 mi
  4. Little Sisters of the Lamb — 1.3 mi · 36 South Boeke Street, Kansas City
  5. Little Brothers of the Lamb — 1.4 mi · 921 Homer Avenue, Kansas City
  6. Holy Family Church — 1.4 mi · 274 Orchard Street, Kansas City

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

N/ASacramental life: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Sacramental life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Weekday Mass on campus during the academic yearEvery weekday (5 or more weekdays) (Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m. per the 2025-2026 student handbook.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
      Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Sunday Mass on campus (including Saturday vigil)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Scheduled confession on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Eucharistic adorationNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priests serving studentsPart-time or visiting priest (A Mass schedule is published.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
      Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Chapel open for prayer on campusYes (Daily Mass is celebrated in the campus chapel.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
      Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Published weekly schedule of Mass, confession, and adoration1 to 5 times a week (5 weekly times documented: 5 Mass, 0 confession, 0 adoration.)Computed from the verified Mass, confession, and adoration times listed on this page (each day a time is offered counts once).
N/ATheology and core curriculum: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Theology and core curriculum

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Theology or religious studies courses required of all bachelor's studentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Required theology includes explicitly Catholic content (Scripture, Catholic tradition, sacraments)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Philosophy courses required of all bachelor's studentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Core curriculum explicitly draws on the Catholic intellectual traditionNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • No: the school does not offer this, so it earns no points.
    Theology or religious studies major offeredNo (No theology or religious studies major is among the college's listed baccalaureate degrees.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Baccalaureate Degrees | Academic Catalog 2026-27donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/academic-catalog-2026-27/baccalaureate-degrees · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership”
      The college's baccalaureate degrees are Business Leadership and Nursing.
      “Bachelor of Science in Nursing”
      The college's baccalaureate degrees are Business Leadership and Nursing.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Publicly affirms Ex Corde Ecclesiae in mission or governance documentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
N/ACampus culture and residence life: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Campus culture and residence life

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Campus ministry staffing (chaplains, ministers, and professional staff)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Retreats offered to students each yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic student organizations and faith-formation groupsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Single-sex residence optionsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Overnight guest policy in residence hallsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith life in residence halls (hall chaplains, hall Masses, or faith-based living communities)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Office or senior officer for mission and Catholic identityNot enough information: not found in official sources.
N/AService and Catholic social teaching: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Service and Catholic social teaching

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Service or volunteer centerNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Service-learning or community engagement in the curriculumAvailable (courses or programs)
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Learning | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-engagement/service-learning · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection”
      Service learning is a teaching strategy that combines community service with instruction.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching in the curriculum (course, minor, center, or core requirement)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Pro-life engagement (student pro-life group, support for pregnant and parenting students, or institutional initiatives)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersion trips, poverty, migration, or care-for-creation initiatives)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Service explicitly rooted in the Catholic mission (run with campus ministry or the mission office, or framed by Catholic social teaching)Yes
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Learning | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-engagement/service-learning · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “service-learning activities incorporate the corporal works of mercy found in the teachings of Jesus Christ”
      Service-learning activities are framed by the corporal works of mercy.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • Daily Mass is published Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m. in a campus chapel.
    Sources (1)
    1. Campus Ministry | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
      Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
  • The college describes itself as a Catholic institution, and its service-learning activities are framed by the corporal works of mercy.
    Sources (2)
    1. Mission, Vision, Values | Donnelly College Academic Catalog 2026-27donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/academic-catalog-2026-27/about-donnelly-college/mission-vision-values · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Donnelly College is a Catholic institution of higher education that seeks to continue the mission of Jesus Christ in our time”
      The college's mission statement describes it as a Catholic institution of higher education.
    2. Service Learning | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-engagement/service-learning · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “service-learning activities incorporate the corporal works of mercy found in the teachings of Jesus Christ”
      Service-learning activities are framed by the corporal works of mercy.

Concerns

  • Of the two bachelor's degrees listed, Business Leadership requires one theology course and Nursing lists philosophy courses; no theology course.
    Sources (2)
    1. Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership | Academic Catalog 2026-27donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/academic-catalog-2026-27/baccalaureate-degrees/bachelor-of-arts-in-business-leadership · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “TH 310 | Theology of the Human Person”
      The Business Leadership bachelor's general education includes TH 310 Theology of the Human Person.
    2. Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Academic Catalog 2026-27donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/academic-catalog-2026-27/baccalaureate-degrees/bachelor-of-science-in-nursing · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “PH 112 | Philosophy of the Human Person”
      The Nursing bachelor's general education includes PH 112 Philosophy of the Human Person.

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Campus ministry home

Donnelly College Campus Ministry

  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

Source: donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026, donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

3 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 0 off campus, 2 location not published

Liturgy and prayer 1

  • Campus Ministry worship, prayer and sacramentsOn campus
    Daily Mass Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
    Campus Ministry offers worship, prayer, scripture study, catechesis, evangelization, sacraments and service activities.
    donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com, donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com

Service 2

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (1)
  1. Campus Ministry | Donnelly College Student Handbook 2025-2026donnelly.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/student-handbook/student-services · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
    Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
    “Campus Ministry is open to all students, faculty, and staff at Donnelly College.”
    Campus Ministry serves the whole college community.
    “Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel Monday – Friday at 12:30 p.m.”
    Daily Mass is offered in the college chapel Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.
    “Location: Room 238”
    The Campus Ministry chapel is Room 238.

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Academic Excellence

CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
57 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.46%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.58%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.11 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$13,361

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
349
Total students349
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$11,476
Cost of attendance (per year)$21,659
Median federal debt at graduation$11,842
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
46%
First-year retention58%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$35,715
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants67%

Value index: 51 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas

The Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Questions families ask

Is Donnelly College a Catholic college?
Yes. Donnelly College is a Catholic college in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Its sponsor is Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.
Where is Mass celebrated at Donnelly College?
Mass is listed at Chapel and Room 238. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

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