Missouri has 44 colleges with published admissions data — 10 public and 34 private. Acceptance rates range from 12% to 100%, with College of the Ozarks admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $20,268 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $48,991.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Ozarks | 12% | 1050–1220 | $22,320 | $6,100 | $41,592 | 64% |
| Washington University in St Louis | 12% | 1500–1570 | $65,790 | $21,786 | $86,182 | 94% |
| Conception Seminary College | 32% | — | $26,206 | $24,558 | $50,430 | 50% |
| William Jewell College | 38% | 1080–1270 | $20,610 | $17,562 | $59,268 | 68% |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning | 49% | — | $8,175 | $22,503 | $46,573 | 50% |
| Kansas City Art Institute | 55% | — | $44,550 | $27,650 | $37,032 | 58% |
| Lindenwood University | 57% | — | $21,600 | $19,638 | $53,278 | 49% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 57% | 960–1045 | $28,260 | $22,766 | $48,991 | 51% |
| Drury University | 58% | 1130–1290 | $36,745 | $20,831 | $40,694 | 62% |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 63% | 1060–1290 | $14,112 | $15,071 | $53,037 | 57% |
| University of Central Missouri | 64% | — | $10,050 | $14,462 | $49,560 | 54% |
| Logan University | 64% | — | $9,000 | $20,218 | $55,838 | 22% |
| Southwest Baptist University | 68% | 810–1210 | $30,566 | $21,677 | $43,112 | 55% |
| Missouri Baptist University | 69% | — | $34,612 | $27,006 | $46,660 | 48% |
| Missouri Valley College | 69% | 895–1115 | $23,700 | $18,086 | $43,221 | 22% |
| Cottey College | 69% | — | $27,562 | $13,805 | $35,422 | 56% |
| Rockhurst University | 70% | — | $44,966 | $25,884 | $67,102 | 75% |
| William Woods University | 71% | — | $30,340 | $26,569 | $42,401 | 47% |
| Evangel University | 72% | 1040–1260 | $28,548 | $18,669 | $46,573 | 65% |
| Calvary University | 72% | 980–1140 | $14,094 | $16,334 | $45,421 | 52% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 72% | 1290–1550 | $12,587 | $13,310 | $59,637 | 56% |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 73% | 1190–1420 | $14,984 | $16,298 | $82,957 | 64% |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | 73% | — | $26,880 | $22,814 | $42,643 | 50% |
| Southeast Missouri State University | 74% | — | $9,903 | $15,882 | $44,030 | 58% |
| Saint Louis University | 75% | 1200–1410 | $55,760 | $24,398 | $70,783 | 80% |
| Stephens College | 77% | — | $28,300 | $23,459 | $43,071 | 43% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 79% | 1150–1330 | $14,837 | $20,268 | $63,403 | 75% |
| Westminster College | 79% | 990–1250 | $35,214 | $24,314 | $52,199 | 56% |
| Truman State University | 84% | 1170–1370 | $9,838 | $12,780 | $56,280 | 69% |
| Urshan University | 84% | 798–1105 | $8,756 | $14,779 | — | 45% |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 86% | 976–1193 | $10,611 | $16,244 | $47,885 | 54% |
| Webster University | 86% | 1110–1310 | $31,750 | $27,047 | $50,876 | 64% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | 88% | — | $7,440 | $14,601 | $48,991 | — |
| Avila University | 88% | 800–960 | $42,000 | $16,053 | $52,773 | 52% |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | 90% | 1055–1240 | $32,550 | $31,817 | $137,047 | 62% |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | 91% | 1020–1270 | $9,502 | $17,613 | $49,827 | 58% |
| Ozark Christian College | 94% | — | $16,000 | $20,580 | $41,297 | 64% |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 95% | — | $27,166 | $22,066 | $62,105 | 66% |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 96% | — | $10,120 | $23,006 | $50,535 | 48% |
| Missouri Southern State University | 97% | 1150–1420 | $8,960 | $12,007 | $42,620 | 42% |
| Culver-Stockton College | 99% | — | $30,875 | $21,983 | $46,092 | 39% |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri | 100% | — | $19,975 | $30,716 | $92,405 | 100% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis | 100% | — | $23,760 | — | $34,657 | — |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts | 100% | — | $14,332 | $19,137 | $29,058 | 14% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
College of the Ozarks has the lowest average net price in Missouri at $6,100 a year after grants and scholarships. Missouri Southern State University ($12,007) is next.
Students who enrolled at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis report median earnings of $137,047 ten years after entering.
Missouri has 44 colleges with published admissions data — 10 public and 34 private. Acceptance rates range from 12% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Missouri is $10,331 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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