Colleges in Missouri


Missouri has 62 private and 13 public 4-year colleges that enroll 25,987 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $23,126 for in-state students and $33,047 for out-of-state and international students.

Private colleges in Missouri charge around $26,005 per year in tuition regardless of residency.

In the 2020-2021 academic year, Missouri provided $22.4 million in financial aid to 9,641 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $303.4 million in grants and scholarships to 24,608 students.

Missouri receives 1.5% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10,414 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $48.8 million in pell grant ($4,578 per student on average), and 15,917 students received a total amount of $87 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($5,947 per student on average).

Net price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences 4 year $16,127 100.0% 90.0%
Washington University in St Louis 4 year $27,233 94.4% 16.0%
Warrensburg Area Career Center Less than 2 year $12,372 93.8% 85.7%
Grand River Technical School Less than 2 year $8,674 90.2% 84.7%
Midwest Institute 2 year $13,467 84.0% 76.6%
Rolla Technical Institute/Center 2 year $7,753 81.5% 73.0%
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis 4 year $25,811 80.8% 78.2%
Lex La-Ray Technical Center Less than 2 year $9,023 80.0% 90.0%
Saint Louis University 4 year $27,872 79.3% 55.5%
Applied Technology Services Less than 2 year $14,399 75.0% 71.4%
Kirksville Area Technical Center Less than 2 year $7,901 75.0% 75.0%
Cass Career Center Less than 2 year $17,133 75.0% 100.0%
Truman State University 4 year $12,621 74.7% 72.1%
Maryville University of Saint Louis 4 year $28,087 74.5% 94.9%
University of Missouri-Columbia 4 year $16,930 73.0% 81.8%
Rockhurst University 4 year $21,518 72.6% 72.9%
Saline County Career Center Less than 2 year $21,497 70.0% 50.0%
William Jewell College 4 year $23,039 66.9% 36.4%
Missouri University of Science and Technology 4 year $13,476 66.8% 81.5%
Bolivar Technical College 2 year $21,490 66.7% 100.0%
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