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% |