Missouri Best Colleges Comparison

View the Missouri Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
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Colleges In Missouri Statistics

There are 215 colleges in Missouri - 52 public and 163 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,349 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $15,696. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,153 and the average acceptance rate is 76% for Missouri Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Missouri. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Missouri colleges at Missouri Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In Missouri Statistics
Top 20 colleges in MissouriAll colleges in Missouri
Number of Schools20 schools
(7 public, 13 private)
215 schools
(52 public, 163 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$11,621 (in-state)
$30,082 (out-of-state)
$10,139 (in-state)
$16,349 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$11,433 (in-state)
$19,640 (out-of-state)
$10,049 (in-state)
$15,696 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$16,827$9,046
Test Scores1,214 SAT, 25 ACT 1,153 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate70.56% 76.31%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)25.62% 48.38%
Population171,867343,261
Undergraduate122,924266,745
Graduate48,94376,516
Graduation Rate62.22%52.61%
Transfer-out Rate23.25%24.02%
Students to Faculty Ratio13.37 to 112.77 to 1

Top Colleges In Missouri Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Missouri for academic year 2022-2023. Washington University in St Louis ranked top in the Missouri Best Colleges Comparison and Missouri University of Science and Technology and Saint Louis University follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $30,082 for undergraduate programs $19,640 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Missouri is 1,214 and the acceptance rate is 70.56%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.37 to 1 for top colleges in Missouri. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in Missouri Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Washington University in St Louis
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$62,982 $49,844 17,01212% 1,530 SAT
34 ACT
7 to 1
2 Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Public, 4-yearsRolla, MO
$31,678
($14,278)
$11,574 7,08081% 1,275 SAT
28 ACT
18 to 1
3 Saint Louis University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$53,244 $32,937 15,75585% 1,300 SAT
29 ACT
9 to 1
4 Webster University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$30,730 $19,036 6,39655% 1,170 SAT
23 ACT
12 to 1
5 DeVry University-Missouri
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Private, 4-yearsKansas City, MO
$15,032 $9,403 27- - -
6 University of Missouri-Columbia
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Public, 4-yearsColumbia, MO
$34,338
($14,130)
$11,506 31,30479% 1,240 SAT
26 ACT
18 to 1
7 University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Public, 4-yearsKansas City, MO
$28,788
($11,988)
$8,452 15,70369% 1,415 SAT
25 ACT
14 to 1
8 Truman State University
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Public, 4-yearsKirksville, MO
$17,870
($9,470)
$9,989 3,96045% 1,220 SAT
26 ACT
13 to 1
9 Missouri Baptist University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$33,122 $15,788 5,23171% 1,130 SAT
23 ACT
19 to 1
10 University of Missouri-St Louis
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Public, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$33,432
($13,440)
$8,439 15,18151% 1,130 SAT
23 ACT
13 to 1
11 Missouri State University-Springfield
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Public, 4-yearsSpringfield, MO
$17,928
($9,024)
$6,142 22,53593% 1,110 SAT
23 ACT
19 to 1
12 Southeast Missouri State University
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Public, 4-yearsCape Girardeau, MO
$9,496
($9,015)
$6,978 9,92786% 1,080 SAT
20 ACT
20 to 1
13 Maryville University of Saint Louis
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$27,166 $12,683 9,95988% - 13 to 1
14 Fontbonne University
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Louis, MO
$28,976 $19,340 94494% - 9 to 1
15 Rockhurst University
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Private, 4-yearsKansas City, MO
$43,420 $27,780 3,40566% -
25 ACT
13 to 1
16 William Woods University
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Private, 4-yearsFulton, MO
$28,860 $17,599 1,50861% - 9 to 1
17 Drury University
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Private, 4-yearsSpringfield, MO
$35,235 $23,495 1,59563% 1,230 SAT
25 ACT
12 to 1
18 Westminster College
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Private, 4-yearsFulton, MO
$34,188 $24,178 61075% 1,030 SAT
20 ACT
9 to 1
19 Stephens College
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Private, 4-yearsColumbia, MO
$28,200 $17,251 59064% 1,140 SAT
22 ACT
8 to 1
20 Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
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Private, 4-yearsFayette, MO
$6,960 $4,117 3,145100% - 19 to 1
Average$30,082
($11,621)
$16,827 171,86770.56% 1,214 SAT 13.37 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023