University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia admitted 79% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1150–1330 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $21,142 a year. Within six years, 77% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 79%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1150–1330
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–30
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $32,790 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $21,142 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,038 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,548 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $37,820 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 77%
- Students who return for a second year
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $69,958 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,743
Students
- Undergraduates
- 23,929
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 23%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Area, ethnic, cultural and gender studies
- 15%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
- Communication and journalism
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Kettering University MI · 79% admitted
- University of Illinois Chicago IL · 77% admitted
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · 80% admitted
- Messiah University PA · 79% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- Elmira College NY · 77% admitted
More colleges in Missouri
- Missouri State University-Springfield MO · 91% admitted
- Washington University in St Louis MO · 12% admitted
- Saint Louis University MO · 75% admitted
- University of Missouri-Kansas City MO · 72% admitted
- Southeast Missouri State University MO · 74% admitted
- Maryville University of Saint Louis MO · 95% admitted
- University of Central Missouri MO · 64% admitted
- Missouri University of Science and Technology MO · 73% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.