For Missouri Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,514 for Missouri residents and $13,797 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,134 for Missouri residents and $18,011 for out-of-state students.
University of Missouri-St Louis has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $35,820 and Lake Career and Technical Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,500 among Missouri Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Missouri-St Louis has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,040 and Southeast Missouri State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $7,371 among Missouri Public colleges.
The average COA of Missouri Public colleges in 2024 is $23,465 for state residents and $28,748 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,514 | $13,797 | $10,134 | $18,011 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,042 | $1,042 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,397 | $9,397 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,511 | $4,511 | ||
| COA | $23,465 | $28,748 | $25,084 | $32,962 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri Public colleges is $8,514 for state residents and $13,797 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Missouri Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,095 | $877 | $11,176 | $812 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,253 | $950 | $11,424 | $880 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,535 | $1,105 | $11,873 | $983 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,788 | $1,183 | $12,325 | $1,051 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,281 | $1,234 | $12,701 | $1,097 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri Public colleges in 2024 is $10,134 for state residents and $18,011 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Missouri Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,702 | $943 | $15,280 | $939 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,799 | $929 | $15,154 | $996 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,885 | $1,068 | $15,142 | $1,068 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,164 | $1,071 | $15,712 | $1,071 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,977 | $1,157 | $16,854 | $1,157 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Missouri Public colleges in 2024 is $246 for state residents and $452 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $425 for state residents and $781 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $210 | $393 | $367 | $704 |
| 2020-2021 | $211 | $398 | $365 | $702 |
| 2021-2022 | $217 | $410 | $375 | $703 |
| 2022-2023 | $226 | $426 | $387 | $728 |
| 2023-2024 | $246 | $452 | $425 | $781 |
The average living costs of Missouri Public colleges in 2024 is $13,908 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,979 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Missouri Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,939 | $3,583 | $8,057 | $4,553 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,186 | $3,661 | $8,035 | $4,771 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,380 | $3,868 | $8,456 | $4,903 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,556 | $4,145 | $8,986 | $5,424 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,397 | $4,511 | $10,116 | $5,862 |