The average acceptance rate of the 9 public Missouri colleges that have competitive admission is 79.00% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 3.44%. The acceptance rate at 4 public Missouri colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.
University of Missouri-St Louis has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 56.99%. University of Central Missouri (69.01%) and University of Missouri-Kansas City (75.01%) are following it in the list of Tightest Missouri Public Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Missouri-St Louis ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. University of Central Missouri ranked 2nd, up 2 places from 4th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,963 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,700 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year | 56.99% 5.88% | 18.01% | 1,130 | $35,820 ($14,400) | 15,181 | 51.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 2 2 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year | 69.01% 2.33% | 30.99% | - | $18,060 ($9,735) | 11,637 | 52.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year | 75.01% 5.53% | 30.01% | 1,440 | $30,734 ($12,734) | 15,703 | 55.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year | 77.00% 2.13% | 31.00% | 1,230 | $34,338 ($14,130) | 31,304 | 75.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year | 79.00% 7.31% | 22.00% | 990 | $9,495 ($9,495) | 9,927 | 56.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 6 5 | Truman State University Kirksville, MOPublic, 4-year | 79.99% 34.94% | 25.02% | 1,235 | $17,870 ($9,470) | 3,960 | 71.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year | 86.00% 0.44% | 18.00% | 1,110 | $16,623 ($10,181) | 8,505 | 53.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 - | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year | 91.00% 1.56% | 26.00% | 1,110 | $17,928 ($9,024) | 22,535 | 58.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 9 - | Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MOPublic, 4-year | 97.00% 2.48% | 26.02% | 1,100 | $16,800 ($8,400) | 4,144 | 35.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 79.00% | 25.23% | 1,168 | $21,963 ($10,841) | 13,655 | 56.22% | 17 to 1 |