Washington University in St Louis has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 93% last year.
Saint Louis University with 81% and University of Missouri-Columbia with 75% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Missouri Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,434 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,533 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 71.84% and the average SAT score is 1,236 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 93.00% 0.12% | $62,982 | 47.42% | 11.96% | 1,540 | 17,012 | 7 to 1 |
| 2 - | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 81.00% 1.04% | $53,244 | 14.17% | 81.47% | 1,340 | 15,755 | 9 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year | 75.00% 2.49% | $34,338 ($14,130) | 30.79% | 77.02% | 1,230 | 31,304 | 18 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 66.00% 7.23% | $27,166 | 23.09% | 93.69% | - | 9,959 | 13 to 1 |
| 5 - | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year | 58.00% 1.48% | $17,928 ($9,024) | 26.22% | 91.05% | 1,110 | 22,535 | 19 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Webster University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 58.00% 0.96% | $30,730 | 14.59% | 57.99% | 1,125 | 6,396 | 12 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 2.03% | $9,495 ($9,495) | 21.97% | 78.50% | 990 | 9,927 | 20 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 1.76% | $30,734 ($12,734) | 29.63% | 74.99% | 1,440 | 15,703 | 14 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MOPrivate, 4-year | 54.00% 0.87% | $21,100 | 20.06% | 65.86% | - | 7,000 | 13 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year | 53.00% 0.58% | $16,623 ($10,181) | 17.63% | 85.91% | 1,110 | 8,505 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 64.90% | $30,434 ($11,113) | 24.56% | 71.84% | 1,236 | 14,410 | 14 to 1 |