A total of 271,169 students are enrolled in Missouri colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Missouri colleges and universites, 36,598 students are 18 years old or younger(13.50%), 62,139 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.92%), 54,530 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.11%), 42,500 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.67%), and 30,114 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.11%).
27,255 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.05%), 12,407 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.58%), 5,448 students are 50 years old or older (2.01%).
In Missouri 4-year colleges and universites, 26,177 students are 18 years old or younger(5.92%), 45,302 students are 18 or 19 years old (10.24%), 46,388 students are between 20 and 22 years old (10.48%), 38,219 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.64%), 26,476 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.98%), 23,136 students are between 30 and 39 years old (5.23%), 10,681 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.41%), 4,716 students are 50 years old or older (1.07%)
In Missouri community colleges, there are 26,997 students are younger than 20 years old (27.56%), 12,077 students are between 20 and 24 years old (12.33%), 3,477 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.55%), and 6,383 students are 30 years old or older (6.52%).
In Missouri trade schools, there are 261 students are younger than 20 years old (13.57%), 346 students are between 20 and 24 years old (17.98%), 161 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.37%), and 194 students are 30 years old or older (10.08%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 271,169 | 36,598 (13.50%) |
62,139 (22.92%) |
54,530 (20.11%) |
42,500 (15.67%) |
30,114 (11.11%) |
27,255 (10.05%) |
12,407 (4.58%) |
5,448 (2.01%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 442,464 | 26,177 (5.92%) |
45,302 (10.24%) |
46,388 (10.48%) |
38,219 (8.64%) |
26,476 (5.98%) |
23,136 (5.23%) |
10,681 (2.41%) |
4,716 (1.07%) |
| Community Colleges | 97,950 | 10,418 (10.64%) |
16,579 (16.93%) |
7,972 (8.14%) |
4,105 (4.19%) |
3,477 (3.55%) |
3,969 (4.05%) |
1,690 (1.73%) |
724 (0.74%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,924 | 3 (0.16%) |
258 (13.41%) |
170 (8.84%) |
176 (9.15%) |
161 (8.37%) |
150 (7.80%) |
36 (1.87%) |
8 (0.42%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Missouri colleges. A total of 271,169 students have enrolled in Missouri colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce Health Sciences University-St LouisPrivate, 4-year | 104 | - | - | 1 (0.96%) | 12 (11.54%) |
62 (59.62%) |
18 (17.31%) |
8 (7.69%) | 3 (2.88%) |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-SpringfieldPrivate, 2-4 year | 67 | - | 2 (2.99%) |
9 (13.43%) | 13 (19.40%) |
14 (20.90%) |
19 (28.36%) |
10 (14.93%) | - |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesPrivate, 4-year | 742 | 4 (0.54%) |
43 (5.80%) |
98 (13.21%) | 118 (15.90%) |
154 (20.75%) |
207 (27.90%) |
98 (13.21%) | 20 (2.70%) |
| Chamberlain University-MissouriPrivate, 4-year | 375 | 1 (0.27%) |
7 (1.87%) |
39 (10.40%) | 90 (24.00%) |
107 (28.53%) |
101 (26.93%) |
25 (6.67%) | 5 (1.33%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St LouisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 208 | - | 54 (25.96%) |
41 (19.71%) | 46 (22.12%) |
35 (16.83%) |
30 (14.42%) |
2 (0.96%) | - |
| Skin InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 84 | - | 17 (20.24%) |
23 (27.38%) | 23 (27.38%) |
13 (15.48%) |
8 (9.52%) |
- | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-SpringfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year | 239 | - | 89 (37.24%) |
47 (19.67%) | 37 (15.48%) |
37 (15.48%) |
19 (7.95%) |
8 (3.35%) | 2 (0.84%) |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas CityPrivate, 2-4 year | 168 | - | 5 (2.98%) |
15 (8.93%) | 25 (14.88%) |
52 (30.95%) |
43 (25.60%) |
20 (11.90%) | 8 (4.76%) |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesPrivate, 4-year | 3,145 | 1,051 (33.42%) |
222 (7.06%) |
267 (8.49%) | 413 (13.13%) |
342 (10.87%) |
493 (15.68%) |
247 (7.85%) | 109 (3.47%) |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 134 | - | 10 (7.46%) |
22 (16.42%) | 29 (21.64%) |
23 (17.16%) |
37 (27.61%) |
10 (7.46%) | 3 (2.24%) |
| Applied Technology ServicesPublic, Less than 2-year | 193 | - | 11 (5.70%) |
9 (4.66%) | 31 (16.06%) |
53 (27.46%) |
67 (34.72%) |
19 (9.84%) | 3 (1.55%) |
| Warrensburg Area Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 19 | - | 7 (36.84%) |
1 (5.26%) | 5 (26.32%) |
2 (10.53%) |
2 (10.53%) |
2 (10.53%) | - |
| St Charles Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,800 | 311 (5.36%) |
2,085 (35.95%) |
1,554 (26.79%) | 723 (12.47%) |
396 (6.83%) |
441 (7.60%) |
198 (3.41%) | 91 (1.57%) |
| Westminster CollegePrivate, 4-year | 610 | 2 (0.33%) |
282 (46.23%) |
251 (41.15%) | 58 (9.51%) |
6 (0.98%) |
3 (0.49%) |
2 (0.33%) | 2 (0.33%) |
| Webster UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 6,396 | 12 (0.19%) |
598 (9.35%) |
739 (11.55%) | 838 (13.10%) |
1,126 (17.60%) |
1,533 (23.97%) |
977 (15.28%) | 519 (8.11%) |
| Washington University in St LouisPrivate, 4-year | 17,012 | 64 (0.38%) |
3,212 (18.88%) |
3,707 (21.79%) | 4,612 (27.11%) |
3,097 (18.20%) |
1,582 (9.30%) |
523 (3.07%) | 215 (1.26%) |
| Kansas City UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,306 | - | - | 5 (0.38%) | 324 (24.81%) |
828 (63.40%) |
134 (10.26%) |
14 (1.07%) | 1 (0.08%) |
| North Central Missouri CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,772 | 539 (30.42%) |
611 (34.48%) |
188 (10.61%) | 93 (5.25%) |
122 (6.88%) |
145 (8.18%) |
60 (3.39%) | 14 (0.79%) |
| Three Rivers CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,624 | 653 (24.89%) |
811 (30.91%) |
319 (12.16%) | 184 (7.01%) |
203 (7.74%) |
301 (11.47%) |
120 (4.57%) | 33 (1.26%) |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldPublic, 4-year | 22,535 | 4,407 (19.56%) |
4,524 (20.08%) |
5,110 (22.68%) | 4,074 (18.08%) |
1,786 (7.93%) |
1,547 (6.86%) |
774 (3.43%) | 313 (1.39%) |
| Southeast Missouri State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,927 | 1,251 (12.60%) |
2,495 (25.13%) |
2,634 (26.53%) | 1,771 (17.84%) |
844 (8.50%) |
581 (5.85%) |
255 (2.57%) | 96 (0.97%) |
| State Fair Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,724 | 1,050 (28.20%) |
1,283 (34.45%) |
540 (14.50%) | 264 (7.09%) |
199 (5.34%) |
251 (6.74%) |
102 (2.74%) | 35 (0.94%) |
| Missouri State University-West PlainsPublic, 2-4 year | 1,770 | 733 (41.41%) |
492 (27.80%) |
189 (10.68%) | 86 (4.86%) |
94 (5.31%) |
100 (5.65%) |
49 (2.77%) | 22 (1.24%) |
| Southwest Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,386 | 322 (13.50%) |
465 (19.49%) |
527 (22.09%) | 413 (17.31%) |
256 (10.73%) |
237 (9.93%) |
124 (5.20%) | 33 (1.38%) |
| Saint Louis Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 14,301 | 1,842 (12.88%) |
3,631 (25.39%) |
2,191 (15.32%) | 1,713 (11.98%) |
1,656 (11.58%) |
1,850 (12.94%) |
888 (6.21%) | 530 (3.71%) |
| Rockhurst UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,405 | 668 (19.62%) |
661 (19.41%) |
712 (20.91%) | 563 (16.53%) |
326 (9.57%) |
271 (7.96%) |
146 (4.29%) | 58 (1.70%) |
| Research College of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 318 | - | 3 (0.94%) |
52 (16.35%) | 60 (18.87%) |
87 (27.36%) |
67 (21.07%) |
37 (11.64%) | 12 (3.77%) |
| Ranken Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,671 | 15 (0.90%) |
582 (34.83%) |
346 (20.71%) | 226 (13.52%) |
213 (12.75%) |
207 (12.39%) |
62 (3.71%) | 20 (1.20%) |
| Park UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,662 | 22 (0.29%) |
501 (6.54%) |
872 (11.38%) | 1,170 (15.27%) |
1,526 (19.92%) |
2,231 (29.12%) |
1,011 (13.19%) | 326 (4.25%) |
| College of the OzarksPrivate, 4-year | 1,487 | 13 (0.87%) |
618 (41.56%) |
623 (41.90%) | 215 (14.46%) |
17 (1.14%) |
1 (0.07%) |
- | - |
| Ozark Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 689 | 3 (0.44%) |
195 (28.30%) |
234 (33.96%) | 118 (17.13%) |
43 (6.24%) |
41 (5.95%) |
28 (4.06%) | 27 (3.92%) |
| Northwest Missouri State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,505 | 515 (6.06%) |
1,826 (21.47%) |
1,969 (23.15%) | 1,379 (16.21%) |
984 (11.57%) |
1,017 (11.96%) |
618 (7.27%) | 193 (2.27%) |
| Truman State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,960 | 494 (12.47%) |
1,183 (29.87%) |
1,355 (34.22%) | 628 (15.86%) |
91 (2.30%) |
74 (1.87%) |
63 (1.59%) | 72 (1.82%) |
| Moberly Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,017 | 1,637 (32.63%) |
1,657 (33.03%) |
714 (14.23%) | 319 (6.36%) |
239 (4.76%) |
271 (5.40%) |
131 (2.61%) | 44 (0.88%) |
| University of Missouri-St LouisPublic, 4-year | 15,181 | 6,234 (41.06%) |
1,270 (8.37%) |
1,373 (9.04%) | 2,139 (14.09%) |
1,730 (11.40%) |
1,458 (9.60%) |
625 (4.12%) | 352 (2.32%) |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityPublic, 4-year | 15,703 | 3,218 (20.49%) |
2,358 (15.02%) |
2,377 (15.14%) | 3,532 (22.49%) |
2,164 (13.78%) |
1,394 (8.88%) |
446 (2.84%) | 214 (1.36%) |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 31,304 | 90 (0.29%) |
9,174 (29.31%) |
10,755 (34.36%) | 5,055 (16.15%) |
2,750 (8.78%) |
2,248 (7.18%) |
873 (2.79%) | 359 (1.15%) |
| Missouri Western State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,023 | 1,025 (25.48%) |
989 (24.58%) |
882 (21.92%) | 632 (15.71%) |
216 (5.37%) |
166 (4.13%) |
77 (1.91%) | 36 (0.89%) |
| Missouri Valley CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,527 | 173 (11.33%) |
547 (35.82%) |
432 (28.29%) | 264 (17.29%) |
62 (4.06%) |
27 (1.77%) |
14 (0.92%) | 7 (0.46%) |
| Missouri Southern State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,144 | 710 (17.13%) |
926 (22.35%) |
932 (22.49%) | 706 (17.04%) |
343 (8.28%) |
314 (7.58%) |
154 (3.72%) | 59 (1.42%) |
| Mineral Area CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,289 | 697 (30.45%) |
772 (33.73%) |
335 (14.64%) | 119 (5.20%) |
125 (5.46%) |
147 (6.42%) |
72 (3.15%) | 22 (0.96%) |
| Maryville University of Saint LouisPrivate, 4-year | 9,959 | 22 (0.22%) |
1,246 (12.51%) |
1,466 (14.72%) | 1,421 (14.27%) |
1,645 (16.52%) |
2,372 (23.82%) |
1,263 (12.68%) | 523 (5.25%) |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityPublic, 2-4 year | 12,872 | 1,796 (13.95%) |
4,101 (31.86%) |
2,164 (16.81%) | 1,388 (10.78%) |
1,249 (9.70%) |
1,320 (10.25%) |
559 (4.34%) | 295 (2.29%) |
| Logan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,735 | 1 (0.06%) |
32 (1.84%) |
99 (5.71%) | 538 (31.01%) |
555 (31.99%) |
346 (19.94%) |
107 (6.17%) | 57 (3.29%) |
| State Technical College of MissouriPublic, 2-4 year | 2,176 | 91 (4.18%) |
1,260 (57.90%) |
557 (25.60%) | 151 (6.94%) |
55 (2.53%) |
38 (1.75%) |
16 (0.74%) | 5 (0.23%) |
| Lincoln UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,833 | 346 (18.88%) |
536 (29.24%) |
426 (23.24%) | 267 (14.57%) |
91 (4.96%) |
93 (5.07%) |
51 (2.78%) | 12 (0.65%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 143 | 1 (0.70%) |
41 (28.67%) |
41 (28.67%) | 27 (18.88%) |
12 (8.39%) |
16 (11.19%) |
4 (2.80%) | 1 (0.70%) |
| Jefferson CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,626 | 940 (25.92%) |
1,273 (35.11%) |
511 (14.09%) | 236 (6.51%) |
220 (6.07%) |
284 (7.83%) |
101 (2.79%) | 59 (1.63%) |
| Ozarks Technical Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 10,889 | 2,424 (22.26%) |
3,243 (29.78%) |
1,788 (16.42%) | 971 (8.92%) |
889 (8.16%) |
991 (9.10%) |
427 (3.92%) | 156 (1.43%) |
| Fontbonne UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 944 | 2 (0.21%) |
254 (26.91%) |
236 (25.00%) | 226 (23.94%) |
72 (7.63%) |
78 (8.26%) |
52 (5.51%) | 24 (2.54%) |
| Pinnacle Career InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 344 | - | 5 (1.45%) |
29 (8.43%) | 45 (13.08%) |
79 (22.97%) |
102 (29.65%) |
67 (19.48%) | 17 (4.94%) |
| East Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,692 | 749 (27.82%) |
928 (34.47%) |
375 (13.93%) | 189 (7.02%) |
154 (5.72%) |
197 (7.32%) |
69 (2.56%) | 31 (1.15%) |
| Drury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,595 | 4 (0.25%) |
591 (37.05%) |
545 (34.17%) | 238 (14.92%) |
84 (5.27%) |
72 (4.51%) |
43 (2.70%) | 18 (1.13%) |
| Culver-Stockton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 999 | 37 (3.70%) |
393 (39.34%) |
351 (35.14%) | 150 (15.02%) |
26 (2.60%) |
20 (2.00%) |
9 (0.90%) | 4 (0.40%) |
| Crowder CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,034 | 1,222 (30.29%) |
1,294 (32.08%) |
473 (11.73%) | 270 (6.69%) |
276 (6.84%) |
310 (7.68%) |
116 (2.88%) | 48 (1.19%) |
| Covenant Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 608 | - | - | 5 (0.82%) | 57 (9.38%) |
163 (26.81%) |
194 (31.91%) |
114 (18.75%) | 75 (12.34%) |
| Grand River Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year | 76 | 2 (2.63%) |
39 (51.32%) |
8 (10.53%) | 7 (9.21%) |
9 (11.84%) |
8 (10.53%) |
1 (1.32%) | 2 (2.63%) |
| University of Central MissouriPublic, 4-year | 11,637 | 1,165 (10.01%) |
1,875 (16.11%) |
2,269 (19.50%) | 2,791 (23.98%) |
1,901 (16.34%) |
991 (8.52%) |
414 (3.56%) | 192 (1.65%) |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 1,080 | 6 (0.56%) |
465 (43.06%) |
427 (39.54%) | 144 (13.33%) |
26 (2.41%) |
4 (0.37%) |
4 (0.37%) | 4 (0.37%) |
| Avila UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,306 | 34 (2.60%) |
345 (26.42%) |
271 (20.75%) | 253 (19.37%) |
167 (12.79%) |
124 (9.49%) |
77 (5.90%) | 35 (2.68%) |
| Aquinas Institute of TheologyPrivate, 4-year | 95 | - | - | - | 11 (11.58%) |
18 (18.95%) |
12 (12.63%) |
21 (22.11%) | 32 (33.68%) |