A total of 329,806 students are enrolled in Missouri colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 256,772 undergraduate and 73,034 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 77.86% and the proportion of graduate students is 22.14%.
By school level, 276,344 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 49,872 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,590 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Missouri colleges, University of Missouri-Columbia has the most number of students of 31,304 among 4-year colleges. For Missouri community colleges, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City has the most students of 12,872 and Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri is the largest trade school with 340.
By attending status, there are 198,395 full-time students and 131,411 part-time students at Missouri colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Missouri colleges. A total of 329,806 students have enrolled in Missouri colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Concorde Career College-Kansas CityPrivate, 4-year | 577 | 577 | 528 | 49 | - | - | - |
| Aquinas Institute of TheologyPrivate, 4-year | 95 | - | - | - | 95 | 61 | 34 |
| Avila UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,306 | 978 | 872 | 106 | 328 | 250 | 78 |
| Mission UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 306 | 274 | 234 | 40 | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 136 | 136 | 136 | - | - | - | - |
| Cox CollegePrivate, 4-year | 852 | 677 | 349 | 328 | 175 | 86 | 89 |
| Calvary UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 299 | 226 | 131 | 95 | 73 | 32 | 41 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterPublic, 2-4 year | 216 | 216 | 126 | 90 | - | - | - |
| Central Christian College of the BiblePrivate, 4-year | 190 | 157 | 94 | 63 | 33 | 24 | 9 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 1,080 | 1,080 | 1,065 | 15 | - | - | - |
| University of Central MissouriPublic, 4-year | 11,637 | 7,345 | 5,203 | 2,142 | 4,292 | 1,918 | 2,374 |
| Grand River Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year | 76 | 76 | 65 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Columbia CollegePrivate, 4-year | 6,046 | 5,675 | 2,349 | 3,326 | 371 | 61 | 310 |
| Conception Seminary CollegePrivate, 4-year | 27 | 27 | 25 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Concordia SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 582 | - | - | - | 582 | 260 | 322 |
| Cottey CollegePrivate, 4-year | 311 | 311 | 309 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Covenant Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 608 | - | - | - | 608 | 184 | 424 |
| Crowder CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,034 | 4,034 | 1,799 | 2,235 | - | - | - |
| Culver-Stockton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 999 | 900 | 844 | 56 | 99 | 90 | 9 |
| Drury UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,595 | 1,375 | 1,355 | 20 | 220 | 13 | 207 |
| East Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,692 | 2,692 | 1,225 | 1,467 | - | - | - |
| Eden Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 93 | - | - | - | 93 | 62 | 31 |
| Pinnacle Career InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 344 | 344 | 344 | - | - | - | - |
| Evangel UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,868 | 1,246 | 1,246 | - | 622 | 280 | 342 |
| Fontbonne UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 944 | 684 | 615 | 69 | 260 | 147 | 113 |
| Four Rivers Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| Ozarks Technical Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 10,889 | 10,889 | 4,690 | 6,199 | - | - | - |
| Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 494 | 452 | 317 | 135 | 42 | 20 | 22 |
| Harris-Stowe State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,084 | 1,084 | 947 | 137 | - | - | - |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 66 | 66 | 66 | - | - | - | - |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | 124 | 114 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Jefferson CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,626 | 3,626 | 1,728 | 1,898 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 143 | 143 | 143 | - | - | - | - |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 493 | 415 | 357 | 58 | 78 | 67 | 11 |
| Kansas City Art InstitutePrivate, 4-year | 738 | 738 | 728 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Kenrick Glennon SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 67 | - | - | - | 67 | 67 | - |
| A T Still University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 3,723 | - | - | - | 3,723 | 3,096 | 627 |
| Lex La-Ray Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 29 | 29 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Lincoln UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,833 | 1,730 | 1,184 | 546 | 103 | 52 | 51 |
| Lindenwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,000 | 4,808 | 4,014 | 794 | 2,192 | 589 | 1,603 |
| State Technical College of MissouriPublic, 2-4 year | 2,176 | 2,176 | 1,837 | 339 | - | - | - |
| Logan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,735 | 310 | 136 | 174 | 1,425 | 1,033 | 392 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityPublic, 2-4 year | 12,872 | 12,872 | 5,521 | 7,351 | - | - | - |
| Maryville University of Saint LouisPrivate, 4-year | 9,959 | 5,809 | 3,324 | 2,485 | 4,150 | 675 | 3,475 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 89 | 89 | 89 | - | - | - | - |
| Midwest InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year | 204 | 204 | 204 | - | - | - | - |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 3,772 | 1,009 | 421 | 588 | 2,763 | 1,509 | 1,254 |
| Mineral Area CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,289 | 2,289 | 1,273 | 1,016 | - | - | - |
| Missouri Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,231 | 4,549 | 1,390 | 3,159 | 682 | 125 | 557 |
| Missouri Southern State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,144 | 4,052 | 2,571 | 1,481 | 92 | 22 | 70 |
| Missouri Valley CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,527 | 1,494 | 1,204 | 290 | 33 | 6 | 27 |
| Missouri Western State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,023 | 3,841 | 2,337 | 1,504 | 182 | 14 | 168 |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 31,304 | 23,745 | 21,999 | 1,746 | 7,559 | 4,260 | 3,299 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityPublic, 4-year | 15,703 | 10,179 | 5,592 | 4,587 | 5,524 | 3,535 | 1,989 |
| University of Missouri-St LouisPublic, 4-year | 15,181 | 12,415 | 4,195 | 8,220 | 2,766 | 945 | 1,821 |
| Moberly Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,017 | 5,017 | 2,200 | 2,817 | - | - | - |
| Nazarene Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 177 | - | - | - | 177 | 73 | 104 |
| Neosho Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 60 | 60 | 34 | 26 | - | - | - |
| Truman State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,960 | 3,622 | 2,837 | 785 | 338 | 229 | 109 |
| Northwest Missouri State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 8,505 | 5,308 | 4,278 | 1,030 | 3,197 | 1,032 | 2,165 |
| Ozark Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 689 | 608 | 491 | 117 | 81 | - | 81 |
| College of the OzarksPrivate, 4-year | 1,487 | 1,487 | 1,470 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Park UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 7,662 | 6,238 | 3,014 | 3,224 | 1,424 | 233 | 1,191 |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsPrivate, 4-year | 88 | 88 | 36 | 52 | - | - | - |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 34 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| Ranken Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,671 | 1,671 | 1,250 | 421 | - | - | - |
| Research College of NursingPrivate, 4-year | 318 | 227 | 216 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 90 |
| Rockhurst UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,405 | 2,545 | 1,623 | 922 | 860 | 390 | 470 |
| Saint Louis UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 15,755 | 10,662 | 6,708 | 3,954 | 5,093 | 4,521 | 572 |
| Salem College of HairstylingPrivate, Less than 2-year | 34 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisPrivate, 4-year | 695 | 264 | 263 | 1 | 431 | 409 | 22 |
| Saint Louis Community CollegePublic, 4-year | 14,301 | 14,301 | 5,294 | 9,007 | - | - | - |
| Southwest Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,386 | 1,836 | 1,209 | 627 | 550 | 242 | 308 |
| Missouri State University-West PlainsPublic, 2-4 year | 1,770 | 1,770 | 684 | 1,086 | - | - | - |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St LouisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 91 | 91 | 52 | 39 | - | - | - |
| State Fair Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,724 | 3,724 | 1,798 | 1,926 | - | - | - |
| Stephens CollegePrivate, 4-year | 590 | 407 | 380 | 27 | 183 | 158 | 25 |
| Southeast Missouri State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 9,927 | 8,454 | 6,312 | 2,142 | 1,473 | 821 | 652 |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldPublic, 4-year | 22,535 | 18,419 | 11,341 | 7,078 | 4,116 | 1,794 | 2,322 |
| Three Rivers CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,624 | 2,624 | 1,376 | 1,248 | - | - | - |
| North Central Missouri CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,772 | 1,772 | 777 | 995 | - | - | - |
| Kansas City UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,306 | - | - | - | 1,306 | 1,292 | 14 |
| Washington University in St LouisPrivate, 4-year | 17,012 | 8,132 | 7,445 | 687 | 8,880 | 7,184 | 1,696 |
| Webster UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 6,396 | 2,197 | 1,788 | 409 | 4,199 | 1,307 | 2,892 |
| Westminster CollegePrivate, 4-year | 610 | 610 | 602 | 8 | - | - | - |
| William Jewell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 853 | 824 | 811 | 13 | 29 | 21 | 8 |
| William Woods UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,508 | 791 | 646 | 145 | 717 | 57 | 660 |
| Clinton Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year | 17 | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 34 | 34 | 32 | 2 | - | - | - |
| St Charles Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,800 | 5,800 | 3,139 | 2,661 | - | - | - |
| Grabber School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 209 | 209 | 190 | 19 | - | - | - |
| Waynesville Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Bryan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 135 | 127 | 127 | - | 8 | 8 | - |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationPublic, Less than 2-year | 61 | 61 | 61 | - | - | - | - |
| Kirksville Area Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Southern Missouri Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year | 47 | 47 | 47 | - | - | - | - |
| Saline County Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 23 | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| Warrensburg Area Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Cass Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Applied Technology ServicesPublic, Less than 2-year | 193 | 193 | 193 | - | - | - | - |
| Central College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 134 | 134 | 49 | 85 | - | - | - |
| New Dimensions School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 29 | 29 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 49 | 49 | 34 | 15 | - | - | - |
| Texas County Technical CollegePrivate, 2-4 year | 68 | 68 | 68 | - | - | - | - |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityPrivate, 2-4 year | 185 | 185 | 132 | 53 | - | - | - |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonPrivate, 4-year | 425 | 407 | 280 | 127 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesPrivate, 4-year | 3,145 | 2,808 | 893 | 1,915 | 337 | 87 | 250 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas CityPrivate, 2-4 year | 168 | 168 | 168 | - | - | - | - |
| Academy of Hair Design-SpringfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year | 289 | 289 | 153 | 136 | - | - | - |
| Healing Arts CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year | 108 | 108 | - | 108 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-SpringfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year | 239 | 239 | 238 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Urshan Graduate School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year | 108 | - | - | - | 108 | 28 | 80 |
| City Vision UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 182 | 132 | 20 | 112 | 50 | 4 | 46 |
| Skin InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 84 | 84 | 84 | - | - | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St CharlesPrivate, Less than 2-year | 200 | 200 | 159 | 41 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St LouisPrivate, Less than 2-year | 208 | 208 | 206 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Evolve Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 38 | 38 | 37 | 1 | - | - | - |
| American Trade SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year | 127 | 127 | 127 | - | - | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-MissouriPrivate, 4-year | 375 | 375 | 115 | 260 | - | - | - |
| Academy of Salon ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 52 | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | - |
| Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| City Pointe Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 91 | 91 | 53 | 38 | - | - | - |
| Midwest Technical Institute-MissouriPrivate, Less than 2-year | 340 | 340 | 323 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 36 | 36 | 31 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Bolivar Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 130 | 130 | 55 | 75 | - | - | - |
| The Continents States UniversityPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesPrivate, 4-year | 742 | 742 | 427 | 315 | - | - | - |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-SpringfieldPrivate, 2-4 year | 67 | 67 | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| Trend Setters SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 54 | 54 | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-St LouisPrivate, 4-year | 104 | - | - | - | 104 | 101 | 3 |
| Urshan CollegePrivate, 4-year | 473 | 473 | 390 | 83 | - | - | - |
| St. Louis Med TechPrivate, Less than 2-year | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Graceland University - IndependencePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Graceland University - TrentonPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old Town Barber College - KCPrivate, Less than 2-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Kansas CityPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Fort Leonard WoodPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Jefferson CityPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Lake OzarkPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Saint LouisPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - SpringfieldPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - RollaPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - WaynesvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - WaynesvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Springfield TMobilePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Fort Leonard Wood 58th Trans BNPrivate, 2-4 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbia College - Whiteman AFBPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kansas City University-JoplinPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aesthetics InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 40 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God ChurchPrivate, 2-4 year | 97 | 97 | 97 | - | - | - | - |
| Evangel University-College of Online LearningPrivate, 4-year | 240 | 240 | 94 | 146 | - | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-BroadwayPrivate, Less than 2-year | 101 | 101 | 101 | - | - | - | - |