For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Missouri colleges is 62.54%, 101,818 accepted out of 162,806 applicants.

For Missouri college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 11,955 (7.93%) compared to last year, from 150,851 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 955, which is more than 3.90% last year.

Missouri colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.61% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Missouri colleges. The yield decreased by 1.22%.

Among Missouri colleges, Washington University in St Louis has the lowest acceptance rate of 12.00% with 3,869 accepted students out of 32,240 applicants. Washington University in St Louis has the most number of applicants of 32,240 and University of Missouri-Columbia has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,172.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Missouri Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Missouri. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Missouri Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Washington University in St Louis32,240
226
3,869
105
1,818
5
12.00%
0.24%
46.99%
-1.18%
College of the Ozarks2,495
256
374
-99
258
-100
14.99%
-6.14%
68.98%
-6.71%
William Jewell College2,132
456
725
38
225
-18
34.01%
-6.98%
31.03%
-4.34%
Applied Technology Services22
2
8
-2
8
-2
36.36%
-13.64%
100.00%
Evangel University-College of Online Learning20
7
9
-3
5
-6
45.00%
-47.31%
55.56%
-36.11%
Kirksville Area Technical Center12
-7
6
-9
5
-8
50.00%
-28.95%
83.33%
-3.34%
Missouri Valley College2,230
406
1,182
65
426
45
53.00%
-8.24%
36.04%
1.93%
University of Missouri-St Louis4,627
714
2,637
637
475
32
56.99%
5.88%
18.01%
-4.14%
Webster University5,341
1,573
3,098
1,022
465
37
58.00%
2.90%
15.01%
-5.61%
Drury University2,621
239
1,546
35
340
-63
58.99%
-4.44%
21.99%
-4.68%
Hannibal-LaGrange University366
138
216
63
67
-3
59.02%
-8.09%
31.02%
-14.73%
Kansas City Art Institute1,097
107
658
79
237
50
59.98%
1.50%
36.02%
3.72%
Avila University2,862
150
1,717
-117
395
211
59.99%
-7.64%
23.01%
12.98%
Missouri Baptist University1,195
140
765
17
260
-57
64.02%
-6.88%
33.99%
-8.39%
Cottey College567
-115
374
-124
67
-29
65.96%
-7.06%
17.91%
-1.37%
Lindenwood University6,743
2,371
4,450
1,214
890
-3
65.99%
-8.03%
20.00%
-7.60%
University of Central Missouri4,966
-27
3,427
-135
1,062
34
69.01%
-2.33%
30.99%
2.13%
Rockhurst University2,627
-527
1,813
-283
344
57
69.01%
2.55%
18.97%
5.28%
Evangel University1,166
-283
805
-179
330
-13
69.04%
1.13%
40.99%
6.13%
Saline County Career Center20
15
14
12
14
12
70.00%
30.00%
100.00%
Calvary University110
53
78
42
27
-5
70.91%
7.75%
34.62%
-54.27%
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church132
80
94
44
44
40
71.21%
-24.94%
46.81%
38.81%
Cox College7
4
5
4
3
2
71.43%
38.10%
60.00%
-40.00%
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts7
-2
5
-4
5
1
71.43%
-28.57%
100.00%
55.56%
William Woods University1,133
-354
838
-76
218
5
73.96%
12.49%
26.01%
2.71%
Lex La-Ray Technical Center8
3
6
1
6
1
75.00%
-25.00%
100.00%
University of Missouri-Kansas City5,802
622
4,352
753
1,306
141
75.01%
5.53%
30.01%
-2.36%
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis1,158
398
869
173
113
7
75.04%
-16.54%
13.00%
-2.23%
University of Missouri-Columbia21,669
1,366
16,685
620
5,172
189
77.00%
-2.13%
31.00%
-0.02%
Midwest Institute36
-49
28
-22
19
-7
77.78%
18.96%
67.86%
15.86%
Westminster College2,279
228
1,778
234
160
-1
78.02%
2.74%
9.00%
-1.43%
Southeast Missouri State University7,462
370
5,895
-226
1,297
-150
79.00%
-7.31%
22.00%
-1.64%
Truman State University3,263
-1,649
2,610
397
653
-46
79.99%
34.94%
25.02%
-6.57%
Saint Louis University15,377
2,391
12,455
1,454
1,744
79
81.00%
-3.71%
14.00%
-1.14%
Bolivar Technical College11
-1
9
-3
9
-3
81.82%
-18.18%
100.00%
Chamberlain University-Missouri6
-1
55
1
83.33%
11.90%
100.00%
20.00%
Urshan College124
56
104
46
64
10
83.87%
-1.42%
61.54%
-31.56%
Northwest Missouri State University6,834
-43
5,877
-7
1,058
-37
86.00%
0.44%
18.00%
-0.61%
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies280
259
244
223
217
210
87.14%
-12.86%
88.93%
55.60%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences1,149
-17
1,011
-130
233
-61
87.99%
-9.87%
23.05%
-2.72%
Logan University20
-2
1813
-2
90.00%
8.18%
72.22%
-11.11%
Warrensburg Area Career Center11
2
10
1
8
1
90.91%
-9.09%
80.00%
2.22%
Missouri State University-Springfield11,901
2,276
10,830
1,921
2,816
484
91.00%
-1.56%
26.00%
-0.18%
Stephens College414
-236
381
-36
76
1
92.03%
27.88%
19.95%
1.96%
Maryville University of Saint Louis3,916
-259
3,681
17
847
-23
94.00%
6.24%
23.01%
-0.73%
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary141
36
133
34
84
23
94.33%
0.04%
63.16%
1.54%
Fontbonne University1,067
187
1,014
183
162
-21
95.03%
0.60%
15.98%
-6.04%
Missouri Southern State University2,302
365
2,233
306
581
-24
97.00%
-2.48%
26.02%
-5.38%
Concorde Career College-Broadway43
-26
42
-27
27
-20
97.67%
-2.33%
64.29%
-3.83%
Ozark Christian College277
-100
271
-85
146
-1
97.83%
3.40%
53.87%
12.58%
Culver-Stockton College1,351
105
1,324
116
252
-11
98.00%
1.05%
19.03%
-2.74%
Concorde Career College-Kansas City341
-68
338
-65
196
25
99.12%
0.59%
57.99%
15.56%
Cass Career Center25
19
25
19
20
14
100.00%80.00%
-20.00%
Southwest Baptist University1,057
176
1,057
180
275
-8
100.00%
0.45%
26.02%
-6.25%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences18
-13
18
10
18
10
100.00%
74.19%
100.00%
Texas County Technical College54
-5
54
-5
23
2
100.00%42.59%
7.00%
Grand River Technical School31
-24
31
-24
31
-19
100.00%100.00%
9.09%
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton27
-27
27
-27
21
-23
100.00%77.78%
-3.70%
Conception Seminary College8
4
8
4
8
4
100.00%100.00%