Missouri Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

University of Missouri-Columbia 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 75% last year.

Missouri State University-Springfield with 58% and Southeast Missouri State University with 56% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Missouri Public 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 $23,285 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,621 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 76.29% and the average SAT score is 1,168 at the schools.

Table. Missouri Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year 75.00%
2.49%
$34,338
($14,130)
31.00%77.00%1,23031,30418 to 1
2
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Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 58.00%
1.48%
$17,928
($9,024)
26.00%91.00%1,11022,53519 to 1
3
2
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.03%
$9,495
($9,495)
22.00%79.00%9909,92720 to 1
4
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University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year 55.00%
1.76%
$30,734
($12,734)
30.01%75.01%1,44015,70314 to 1
5
2
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.58%
$16,623
($10,181)
18.00%86.00%1,1108,50518 to 1
6
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University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.53%
$18,060
($9,735)
30.99%69.01%-11,63719 to 1
7
4
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year 51.00%
6.55%
$35,820
($14,400)
18.01%56.99%1,13015,18113 to 1
Average57.14%$23,285
($11,386)
25.14%76.29%1,16816,39917 to 1