Colleges
Colleges in Missouri
132 colleges and universities in Missouri that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
Our read
Best value in Missouri, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): Washington University in St Louis (6.8×), Missouri University of Science and Technology (5.4×), Truman State University (4.7×).
132 rows · click a column to sort
| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia | Public | 23,929 | $21,142 | 77% | $69,958 | $18,743 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | Public | 13,313 | $17,270 | 59% | $52,782 | $20,400 |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public | 11,788 | $2,967 | 22% | $40,196 | $5,849 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 10,649 | $9,851 | 36% | $44,475 | $10,115 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 8,165 | $15,488 | 34% | $40,171 | $9,859 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | Private nonprofit | 7,857 | $13,360 | 93% | $91,497 | $15,250 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 7,267 | $29,674 | 79% | $75,998 | $21,000 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 6,817 | $13,778 | 56% | $63,110 | $17,000 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Public | 6,373 | $17,110 | 61% | $48,748 | $19,500 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 5,658 | $20,199 | 62% | $67,386 | $23,250 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | Public | 5,648 | $15,554 | 52% | $52,739 | $19,000 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | Public | 5,521 | $15,772 | 67% | $85,917 | $21,500 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | Public | 5,024 | $14,990 | 62% | $59,899 | $20,000 |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public | 5,017 | $7,871 | 32% | $46,866 | $8,250 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 4,950 | $25,982 | 51% | $48,161 | $23,786 |
| Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | Private nonprofit | 4,624 | $21,443 | 56% | $58,321 | $23,750 |
| Park University | Parkville | Private nonprofit | 4,555 | $19,119 | 36% | $62,154 | $21,500 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | Public | 4,378 | $16,120 | 52% | $52,028 | $19,500 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Moberly | Public | 3,100 | $6,946 | 46% | $41,321 | $11,000 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | Public | 3,019 | $10,836 | 39% | $48,193 | $18,000 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public | 2,694 | $9,656 | 41% | $38,956 | $9,500 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | Public | 2,570 | $9,098 | 49% | $39,215 | $9,500 |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | Public | 2,552 | $6,878 | 39% | $43,443 | $9,000 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | Public | 2,513 | $12,317 | 74% | $57,751 | $19,429 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 2,304 | $26,955 | 58% | $56,096 | $21,000 |
| Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | Public | 2,219 | $16,379 | 35% | $47,624 | $19,560 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | Public | 2,123 | $15,991 | 85% | $59,085 | $10,000 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | Fayette | Private nonprofit | 2,092 | $16,532 | 0% | $53,620 | $18,500 |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Public | 1,844 | $9,000 | 39% | $36,182 | $10,500 |
| Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 1,780 | $20,834 | 47% | $60,835 | $11,500 |
| East Central College | Union | Public | 1,639 | $13,353 | 47% | $41,402 | $8,740 |
| Mineral Area College | Park Hills | Public | 1,592 | $9,448 | 52% | $38,739 | $10,500 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | 1,580 | $24,702 | 72% | $73,697 | $19,000 |
| Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 1,488 | $27,032 | 50% | $49,360 | $23,250 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout | Private nonprofit | 1,444 | $13,114 | 63% | $47,246 | — |
| Missouri Valley College | Marshall | Private nonprofit | 1,443 | $24,230 | 25% | $50,364 | $22,934 |
| Lincoln University | Jefferson City | Public | 1,392 | $13,788 | 24% | $41,642 | $18,217 |
| Drury University | Springfield | Private nonprofit | 1,383 | $23,078 | 61% | $45,136 | $22,581 |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | Private nonprofit | 1,341 | $21,174 | 43% | $50,155 | $19,500 |
| Avila University | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | 1,312 | $16,675 | 44% | $59,717 | $24,192 |
| William Woods University | Fulton | Private nonprofit | 1,300 | $26,458 | 47% | $48,405 | $19,000 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | Public | 1,286 | $13,084 | 56% | $42,741 | $10,317 |
| Evangel University | Springfield | Private nonprofit | 1,229 | $19,152 | 60% | $47,597 | $21,516 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fayette | Private nonprofit | 1,040 | $21,697 | 49% | $53,620 | $18,500 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains | West Plains | Public | 965 | $12,068 | 40% | $39,358 | $9,500 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Saint Louis | Public | 960 | $11,182 | 33% | $39,919 | $23,328 |
| William Jewell College | Liberty | Private nonprofit | 924 | $19,678 | 63% | $63,955 | $22,750 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | 812 | $31,165 | 51% | $40,314 | $27,000 |
| Culver-Stockton College | Canton | Private nonprofit | 807 | $22,277 | 45% | $52,791 | $23,250 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | 747 | $21,440 | 31% | $47,104 | $22,666 |
| Westminster College | Fulton | Private nonprofit | 638 | $23,913 | 55% | $57,881 | $22,943 |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | Springfield | Private nonprofit | 632 | $12,743 | 51% | $45,136 | $22,581 |
| Pinnacle Career Institute | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 619 | $41,722 | 60% | $38,972 | $11,312 |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin | Private nonprofit | 602 | $18,732 | 52% | $40,203 | $18,500 |
| Cox College | Springfield | Private nonprofit | 540 | — | — | $65,436 | $19,416 |
| Urshan University | Wentzville | Private nonprofit | 472 | $11,886 | 41% | — | $19,250 |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 446 | — | — | $82,420 | $17,396 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | Private nonprofit | 410 | $21,546 | 56% | $48,798 | $17,050 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Fenton | Private for-profit | 399 | $28,145 | 38% | $36,473 | $18,938 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | Private for-profit | 396 | $21,804 | 80% | $37,239 | $9,402 |
| Stephens College | Columbia | Private nonprofit | 391 | $19,741 | 57% | $46,625 | $23,000 |
| Mission University | Springfield | Private nonprofit | 381 | $20,431 | 39% | $39,622 | $20,500 |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | 337 | $28,540 | 56% | $130,161 | $19,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | Private for-profit | 297 | $14,604 | 80% | $29,067 | $7,347 |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri | St. Louis | Private for-profit | 284 | $38,850 | 50% | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | Private for-profit | 275 | $14,847 | 76% | $31,596 | $7,917 |
| City Vision University | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | 257 | $9,903 | — | $43,383 | — |
| Cottey College | Nevada | Private nonprofit | 254 | $21,347 | 58% | $46,543 | $20,500 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 253 | $28,373 | 61% | $51,874 | $31,243 |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning | Springfield | Private nonprofit | 240 | $17,753 | 10% | $47,597 | $21,516 |
| Logan University | Chesterfield | Private nonprofit | 229 | $26,582 | 30% | $59,488 | $14,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | St. Louis | Private for-profit | 214 | $19,580 | 74% | $33,048 | $9,833 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau | Private nonprofit | 200 | $17,829 | 78% | $70,380 | $18,672 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 198 | $35,131 | 55% | $39,811 | $9,500 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | Private for-profit | 182 | $14,716 | 84% | $35,030 | $9,500 |
| Midwest Institute | Earth City | Private for-profit | 177 | $16,028 | 71% | $39,077 | $9,500 |
| Research College of Nursing | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 177 | — | — | $85,463 | $14,428 |
| Applied Tech | Sunset Hills | Public | 172 | $23,534 | 77% | $62,725 | $14,750 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Cape Girardeau | Public | 159 | $16,881 | 67% | $46,402 | $10,440 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | Private for-profit | 157 | $12,862 | 62% | $30,898 | $7,673 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | 154 | $16,756 | 39% | $45,535 | $16,320 |
| Central Christian College of the Bible | Moberly | Private nonprofit | 154 | $11,336 | 34% | $37,446 | $19,157 |
| American Trade School | Saint Ann | Private for-profit | 154 | — | 74% | $52,845 | — |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | Saint Louis | Private for-profit | 153 | $32,334 | 37% | $36,473 | $18,938 |
| Bryan University | Springfield | Private for-profit | 144 | $19,592 | 38% | $34,733 | $16,826 |
| Bolivar Technical College | Bolivar | Private nonprofit | 144 | — | 100% | — | $21,557 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | Private for-profit | 132 | $16,332 | 85% | $37,002 | $9,401 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis | Maryland Heights | Private for-profit | 131 | $33,711 | — | $41,223 | $28,791 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | Private for-profit | 109 | $23,663 | 81% | $33,175 | $7,917 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | Private for-profit | 107 | $15,552 | 69% | $28,204 | $7,917 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | Private for-profit | 97 | $18,694 | 84% | $33,689 | $9,500 |
| Texas County Technical College | Houston | Private for-profit | 96 | $8,829 | 92% | $49,268 | $16,625 |
| SPBK Enterprises Inc | Webb City | Private for-profit | 96 | $17,262 | 85% | $30,882 | $7,917 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | Public | 91 | $19,777 | 63% | $37,722 | — |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute | West Plains | Public | 90 | $17,826 | 84% | $41,730 | — |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts | Saint Louis | Private for-profit | 89 | $14,120 | 62% | $34,531 | $30,500 |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church | Ozark | Private nonprofit | 89 | $19,814 | 68% | $47,597 | $21,516 |
| Skin Institute | Saint Louis | Private for-profit | 88 | $15,594 | 99% | $44,220 | — |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy | Cape Girardeau | Private for-profit | 66 | $13,413 | — | — | — |
| Grand River Technical School | Chillicothe | Public | 65 | — | 86% | $51,366 | — |
| Trend Setters School | Cape Girardeau | Private for-profit | 65 | $9,275 | 71% | $26,291 | $10,667 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | Saint Robert | Private for-profit | 61 | $6,726 | 92% | $27,577 | — |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 55 | $18,165 | 16% | $25,393 | $13,298 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | Private for-profit | 50 | $18,551 | 70% | — | $7,917 |
| Neosho Beauty and Barber College | Neosho | Private for-profit | 47 | $10,863 | 72% | $26,743 | $5,500 |
| Conception Seminary College | Conception | Private nonprofit | 40 | — | 75% | $54,852 | — |
| New Dimensions School | Joplin | Private for-profit | 38 | $7,211 | 59% | $26,744 | — |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | Eolia | Public | 32 | $12,481 | 73% | $59,750 | — |
| Salem College of Hairstyling | Rolla | Private for-profit | 31 | $5,607 | 70% | $18,396 | — |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center | Warrensburg | Public | 31 | $13,006 | 100% | $45,742 | — |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Raymore | Private for-profit | 31 | $26,317 | 59% | $35,215 | $6,333 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 31 | $20,908 | 50% | — | $16,500 |
| Aesthetics Institute | St. Louis | Private for-profit | 28 | $18,279 | 100% | — | — |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Public | 27 | $24,243 | 50% | $50,136 | — |
| Cass Career Center | Harrisonville | Public | 27 | $18,821 | 100% | $68,195 | — |
| Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center | Carthage | Public | 26 | $16,185 | — | — | — |
| Concorde Career College-Broadway | Kansas City | Private for-profit | 26 | $34,547 | 61% | $39,811 | $9,500 |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center | Lexington | Public | 25 | $6,859 | 80% | $57,364 | — |
| Saline County Career Center | Marshall | Public | 23 | $24,189 | 100% | $44,433 | $14,027 |
| Kirksville Area Technical Center | Kirksville | Public | 22 | $788 | 80% | $46,851 | — |
| Evolve Beauty Academy | Washington | Private for-profit | 16 | $14,796 | 86% | — | — |
| St. Louis Med Tech | St. Louis | Private nonprofit | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Aquinas Institute of Theology | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Concordia Seminary | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Covenant Theological Seminary | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eden Theological Seminary | Webster Groves | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenrick Glennon Seminary | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| A T Still University of Health Sciences | Kirksville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nazarene Theological Seminary | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City University | Kansas City | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urshan Graduate School of Theology | Wentzville | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis | St. Louis | Private for-profit | — | — | — | — | $5,500 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
