Washington University in St Louis 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 93% last year.

Saint Louis University with 81% and University of Missouri-Columbia with 75% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Missouri Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Missouri Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Washington University in St Louis has the highest graduation rate of 93% and Saint Louis University has the second highest graduation rate of 81%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,240 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,533 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 72.64% and the average SAT score is 1,226 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 64.90% and the students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Missouri Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Missouri Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 93.00%
0.12%
$62,98248.17%11.76%1,53017,0127 to 1
2
-
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 81.00%
1.04%
$53,24415.13%84.71%1,30015,7559 to 1
3
1
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year 75.00%
2.49%
$34,338
($14,130)
31.02%79.13%1,24031,30418 to 1
4
1
Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 66.00%
7.23%
$27,16623.74%87.76%-9,95913 to 1
5
-
Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 58.00%
1.48%
$17,928
($9,024)
26.18%92.56%1,11022,53519 to 1
5
2
Webster University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 58.00%
0.96%
$30,73020.62%55.10%1,1706,39612 to 1
7
2
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.03%
$9,496
($9,015)
23.64%86.31%1,0809,92720 to 1
8
-
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year 55.00%
1.76%
$28,788
($11,988)
32.37%69.48%1,41515,70314 to 1
9
1
Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MOPrivate, 4-year 54.00%
0.87%
$21,10027.60%74.02%1,1257,00013 to 1
10
2
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.58%
$16,623
($10,181)
18.61%85.56%1,0658,50518 to 1
Average64.90%$30,240
($10,868)
26.71%72.64%1,22614,41014 to 1