How Graduation Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Missouri 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of Missouri 4-Year Colleges is 51.76%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 graduation rate increased by 0.49%.
Over the past 5 years, the graduation rate of Missouri 4-Year Colleges has decreased by 7.62% from 56.03% to 51.76%. Of the 146 Missouri 4-Year Colleges, 41 schools's graduation rate is higher than 5 years ago and 73 schools' rate is lower.
You can check 2023 graduation rate along with transfer-out and retention rate at Missouri 4-Year Colleges graduation rate comparison table.

Comparison Table of Graduation Rate Changes for Missouri 4-Year Colleges

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Graduation Rate Changes from 2017 to 2022 at Missouri 4-Year Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Average
Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO64.00%56.00%
8%
66.00%
10%
61.00%
5%
-61.75%
Avila UniversityKansas City, MO50.00%54.00%
4%
51.00%
3%
39.00%
12%
50.00%
11%
48.80%
Baptist Bible CollegeSpringfield, MO41.00%32.00%
9%
36.00%
4%
30.00%
6%
38.00%
8%
35.40%
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue SpringsBlue Springs, MO65.00%----65.00%
Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO60.00%-50.00%-66.00%58.67%
Calvary UniversityKansas City, MO29.00%36.00%
7%
59.00%
23%
42.00%
17%
59.00%
17%
45.00%
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterCape Girardeau, MO85.00%76.00%
9%
84.00%
8%
62.00%
22%
61.00%
1%
73.60%
Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, MO47.00%38.00%
9%
37.00%
1%
42.00%
5%
27.00%
15%
38.20%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO40.00%47.00%
7%
44.00%
3%
47.00%
3%
51.00%
4%
45.80%
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO49.00%51.00%
2%
51.00%52.00%
1%
52.00%51.00%
Grand River Technical SchoolChillicothe, MO87.00%----87.00%
Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO30.00%28.00%
2%
28.00%32.00%
4%
42.00%
10%
32.00%
Conception Seminary CollegeConception, MO29.00%57.00%
28%
25.00%
32%
36.00%
11%
9.00%
27%
31.20%
Cottey CollegeNevada, MO59.00%58.00%
1%
53.00%
5%
66.00%
13%
56.00%
10%
58.40%
Crowder CollegeNeosho, MO28.00%35.00%
7%
35.00%36.00%
1%
39.00%
3%
34.60%
Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, MO50.00%51.00%
1%
45.00%
6%
48.00%
3%
48.00%48.40%
Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO64.00%58.00%
6%
59.00%
1%
60.00%
1%
63.00%
3%
60.80%
East Central CollegeUnion, MO29.00%34.00%
5%
38.00%
4%
39.00%
1%
39.00%35.80%
Pinnacle Career InstituteKansas City, MO46.00%58.00%
12%
69.00%
11%
39.00%
30%
94.00%
55%
61.20%
Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO51.00%55.00%
4%
54.00%
1%
63.00%
9%
71.00%
8%
58.80%
Fontbonne UniversitySaint Louis, MO63.00%54.00%
9%
65.00%
11%
61.00%
4%
57.00%
4%
60.00%
Four Rivers Career CenterWashington, MO67.00%----67.00%
Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MO29.00%30.00%
1%
31.00%
1%
32.00%
1%
30.00%
2%
30.40%
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MO37.00%40.00%
3%
42.00%
2%
38.00%
4%
38.00%39.00%
Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO9.00%17.00%
8%
12.00%
5%
18.00%
6%
20.00%
2%
15.20%
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO40.00%----40.00%
Summit Salon Academy Kansas CityIndependence, MO55.00%----55.00%
Jefferson CollegeHillsboro, MO31.00%30.00%
1%
32.00%
2%
36.00%
4%
31.00%
5%
32.00%
Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri ColumbiaColumbia, MO59.00%----59.00%
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO-----0.00%
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO61.00%60.00%
1%
57.00%
3%
62.00%
5%
56.00%
6%
59.20%
Lex La-Ray Technical CenterLexington, MO64.00%----64.00%
Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO21.00%26.00%
5%
26.00%25.00%
1%
28.00%
3%
25.20%
Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO50.00%50.00%46.00%
4%
53.00%
7%
54.00%
1%
50.60%
State Technical College of MissouriLinn, MO73.00%73.00%71.00%
2%
73.00%
2%
76.00%
3%
73.20%
Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO-----0.00%
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO24.00%23.00%
1%
26.00%
3%
28.00%
2%
28.00%25.80%
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO72.00%71.00%
1%
74.00%
3%
73.00%
1%
66.00%
7%
71.20%
Missouri College of Cosmetology and EstheticsJefferson City, MO73.00%----73.00%
Midwest InstituteFenton, MO82.00%73.00%
9%
84.00%
11%
73.00%
11%
84.00%
11%
79.20%
Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO10.00%79.00%
69%
40.00%
39%
51.00%
11%
40.00%
11%
44.00%
Mineral Area CollegePark Hills, MO37.00%33.00%
4%
39.00%
6%
42.00%
3%
43.00%
1%
38.80%
Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO36.00%45.00%
9%
35.00%
10%
40.00%
5%
40.00%39.20%
Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO33.00%32.00%
1%
32.00%36.00%
4%
35.00%
1%
33.60%
Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO23.00%23.00%22.00%
1%
25.00%
3%
22.00%
3%
23.00%
Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, MO34.00%37.00%
3%
35.00%
2%
36.00%
1%
41.00%
5%
36.60%
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO69.00%71.00%
2%
72.00%
1%
72.00%75.00%
3%
71.80%
University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO49.00%49.00%53.00%
4%
56.00%
3%
55.00%
1%
52.40%
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO63.00%65.00%
2%
66.00%
1%
63.00%
3%
61.00%
2%
63.60%
University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO52.00%52.00%56.00%
4%
57.00%
1%
51.00%
6%
53.60%
Moberly Area Community CollegeMoberly, MO31.00%32.00%
1%
33.00%
1%
36.00%
3%
38.00%
2%
34.00%
Neosho Beauty CollegeNeosho, MO17.00%----17.00%
Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO72.00%75.00%
3%
74.00%
1%
72.00%
2%
71.00%
1%
72.80%
Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO49.00%51.00%
2%
54.00%
3%
52.00%
2%
53.00%
1%
51.80%
Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, MO52.00%53.00%
1%
56.00%
3%
66.00%
10%
52.00%
14%
55.80%
College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO66.00%71.00%
5%
60.00%
11%
62.00%
2%
62.00%64.20%
Park UniversityParkville, MO33.00%62.00%
29%
28.00%
34%
24.00%
4%
23.00%
1%
34.00%
Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, MO50.00%100.00%
50%
66.00%
34%
100.00%
34%
80.00%
20%
79.20%
Poplar Bluff Technical Career CenterPoplar Bluff, MO84.00%----84.00%
Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO58.00%52.00%
6%
66.00%
14%
64.00%
2%
51.00%
13%
58.20%
Research College of NursingKansas City, MO-----0.00%
Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO75.00%75.00%72.00%
3%
74.00%
2%
77.00%
3%
74.60%
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO77.00%78.00%
1%
79.00%
1%
79.00%81.00%
2%
78.80%
Salem College of HairstylingRolla, MO44.00%----44.00%
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO85.00%82.00%
3%
80.00%
2%
76.00%
4%
73.00%
3%
79.20%
Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, MO16.00%16.00%17.00%
1%
21.00%
4%
21.00%18.20%
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO48.00%46.00%
2%
47.00%
1%
51.00%
4%
43.00%
8%
47.00%
Missouri State University-West PlainsWest Plains, MO25.00%27.00%
2%
30.00%
3%
32.00%
2%
33.00%
1%
29.40%
St Louis College of Health Careers-St LouisSaint Louis, MO36.00%38.00%
2%
76.00%
38%
52.00%
24%
-50.50%
State Fair Community CollegeSedalia, MO30.00%31.00%
1%
33.00%
2%
34.00%
1%
35.00%
1%
32.60%
Stephens CollegeColumbia, MO50.00%46.00%
4%
59.00%
13%
53.00%
6%
45.00%
8%
50.60%
Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO49.00%49.00%50.00%
1%
53.00%
3%
56.00%
3%
51.40%
Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO54.00%55.00%
1%
57.00%
2%
59.00%
2%
58.00%
1%
56.60%
Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff, MO26.00%27.00%
1%
29.00%
2%
28.00%
1%
34.00%
6%
28.80%
North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, MO45.00%40.00%
5%
49.00%
9%
49.00%44.00%
5%
45.40%
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO95.00%94.00%
1%
94.00%93.00%
1%
93.00%93.80%
Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO59.00%57.00%
2%
55.00%
2%
57.00%
2%
58.00%
1%
57.20%
Westminster CollegeFulton, MO58.00%59.00%
1%
59.00%52.00%
7%
63.00%
11%
58.20%
William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO65.00%62.00%
3%
66.00%
4%
65.00%
1%
62.00%
3%
64.00%
William Woods UniversityFulton, MO58.00%58.00%52.00%
6%
54.00%
2%
50.00%
4%
54.40%
Clinton Technical SchoolClinton, MO92.00%----92.00%
Pike-Lincoln Technical CenterEolia, MO64.00%----64.00%
St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, MO22.00%25.00%
3%
28.00%
3%
23.00%
5%
18.00%
5%
23.20%
Grabber School of Hair DesignSt. Louis, MO72.00%----72.00%
Waynesville Career CenterWaynesville, MO81.00%----81.00%
Bryan UniversitySpringfield, MO19.00%36.00%
17%
63.00%
27%
79.00%
16%
69.00%
10%
53.20%
Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationJoplin, MO79.00%----79.00%
Kirksville Area Technical CenterKirksville, MO94.00%----94.00%
South Central Career CenterWest Plains, MO90.00%----90.00%
Saline County Career CenterMarshall, MO100.00%----100.00%
Warrensburg Area Career CenterWarrensburg, MO85.00%----85.00%
Cass Career CenterHarrisonville, MO100.00%----100.00%
Applied Technology ServicesSunset Hills, MO89.00%----89.00%
Central College of CosmetologySaint Robert, MO50.00%----50.00%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesCape Girardeau, MO-100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
New Dimensions School of Hair DesignJoplin, MO25.00%----25.00%
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsRaymore, MO71.00%----71.00%
Missouri College of Cosmetology NorthSpringfield, MO57.00%----57.00%
Texas County Technical CollegeHouston, MO63.00%66.00%
3%
55.00%
11%
42.00%
13%
37.00%
5%
52.60%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityKansas City, MO66.00%61.00%
5%
50.00%
11%
47.00%
3%
48.00%
1%
54.40%
St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonFenton, MO70.00%72.00%
2%
42.00%
30%
44.00%
2%
61.00%
17%
57.80%
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, MO-----0.00%
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas CityKansas City, MO71.00%75.00%
4%
75.00%64.00%
11%
69.00%
5%
70.80%
Academy of Hair Design-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO61.00%----61.00%
Healing Arts CenterSt. Louis, MO-----0.00%
Paul Mitchell the School-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO65.00%----65.00%
City Vision UniversityKansas City, MO100.00%100.00%50.00%
50%
--83.33%
Skin InstituteSaint Louis, MO84.00%----84.00%
The Salon Professional Academy-St CharlesSt. Charles, MO82.00%----82.00%
Paul Mitchell the School-St LouisSt. Louis, MO74.00%----74.00%
Evolve Beauty AcademyWashing, MO100.00%----100.00%
American Trade SchoolSaint Ann, MO61.00%64.00%
3%
70.00%
6%
50.00%
20%
68.00%
18%
62.60%
Chamberlain University-MissouriSt. Louis, MO29.00%50.00%
21%
-75.00%25.00%
50%
44.75%
Academy of Salon ProfessionalsSedalia, MO43.00%----43.00%
Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical CenterCarthage, MO100.00%----100.00%
City Pointe Beauty AcademyWebb City, MO51.00%----51.00%
Midwest Technical Institute-MissouriSpringfield, MO77.00%----77.00%
DeVry University-MissouriKansas City, MO29.00%29.00%16.00%
13%
40.00%
24%
-28.50%
Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber CollegeKansas City, MO100.00%----100.00%
Bolivar Technical CollegeBolivar, MO82.00%57.00%
25%
66.00%
9%
58.00%
8%
100.00%
42%
72.60%
The Continents States UniversitySaint Louis, MO-----0.00%
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, MO19.00%12.00%
7%
31.00%
19%
31.00%18.00%
13%
22.20%
WellSpring School of Allied Health-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO---83.00%66.00%
17%
74.50%
Trend Setters SchoolCape Girardeau, MO-----0.00%
Urshan CollegeWentzville, MO--11.00%31.00%
20%
57.00%
26%
33.00%
St. Louis Med TechSt. Louis, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Whiteman AFBWhiteman AFB, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Fort Leonard Wood 58th Trans BNFort Leonard Wood, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Springfield TMobileSpringfield, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - WaynesvilleWaynesville, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - WaynesvilleWaynesville, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - RollaRolla, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - SpringfieldSpringfield, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Lake OzarkOsage Beach, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Fort Leonard WoodFort Leonard Wood, MO-----0.00%
Columbia College - Kansas CityKansas City, MO-----0.00%
Old Town Barber College - KCKansas City, MO-----0.00%
Graceland University - TrentonTrenton, MO-----0.00%
Graceland University - IndependenceIndependence, MO-----0.00%
Aesthetics InstituteSt. Louis, MO-----0.00%
Bell-Brown Medical InstituteFlorissant, MO-----0.00%
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God ChurchOzark, MO----49.00%49.00%
Evangel University-College of Online LearningSpringfield, MO-----0.00%
Concorde Career College-BroadwayKansas City, MO-----0.00%
Average56.03%51.79%
4.23%
50.61%
1.19%
51.51%
0.9%
51.76%
0.25%
52.34%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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