How Tuition Changes over Past 5 Years for Missouri Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees of Missouri Colleges is $21,326. Compared to last year's tuition, the 2025 tuition & fees of Missouri Colleges is increased by 6.96%.

Over the past 5 years, the tuition & fees of Missouri Colleges has increased by 13.30% from $18,822 to $21,326.

5-Year Tuition Increase Rate Distribution

The following breakdown shows how tuition rates have changed over the past 5 years for 78 schools in Missouri Colleges:

Over the 5-year period, 18 schools (25.7%) experienced tuition increases exceeding 20%, 30 schools (42.9%) saw increases between 10% and 20%, 4 schools (5.7%) had moderate increases of 5% to 10%, 13 schools (18.6%) experienced minimal increases under 5%, and 5 schools (7.1%) actually decreased or stayed the same.

  • 18 schools (25.7%) - Tuition increased by more than 20%
  • 30 schools (42.9%) - Tuition increased by 10% to 20%
  • 4 schools (5.7%) - Tuition increased by 5% to 10%
  • 13 schools (18.6%) - Tuition increased by 0% to 5%
  • 5 schools (7.1%) - Tuition decreased

You can check 2025 tuition & fees along with living costs and other college expenses at Missouri Colleges tuition comparison table.

Comparison Table of Tuition Changes for Missouri Colleges

78 schools are matched for your search.
Tuition Inflation from 2020 to 2025 at Missouri Colleges
School Name2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-255-Year Inflation Rate
Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO$16,805$17,366
3.34%
$33,726
94.21%
$15,973
52.64%
$17,085
6.96%
1.67%
Avila UniversityKansas City, MO$21,115$21,740
2.96%
$22,390
2.99%
$38,762
73.12%
$40,200
3.71%
90.39%
Mission UniversitySpringfield, MO$14,890$14,890$15,690
5.37%
$16,230
3.44%
$16,950
4.44%
13.83%
Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO$12,600$12,600$13,396
6.32%
$16,355
22.09%
$14,822
9.37%
17.63%
Calvary UniversityKansas City, MO$11,164$11,576
3.69%
$12,500
7.98%
$13,692
9.54%
$14,094
2.94%
26.25%
Central Christian College of the BibleMoberly, MO$9,250$9,250$9,850
6.49%
$11,200
13.71%
$12,200
8.93%
31.89%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO$25,780$26,470
2.68%
$27,140
2.53%
$27,140$28,620
5.45%
11.02%
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO$15,434$16,815
8.95%
$17,450
3.78%
$18,060
3.50%
$18,600
2.99%
20.51%
Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO$11,762$11,636
1.07%
$12,140
4.33%
$12,268
1.05%
$12,276
0.07%
4.37%
Conception Seminary CollegeConception, MO$22,873$22,873$24,248
6.01%
$25,208
3.96%
$26,206
3.96%
14.57%
Cottey CollegeNevada, MO$22,770$23,114
1.51%
$24,960
7.99%
$26,209
5.00%
$27,562
5.16%
21.05%
Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, MO$27,740$28,495
2.72%
$29,195
2.46%
$29,915
2.47%
$30,875
3.21%
11.30%
Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO$30,915$32,130
3.93%
$33,633
4.68%
$35,235
4.76%
$36,745
4.29%
18.86%
Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO$25,037$25,748
2.84%
$26,400
2.53%
$27,192
3.00%
$28,548
4.99%
14.02%
Fontbonne UniversitySaint Louis, MO$27,790$28,200
1.48%
$28,696
1.76%
$28,976
0.98%
$29,976
3.45%
7.87%
Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MO$6,028$6,028$6,368
5.64%
$6,872
7.91%
$7,040
2.44%
16.79%
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MO$24,000$25,215
5.06%
$25,600
1.53%
$26,880
5.00%
$26,880 12.00%
Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO$10,116$10,500
3.80%
$10,690
1.81%
$11,074
3.59%
$11,640
5.11%
15.07%
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO$21,515$21,515$21,515$25,285
17.52%
$26,150
3.42%
21.54%
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO$40,100$40,575
1.18%
$41,924
3.32%
$43,550
3.88%
$44,550
2.30%
11.10%
Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO$15,360$15,360$15,616
1.67%
$16,882
8.11%
$17,692
4.80%
15.18%
Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO$18,100$18,640
2.98%
$19,300
3.54%
$21,100
9.33%
$21,600
2.37%
19.34%
Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO$6,700$6,600
1.49%
$7,800
18.18%
$9,000
15.38%
$9,000 34.33%
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO$27,166$27,166$27,166$27,166$27,166-
Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, MO$9,020$9,020$10,020
11.09%
$11,020
9.98%
$11,530
4.63%
27.83%
Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO$29,360$30,548
4.05%
$31,784
4.05%
$33,122
4.21%
$33,122 12.81%
Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO$14,924$15,896
6.51%
$16,052
0.98%
$16,800
4.66%
$18,300
8.93%
22.62%
Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO$21,500$22,000
2.33%
$22,450
2.05%
$23,000
2.45%
$23,700
3.04%
10.23%
Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, MO$14,472$15,550
7.45%
$16,161
3.93%
$17,490
8.22%
$18,455
5.52%
27.52%
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO$29,005$30,450
4.98%
$31,970
4.99%
$34,338
7.41%
$36,056
5.00%
24.31%
University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO$26,886$28,023
4.23%
$29,638
5.76%
$30,734
3.70%
$32,271
5.00%
20.03%
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO$30,051$31,099
3.49%
$31,853
2.42%
$31,678
0.55%
$33,248
4.96%
10.64%
University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO$29,970$30,570
2.00%
$32,100
5.00%
$35,820
11.59%
$37,620
5.03%
25.53%
Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO$15,659$16,410
4.80%
$17,036
3.81%
$17,870
4.90%
$18,566
3.89%
18.56%
Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO$14,458$14,919
3.19%
$15,569
4.36%
$16,623
6.77%
$17,324
4.22%
19.82%
Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, MO$13,600$14,260
4.85%
$14,680
2.95%
$15,550
5.93%
$16,000
2.89%
17.65%
College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO$19,960$19,960$20,290
1.65%
$21,290
4.93%
$22,360
5.03%
12.02%
Park UniversityParkville, MO$8,651$8,853
2.33%
$9,702
9.59%
$12,808
32.01%
$12,116
5.40%
40.05%
Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, MO$12,960$13,680
5.56%
$12,968
5.20%
$12,968$14,332
10.52%
10.59%
Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO$15,852$16,164
1.97%
$16,960
4.92%
$17,490
3.13%
$18,008
2.96%
13.60%
Research College of NursingKansas City, MO$40,780$18,000
55.86%
$18,000$21,160
17.56%
$22,273
5.26%
45.38%
Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO$39,780$40,480
1.76%
$41,701
3.02%
$43,420
4.12%
$44,966
3.56%
13.04%
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO$47,124$48,824
3.61%
$50,644
3.73%
$53,244
5.13%
$55,760
4.73%
18.33%
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO$30,147$30,708
1.86%
$31,280
1.86%
$31,920
2.05%
$32,550
1.97%
7.97%
Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, MO$6,825$7,155
4.84%
$6,990
2.31%
$6,990$6,990 2.42%
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO$25,440$26,060
2.44%
$26,970
3.49%
$28,320
5.01%
$30,566
7.93%
20.15%
Stephens CollegeColumbia, MO$23,385$24,570
5.07%
$25,586
4.14%
$27,000
5.53%
$28,300
4.81%
21.02%
Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO$14,205$15,285
7.60%
$15,585
1.96%
$9,495
39.08%
$9,903
4.30%
30.29%
Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$16,608$16,498
0.66%
$17,144
3.92%
$17,928
4.57%
$18,770
4.70%
13.02%
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO$56,893$58,866
3.47%
$60,590
2.93%
$62,982
3.95%
$65,790
4.46%
15.64%
Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO$28,700$28,700$29,840
3.97%
$30,730
2.98%
$31,750
3.32%
10.63%
Westminster CollegeFulton, MO$30,880$32,124
4.03%
$33,144
3.18%
$34,188
3.15%
$35,214
3.00%
14.03%
William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO$34,450$19,310
43.95%
$19,610
1.55%
$19,890
1.43%
$20,610
3.62%
40.17%
William Woods UniversityFulton, MO$25,930$26,730
3.09%
$27,480
2.81%
$28,860
5.02%
$30,340
5.13%
17.01%
Bryan UniversitySpringfield, MO$15,782$15,782$15,782$15,868
0.54%
$15,868 0.54%
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesCape Girardeau, MO$13,301$12,142
8.71%
$11,691
3.71%
$11,691$11,064
5.36%
16.82%
St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonFenton, MO$30,775$31,210
1.41%
$24,906
20.20%
$25,093
0.75%
$29,318
16.84%
4.73%
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, MO$6,430$6,720
4.51%
$6,960
3.57%
$6,960$7,500
7.76%
16.64%
City Vision UniversityKansas City, MO$6,250$6,000
4.00%
$6,000$6,400
6.67%
$6,600
3.13%
5.60%
Chamberlain University-MissouriSt. Louis, MO$19,820$19,820$19,980
0.81%
$19,740
1.20%
$20,680
4.76%
4.34%
Bolivar Technical CollegeBolivar, MO$18,360$22,160
20.70%
$24,610
11.06%
$27,125
10.22%
$28,390
4.66%
54.63%
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, MO$7,924$7,924$7,924$8,044
1.51%
$8,054
0.12%
1.64%
Ponce Health Sciences University-St LouisSt. Louis, MO------
Urshan UniversityWentzville, MO$5,556$5,556$7,420
33.55%
$8,506
14.64%
$8,756
2.94%
57.60%
Graceland University - IndependenceIndependence, MO$13,860$13,860$13,860$14,400
3.90%
$14,940
3.75%
7.79%
Graceland University - TrentonTrenton, MO--$16,485$17,175
4.19%
$17,745
3.32%
7.64%
Columbia College - Kansas CityKansas City, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
--
Columbia College - Fort Leonard WoodFort Leonard Wood, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
1.78%
Columbia College - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
1.78%
Columbia College - Lake OzarkOsage Beach, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
1.78%
Columbia College - Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
1.78%
Columbia College - SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
1.78%
Columbia College - RollaRolla, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
1.78%
Columbia College - WaynesvilleWaynesville, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
--
Columbia College - WaynesvilleWaynesville, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
--
Columbia College - Springfield TMobileSpringfield, MO$8,112$8,832
8.88%
$8,496
3.80%
$8,304
2.26%
--
Columbia College - Whiteman AFBWhiteman AFB, MO--$8,496$8,304
2.26%
$8,256
0.58%
2.82%
Evangel University-College of Online LearningSpringfield, MO--$5,040$7,870
56.15%
$8,175
3.88%
62.20%
Average$18,822$18,863
0.22%
$19,171
1.63%
$19,938
4.00%
$21,326
6.96%
13.30%
*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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