For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Missouri colleges is 63.59%, 116,663 accepted out of 183,451 applicants.
For Missouri college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 12,464 (7.29%) compared to last year, from 170,987 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 913, which is more than 3.43% last year.
Missouri colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.56% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Missouri colleges. The yield decreased by 1.10%.
Among Missouri colleges, College of the Ozarks has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.99% with 350 accepted students out of 2,919 applicants. Washington University in St Louis has the most number of applicants of 32,754 and University of Missouri-Columbia has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,953.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Missouri. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Ozarks | 2,919 424 | 350 -21 | 284 28 | 11.99% -2.88% | 81.14% 12.14% |
| Washington University in St Louis | 32,754 514 | 3,951 96 | 1,847 19 | 12.06% 0.10% | 46.75% -0.67% |
| Conception Seminary College | 22 14 | 7 -1 | 7 -1 | 31.82% -68.18% | 100.00% |
| William Jewell College | 1,929 -203 | 740 9 | 244 15 | 38.36% 4.07% | 32.97% 1.64% |
| Applied Tech | 27 5 | 11 3 | 11 3 | 40.74% 4.38% | 100.00% |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning | 61 41 | 30 21 | 15 10 | 49.18% 4.18% | 50.00% -5.56% |
| Saline County Career Center | 6 -14 | 3 -11 | 3 -11 | 50.00% -20.00% | 100.00% |
| Kansas City Art Institute | 1,125 28 | 616 -46 | 216 -24 | 54.76% -5.59% | 35.06% -1.19% |
| Lindenwood University | 7,966 1,223 | 4,528 87 | 638 -253 | 56.84% -9.02% | 14.09% -5.97% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 1,542 393 | 877 -133 | 308 71 | 56.87% -31.03% | 35.12% 11.65% |
| Drury University | 2,690 69 | 1,549 6 | 337 1 | 57.58% -1.29% | 21.76% -0.02% |
| Kirksville Area Technical Center | 13 1 | 8 2 | 8 3 | 61.54% 11.54% | 100.00% 16.67% |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 6,193 1,566 | 3,881 1,236 | 490 26 | 62.67% 5.51% | 12.63% -4.91% |
| University of Central Missouri | 5,647 681 | 3,603 196 | 1,031 -30 | 63.80% -4.81% | 28.62% -2.52% |
| Logan University | 14 -6 | 9 -9 | 7 -6 | 64.29% -25.71% | 77.78% 5.56% |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center | 9 1 | 6 | 6 | 66.67% -8.33% | 100.00% |
| Southwest Baptist University | 1,275 218 | 872 -182 | 299 29 | 68.39% -31.33% | 34.29% 8.67% |
| Missouri Baptist University | 1,118 -77 | 767 1 | 314 50 | 68.60% 4.50% | 40.94% 6.48% |
| Cottey College | 636 69 | 440 64 | 95 29 | 69.18% 2.87% | 21.59% 4.04% |
| Missouri Valley College | 2,489 259 | 1,722 547 | 502 80 | 69.18% 16.49% | 29.15% -6.76% |
| Rockhurst University | 2,197 -430 | 1,529 -285 | 293 -46 | 69.59% 0.54% | 19.16% 0.47% |
| William Woods University | 1,567 434 | 1,112 268 | 262 30 | 70.96% -3.53% | 23.56% -3.93% |
| Evangel University | 1,194 28 | 855 47 | 333 3 | 71.61% 2.31% | 38.95% -1.89% |
| Calvary University | 46 -64 | 33 -45 | 27 | 71.74% 0.83% | 81.82% 47.20% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 6,186 384 | 4,465 114 | 1,343 54 | 72.18% -2.81% | 30.08% 0.45% |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 8,352 171 | 6,059 81 | 1,269 73 | 72.55% -0.52% | 20.94% 0.93% |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | 285 -81 | 207 -8 | 97 31 | 72.63% 13.89% | 46.86% 16.16% |
| Southeast Missouri State University | 10,461 2,999 | 7,691 1,833 | 1,380 93 | 73.52% -4.98% | 17.94% -4.03% |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church | 131 -1 | 97 3 | 44 | 74.05% 2.84% | 45.36% -1.45% |
| Saint Louis University | 15,533 156 | 11,656 -871 | 1,615 -160 | 75.04% -6.43% | 13.86% -0.31% |
| Stephens College | 1,058 644 | 817 438 | 119 45 | 77.22% -14.33% | 14.57% -4.96% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 24,490 2,821 | 19,218 2,528 | 5,953 814 | 78.47% 1.45% | 30.98% 0.19% |
| Westminster College | 2,654 375 | 2,102 334 | 213 53 | 79.20% 1.62% | 10.13% 1.08% |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | 70 43 | 56 29 | 34 13 | 80.00% -20.00% | 60.71% -17.07% |
| Truman State University | 2,883 -380 | 2,415 -194 | 626 -19 | 83.77% 3.81% | 25.92% 1.20% |
| Urshan University | 74 -50 | 62 -42 | 52 -12 | 83.78% -0.09% | 83.87% 22.33% |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 5,185 -1,649 | 4,464 -1,407 | 990 -45 | 86.09% 0.18% | 22.18% 4.55% |
| Webster University | 5,206 -135 | 4,489 1,392 | 612 160 | 86.23% 28.24% | 13.63% -0.96% |
| Midwest Institute | 39 3 | 34 6 | 13 -6 | 87.18% 9.40% | 38.24% -29.62% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | 409 129 | 358 114 | 289 71 | 87.53% 0.39% | 80.73% -8.61% |
| Avila University | 3,975 1,113 | 3,490 1,786 | 253 -144 | 87.80% 28.26% | 7.25% -16.05% |
| Grand River Technical School | 43 12 | 38 7 | 38 7 | 88.37% -11.63% | 100.00% |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | 1,398 240 | 1,256 386 | 165 48 | 89.84% 14.71% | 13.14% -0.31% |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | 11,584 -317 | 10,487 -349 | 2,689 -152 | 90.53% -0.52% | 25.64% -0.58% |
| Ozark Christian College | 266 -11 | 249 -23 | 148 2 | 93.61% -4.58% | 59.44% 5.76% |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | 4,410 494 | 4,193 524 | 956 109 | 95.08% 1.39% | 22.80% -0.29% |
| Bolivar Technical College | 44 33 | 42 33 | 42 33 | 95.45% 13.63% | 100.00% |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 300 -41 | 289 -48 | 164 -31 | 96.33% -2.50% | 56.75% -1.11% |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 139 -2 | 134 1 | 95 11 | 96.40% 2.07% | 70.90% 7.74% |
| Missouri Southern State University | 3,194 892 | 3,099 856 | 634 55 | 97.03% -0.41% | 20.46% -5.35% |
| Culver-Stockton College | 1,880 529 | 1,863 539 | 192 -58 | 99.10% 1.10% | 10.31% -8.57% |
| Texas County Technical College | 29 -25 | 29 -25 | 16 -7 | 100.00% | 55.17% 12.58% |
| Cox College | 1 -6 | 1 -4 | 1 -2 | 100.00% 28.57% | 100.00% 40.00% |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center | 26 15 | 26 16 | 26 18 | 100.00% 9.09% | 100.00% 20.00% |
| Cass Career Center | 5 -20 | 5 -20 | 4 -16 | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts | 6 -1 | 6 1 | 6 1 | 100.00% 28.57% | 100.00% |
| Concorde Career College-Broadway | 38 -5 | 38 -4 | 25 -2 | 100.00% 2.33% | 65.79% 1.50% |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri | 9 3 | 9 4 | 7 2 | 100.00% 16.67% | 77.78% -22.22% |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 15 -3 | 15 -3 | 15 -3 | 100.00% | 100.00% |