For Missouri 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,430 for Missouri residents and $21,574 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,958 for Missouri residents and $16,912 for out-of-state students.
Washington University in St Louis has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $65,790 and The Continents States University has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,000 among Missouri 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Washington University in St Louis has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $65,146 and Lester E Cox Medical Center-School of Medical Technology has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,000 among Missouri 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $27,402 for state residents and $38,545 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $10,430 | $21,574 | $10,958 | $16,912 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,125 | $1,125 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,480 | $11,480 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,366 | $4,366 | ||
| COA | $27,402 | $38,545 | $27,930 | $33,884 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri 4-Year Colleges is $10,430 for state residents and $21,574 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Missouri 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,147 | $1,244 | $18,699 | $884 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,544 | $1,299 | $18,690 | $881 |
| 2022-2023 | $7,838 | $1,356 | $18,843 | $913 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,649 | $1,351 | $19,847 | $1,011 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,012 | $1,418 | $20,460 | $1,114 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $10,958 for state residents and $16,912 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Missouri 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,020 | $974 | $14,127 | $662 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,099 | $1,106 | $14,326 | $684 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,400 | $1,125 | $14,590 | $734 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,329 | $1,170 | $15,550 | $834 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,749 | $1,210 | $16,060 | $852 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $609 for state residents and $698 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $651 for state residents and $737 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $564 | $642 | $557 | $649 |
| 2021-2022 | $558 | $640 | $576 | $664 |
| 2022-2023 | $551 | $633 | $592 | $680 |
| 2023-2024 | $583 | $669 | $619 | $703 |
| 2024-2025 | $609 | $698 | $651 | $737 |
The average living costs of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,846 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,347 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Missouri 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,544 | $3,722 | $8,906 | $5,017 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,877 | $3,872 | $9,518 | $5,273 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,209 | $4,225 | $10,226 | $5,648 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,932 | $4,151 | $11,136 | $5,939 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,480 | $4,366 | $11,960 | $6,388 |