For Missouri colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,142 for Missouri residents and $19,514 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 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 colleges.
You can narrow Missouri colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Missouri colleges in 2025 is $25,658 for state residents and $36,030 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 | $9,142 | $19,514 | $10,958 | $16,912 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,114 | $1,114 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,854 | $10,854 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,549 | $4,549 | ||
| COA | $25,658 | $36,030 | $27,475 | $33,429 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri colleges is $9,142 for state residents and $19,514 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Missouri colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,363 | $971 | $16,731 | $874 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,657 | $1,123 | $16,763 | $897 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,917 | $1,203 | $16,985 | $939 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,485 | $1,235 | $17,886 | $982 |
| 2024-2025 | $7,811 | $1,330 | $18,448 | $1,066 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri 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 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 colleges in 2025 is $541 for state residents and $626 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 | $494 | $568 | $557 | $649 |
| 2021-2022 | $489 | $567 | $576 | $664 |
| 2022-2023 | $489 | $566 | $592 | $680 |
| 2023-2024 | $518 | $600 | $619 | $703 |
| 2024-2025 | $541 | $626 | $651 | $737 |
The average living costs of Missouri colleges in 2025 is $15,403 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,094 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 colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,029 | $3,657 | $8,587 | $5,036 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,337 | $3,829 | $9,169 | $5,277 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,578 | $4,195 | $9,870 | $5,668 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,306 | $4,259 | $10,778 | $6,039 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,854 | $4,549 | $11,588 | $6,506 |