For Missouri Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,142 for Missouri residents and $15,092 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,958 for Missouri residents and $19,461 for out-of-state students.
University of Missouri-St Louis has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $37,620 and Lake Career and Technical Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,500 among Missouri Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Missouri-St Louis has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $36,792 and Southeast Missouri State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $7,702 among Missouri Public colleges.
The average COA of Missouri Public colleges in 2025 is $25,410 for state residents and $31,360 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 | $15,092 | $10,958 | $19,461 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,025 | $1,025 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,299 | $10,299 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,944 | $4,944 | ||
| COA | $25,410 | $31,360 | $27,227 | $35,729 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri Public colleges is $9,142 for state residents and $15,092 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Missouri Public 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 | $12,036 | $901 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,657 | $1,123 | $12,504 | $1,003 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,917 | $1,203 | $12,962 | $1,074 |
| 2023-2024 | $7,485 | $1,235 | $13,333 | $1,103 |
| 2024-2025 | $7,811 | $1,330 | $13,904 | $1,188 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri Public colleges in 2025 is $10,958 for state residents and $19,461 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Missouri Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,020 | $974 | $16,355 | $1,035 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,099 | $1,106 | $16,344 | $1,106 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,400 | $1,125 | $16,942 | $1,125 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,329 | $1,170 | $17,450 | $1,170 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,749 | $1,210 | $18,252 | $1,210 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Missouri Public colleges in 2025 is $268 for state residents and $503 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $455 for state residents and $837 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 | $214 | $418 | $371 | $746 |
| 2021-2022 | $221 | $431 | $380 | $747 |
| 2022-2023 | $230 | $447 | $393 | $773 |
| 2023-2024 | $257 | $482 | $435 | $799 |
| 2024-2025 | $268 | $503 | $455 | $837 |
The average living costs of Missouri Public colleges in 2025 is $15,243 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,543 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,301 | $3,600 | $8,035 | $4,771 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,500 | $3,798 | $8,456 | $4,903 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,678 | $4,069 | $8,986 | $5,424 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,505 | $4,426 | $10,116 | $5,862 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,299 | $4,944 | $11,187 | $6,356 |