Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Missouri Public Colleges to Get In is 78.06% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,066 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,211 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MOPublic, 4-year | 97.03% 0.41% | 20.46% | 1,340 | $18,300 ($9,600) | 4,147 | 42.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 - | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year | 90.53% 0.52% | 25.64% | 1,150 | $18,770 ($9,502) | 24,360 | 58.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 3 - | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year | 86.09% 0.18% | 22.18% | 1,095 | $17,324 ($10,611) | 9,152 | 54.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 4 - | Truman State University Kirksville, MOPublic, 4-year | 83.77% 3.81% | 25.92% | 1,320 | $18,566 ($9,838) | 3,664 | 69.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year | 78.47% 1.45% | 30.98% | 1,230 | $36,056 ($14,837) | 31,543 | 75.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year | 73.52% 4.98% | 17.94% | - | $9,903 ($9,903) | 9,501 | 58.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MOPublic, 4-year | 72.55% 0.52% | 20.94% | 1,300 | $33,248 ($14,984) | 7,154 | 64.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year | 72.18% 2.81% | 30.08% | 1,470 | $32,271 ($13,371) | 14,732 | 55.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year | 63.80% 4.81% | 28.62% | - | $18,600 ($10,050) | 12,857 | 54.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year | 62.67% 5.51% | 12.63% | 1,240 | $37,620 ($15,120) | 14,736 | 57.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 78.06% | 23.54% | 1,268 | $24,066 ($11,782) | 13,185 | 58.60% | 16 to 1 |