The average acceptance rate of the 10 public Missouri colleges that have competitive admission is 78.06% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.31%. The acceptance rate at 4 public Missouri colleges increased and the rate of 6 colleges decreased.
University of Missouri-St Louis has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 62.67%. University of Central Missouri (63.80%) and University of Missouri-Kansas City (72.18%) are following it in the list of Tightest Missouri Public Colleges to Get In.
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.
University of Missouri-St Louis stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Central Missouri also maintained its second place in the ranking.
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 - | 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 |
| 2 - | 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 |
| 3 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 |
| 4 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 |
| 5 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 |
| 6 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 |
| 7 - | 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 |
| 8 - | 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 |
| 9 - | 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 |
| 10 - | 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 |
| Average | 78.06% | 23.54% | 1,268 | $24,066 ($11,782) | 13,185 | 58.60% | 16 to 1 |