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 Colleges to Get In is 73.77% 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 $25,085 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,264 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 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 2 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 95.08% 1.39% | 22.80% | - | $27,166 | 9,261 | 66.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 3 3 | 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 |
| 4 18 | Avila University Kansas City, MOPrivate, 4-year | 87.80% 28.26% | 7.25% | 870 | $40,200 | 2,768 | 52.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MOPrivate, 4-year | 87.53% 0.39% | 80.73% | - | $7,500 | 3,802 | - | 28 to 1 |
| 6 18 | Webster University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 86.23% 28.24% | 13.63% | 1,210 | $31,750 | 8,260 | 64.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 1 | 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 |
| 8 2 | 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 |
| 9 3 | Westminster College Fulton, MOPrivate, 4-year | 79.20% 1.62% | 10.13% | 1,100 | $35,214 | 640 | 55.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 10 3 | 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 |
| Average | 87.17% | 25.97% | 1,164 | $25,085 ($10,878) | 9,760 | 59.44% | 17 to 1 |