For the 2025 Missouri college admission cycle, a total of 1,880 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 11,297 students submitted ACT scores to Missouri colleges.
The average SAT score for Missouri colleges is 1,175 and the average ACT composite score is 23. Compared to the previous year, the Missouri's average SAT score increased by 40 points from 1,134 to 1,175, representing a 3.5% change. The average ACT score increased by 1 points, from 22 to 23.
The average acceptance rate for Missouri colleges with available SAT data is 61.28% with a yield rate of 23.94%. This represents a 1.75 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among Missouri colleges, Washington University in St Louis has the highest SAT score of 1,540.
The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Missouri. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St Louis | 1,540 | 34 | 12.06% 0.10% | 46.75% -0.67% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 1,470 30 | 24 -1 | 72.18% -2.81% | 30.08% 0.45% |
| Missouri Southern State University | 1,340 240 | 20 -1 | 97.03% -0.41% | 20.46% -5.35% |
| Truman State University | 1,320 85 | 28 2 | 83.77% 3.81% | 25.92% 1.20% |
| Saint Louis University | 1,305 -35 | 28 | 75.04% -6.43% | 13.86% -0.31% |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 1,300 40 | 28 1 | 72.55% -0.52% | 20.94% 0.93% |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 1,240 110 | 24 1 | 62.67% 5.51% | 12.63% -4.91% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 1,230 | 26 | 78.47% 1.45% | 30.98% 0.19% |
| Webster University | 1,210 85 | 21 -2 | 86.23% 28.24% | 13.63% -0.96% |
| Drury University | 1,200 60 | 25 | 57.58% -1.29% | 21.76% -0.02% |
| Evangel University | 1,160 | 24 | 71.61% 2.31% | 38.95% -1.89% |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | 1,150 40 | 22 | 90.53% -0.52% | 25.64% -0.58% |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | 1,140 -10 | 22 -1 | 89.84% 14.71% | 13.14% -0.31% |
| William Jewell College | 1,140 120 | 21 -1 | 38.36% 4.07% | 32.97% 1.64% |
| College of the Ozarks | 1,100 -70 | 22 | 11.99% -2.88% | 81.14% 12.14% |
| Westminster College | 1,100 80 | 22 1 | 79.20% 1.62% | 10.13% 1.08% |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 1,095 -15 | 22 1 | 86.09% 0.18% | 22.18% 4.55% |
| Calvary University | 1,050 -30 | 20 2 | 71.74% 0.83% | 81.82% 47.20% |
| Missouri Valley College | 1,050 40 | 17 -2 | 69.18% 16.49% | 29.15% -6.76% |
| Southwest Baptist University | 1,050 10 | 21 | 68.39% -31.33% | 34.29% 8.67% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 995 -90 | 20 -1 | 56.87% -31.03% | 35.12% 11.65% |
| Urshan University | 960 -55 | 19 -1 | 83.78% -0.09% | 83.87% 22.33% |
| Avila University | 870 -10 | 18 1 | 87.80% 28.26% | 7.25% -16.05% |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church | 720 | - | 74.05% 2.84% | 45.36% -1.45% |