Missouri 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Missouri 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,430 for Missouri residents and $21,574 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,958 for Missouri residents and $16,912 for out-of-state students.

Washington University in St Louis has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $65,790 and The Continents States University has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,000 among Missouri 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Washington University in St Louis has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $65,146 and Lester E Cox Medical Center-School of Medical Technology has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,000 among Missouri 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $27,402 for state residents and $38,545 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Missouri 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,430$21,574$10,958$16,912
Books & Supplies$1,125$1,125
Room & Board$11,480$11,480
Other Expenses$4,366$4,366
COA$27,402$38,545$27,930$33,884

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri 4-Year Colleges is $10,430 for state residents and $21,574 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Missouri 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$7,147$1,244$18,699$884
2021-2022$7,544$1,299$18,690$881
2022-2023$7,838$1,356$18,843$913
2023-2024$8,649$1,351$19,847$1,011
2024-2025$9,012$1,418$20,460$1,114
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $10,958 for state residents and $16,912 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Missouri 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$8,020$974$14,127$662
2021-2022$8,099$1,106$14,326$684
2022-2023$8,400$1,125$14,590$734
2023-2024$9,329$1,170$15,550$834
2024-2025$9,749$1,210$16,060$852

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $609 for state residents and $698 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $651 for state residents and $737 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$564$642 $557$649
2021-2022$558$640 $576$664
2022-2023$551$633 $592$680
2023-2024$583$669 $619$703
2024-2025$609$698 $651$737

Missouri 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $15,846 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,347 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,544$3,722 $8,906$5,017
2021-2022 $9,877$3,872 $9,518$5,273
2022-2023 $10,209$4,225 $10,226$5,648
2023-2024 $10,932$4,151 $11,136$5,939
2024-2025 $11,480$4,366 $11,960$6,388