For Missouri 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,696 for Missouri residents and $20,033 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,134 for Missouri residents and $16,213 for out-of-state students.

Washington University in St Louis has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $62,982 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 $62,366 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 2024 is $25,903 for state residents and $36,240 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Missouri 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,696$20,033$10,134$16,213
Books & Supplies$1,110$1,110
Room & Board$10,914$10,914
Other Expenses$4,183$4,183
COA$25,903$36,240$26,341$32,421

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri 4-Year Colleges is $9,696 for state residents and $20,033 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. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$6,818$1,129$19,214$1,017
2020-2021$6,992$1,224$17,964$825
2021-2022$7,371$1,278$17,982$822
2022-2023$7,655$1,327$18,131$853
2023-2024$8,338$1,358$19,080$953
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $10,134 for state residents and $16,213 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. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$7,702$943$14,144$644
2020-2021$7,799$929$13,830$643
2021-2022$7,885$1,068$14,039$664
2022-2023$8,164$1,071$14,296$713
2023-2024$8,977$1,157$15,390$823

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $584 for state residents and $659 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $620 for state residents and $697 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$551$620 $557$636
2020-2021$568$637 $560$637
2021-2022$562$635 $579$653
2022-2023$554$627 $595$668
2023-2024$584$659 $620$697

Missouri 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Missouri 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $15,097 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,278 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. 2024 Average Living Costs for Missouri 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,233$3,597 $8,567$4,611
2020-2021 $9,519$3,752 $8,894$5,196
2021-2022 $9,853$3,905 $9,519$5,454
2022-2023 $10,187$4,262 $10,210$5,831
2023-2024 $10,914$4,183 $11,126$6,153