For Missouri Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $20,207.

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 Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Missouri Private colleges in 2024 is $36,289 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Missouri Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$20,207$15,319
Books & Supplies$1,129$1,129
Room & Board$10,796$10,796
Other Expenses$4,158$4,158
COA$36,289$31,401

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri Private colleges is $20,207. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Missouri Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Missouri Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$20,465$1,030
2020-2021$18,055$724
2021-2022$18,297$742
2022-2023$18,290$778
2023-2024$19,306$900
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Missouri Private colleges in 2024 is $15,319.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Missouri Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Missouri Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$13,519$537
2020-2021$12,998$510
2021-2022$13,271$517
2022-2023$13,481$595
2023-2024$14,587$731

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Missouri Private colleges in 2024 is $679.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $678.

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

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Missouri Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$640$618
2020-2021$659$620
2021-2022$666$640
2022-2023$650$654
2023-2024$679$678

Missouri Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Missouri Private colleges in 2024 is $14,954 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,604 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Missouri Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,225$3,524 $8,638$4,769
2020-2021 $9,487$3,693 $8,914$5,460
2021-2022 $9,864$3,848 $9,631$5,771
2022-2023 $10,129$4,271 $10,351$6,098
2023-2024 $10,796$4,158 $11,166$6,438