University of Missouri-Columbia has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 75% last year.

Missouri State University-Springfield with 58% and Southeast Missouri State University with 56% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Missouri Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Missouri Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Missouri-Columbia has the highest graduation rate of 75% and Missouri State University-Springfield has the second highest graduation rate of 58%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,667 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,621 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 76.50% and the average SAT score is 1,173 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 57.14% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 7 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 7 Missouri Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Missouri Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year 75.00%
2.49%
$34,338
($14,130)
31.02%79.13%1,24031,30418 to 1
2
-
Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 58.00%
1.48%
$17,928
($9,024)
26.18%92.56%1,11022,53519 to 1
3
2
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.03%
$9,496
($9,015)
23.64%86.31%1,0809,92720 to 1
4
-
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year 55.00%
1.76%
$28,788
($11,988)
32.37%69.48%1,41515,70314 to 1
5
2
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.58%
$16,623
($10,181)
18.61%85.56%1,0658,50518 to 1
6
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University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.53%
$18,064
($9,739)
28.86%71.34%-11,63719 to 1
7
4
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year 51.00%
6.55%
$33,432
($13,440)
22.15%51.11%1,13015,18113 to 1
Average57.14%$22,667
($11,074)
26.12%76.50%1,17316,39917 to 1