Missouri Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Missouri, 19,485 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 242 from last year.

Missouri State University-Springfield has the most online students of 3,698 out of 24,360.00 total students (15.18%) among 11 Missouri colleges that offer online programs.

University of Missouri-Columbia with 3,557 online students and Saint Louis Community College with 3,365 online students are following it in Largest Online Missouri Public Colleges ranking.

Missouri State University-Springfield ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. University of Missouri-Columbia ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,917 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,969 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Missouri Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 79.49%, and the average SAT score is 1,229, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Missouri Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online Missouri Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
1		Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 3,698
77		24,36020,5843,7769,63214,728$18,770
($9,502)
2
1		University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year 3,557
426		31,54324,4497,09413,80417,739$36,056
($14,837)
3
1		Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MOPublic, 4-year 3,365
242		15,64915,649-5,06810,581$6,990
($5,130)
4
1		Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year 3,288
199		9,1525,2413,9113,2415,911$17,324
($10,611)
5
2		Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 2,774
366		11,38011,380-4,7626,618$7,040
($5,744)
6
-		University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year 2,564
36		14,73612,3172,4195,9918,745$37,620
($15,120)
7
-		Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year 1,841
88		9,5017,9261,5753,8635,638$9,903
($9,903)
8
-		University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year 1,512
107		12,8577,5845,2735,9126,945$18,600
($10,050)
9
-		Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MOPublic, 4-year 868
74		4,1473,8812661,5892,558$18,300
($9,600)
10
1		Truman State University Kirksville, MOPublic, 4-year 710
123		3,6643,2653991,4202,244$18,566
($9,838)
Average2,41813,69911,2283,0895,5288,171$18,917
($10,034)