The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 9 Most Favored Missouri Public Colleges is 27.31% for the academic year 2023-2024.

University of Missouri-Kansas City has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 32.37% and Truman State University (31.59%) and Missouri Southern State University (31.40%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Missouri Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Most Favored Missouri Public Colleges

University of Missouri-Kansas City has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 32.37% and Truman State University has the second highest yield of 31.59%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,482 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,700 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 75.56% and the average SAT score is 1,168 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 56.22% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 9 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 9 Most Favored Missouri Public Colleges.

Table. Most Favored Missouri Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, 4-year 32.37%
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69.48%1,415$28,788
($11,988)
15,70355.00%14 to 1
2
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Truman State University Kirksville, MOPublic, 4-year 31.59%
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45.05%1,220$17,870
($9,470)
3,96071.00%13 to 1
3
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Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MOPublic, 4-year 31.40%
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99.48%1,080$16,800
($8,400)
4,14435.00%17 to 1
4
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University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, 4-year 31.02%
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79.13%1,240$34,338
($14,130)
31,30475.00%18 to 1
5
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University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year 28.86%
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71.34%-$18,064
($9,739)
11,63752.00%19 to 1
6
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Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MOPublic, 4-year 26.18%
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92.56%1,110$17,928
($9,024)
22,53558.00%19 to 1
7
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Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year 23.64%
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86.31%1,080$9,496
($9,015)
9,92756.00%20 to 1
8
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University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MOPublic, 4-year 22.15%
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51.11%1,130$33,432
($13,440)
15,18151.00%13 to 1
9
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Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MOPublic, 4-year 18.61%
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85.56%1,065$16,623
($10,181)
8,50553.00%18 to 1
Average27.31%75.56%1,168$21,482
($10,599)
13,65556.22%17 to 1