Park University has the lowest 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 23% last year.

Missouri Baptist University with 40% and Columbia College with 42% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Missouri Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Missouri Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Park University has the lowest graduation rate of 23% and Missouri Baptist University has the second lowest graduation rate of 40%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,928 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,055 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 75.16% and the average SAT score is 1,151 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 48.40% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Missouri Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Missouri Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Park University Parkville, MOPrivate, 4-year 23.00%
1.03%		$16,400---7,66214 to 1
2
1		Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 40.00%
0.55%		$33,12242.38%70.90%1,1305,23119 to 1
3
1		Columbia College Columbia, MOPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
9.50%		$24,326---6,04620 to 1
4
6		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
5
-		University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MOPublic, 4-year 52.00%
0.53%		$18,064
($9,739)		28.86%71.34%-11,63719 to 1
6
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
7
1		Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MOPrivate, 4-year 54.00%
0.87%		$21,10027.60%74.02%1,1257,00013 to 1
8
-		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
9
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
10
1		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
Average48.40%$21,928
($10,565)		27.72%75.16%1,15110,94317 to 1