Total 345,867 Students Enrolled in Missouri Colleges

345,867

Total

289,693

4-Year Colleges

52,196

Community Colleges

3,978

Trade Schools

A total of 345,867 students are enrolled in Missouri colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 267,653 undergraduate and 78,214 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 77.39% and the proportion of graduate students is 22.61%.
  • Institution Level: 289,693 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 52,196 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,978 students enrolled in trade schools.

Missouri 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 89 Missouri 4-year colleges, there are 289,693 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 165,647 (57.18%) students in public and 124,046 (42.82%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 211,479 (73.00%) undergraduate and 78,214 (27.00%) graduate students in Missouri public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Missouri 4-year colleges, 56.99% are women (165,082) and 43.01% are men (124,611). This yields a ratio of approximately 75 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 27,228 (9.40%) undergraduate and 25,862 (8.93%) graduate students are enrolled online in Missouri 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Missouri colleges, University of Missouri-Columbia has the most number of students of 31,543 among 4-year colleges. For Missouri community colleges, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City has the most students of 13,523 and Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri is the largest trade school with 396.

Student Population By School Level for Missouri Colleges

By attending status, there are 209,119 full-time students and 136,717 part-time students at Missouri colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Missouri colleges. A total of 345,867 students have enrolled in Missouri colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Missouri Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Concorde Career College-Kansas CityPrivate, 4-year198198198----
Aquinas Institute of TheologyPrivate, 4-year110---1107535
Avila UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,7681,3311,1801511,4373051,132
Mission UniversityPrivate, 4-year43438133645532726
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue SpringsPrivate, Less than 2-year109109109----
Cox CollegePrivate, 4-year72454129025118311370
Calvary UniversityPrivate, 4-year24417410767704327
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterPublic, Less than 2-year1591597782---
Central Christian College of the BiblePrivate, 4-year1891651164924195
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesPrivate, 4-year1,0411,0411,0374---
University of Central MissouriPublic, 4-year12,8577,5844,9172,6675,2731,5263,747
Grand River Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year65655411---
Columbia CollegePrivate, 4-year5,6895,2072,4762,73148286396
Conception Seminary CollegePrivate, 4-year63634023---
Concordia SeminaryPrivate, 4-year589---589256333
Cottey CollegePrivate, 4-year2542542531---
Covenant Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year550---550153397
Crowder CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,9593,9591,7012,258---
Culver-Stockton CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0288617808116714720
Drury UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,6151,3911,3741722477147
East Central CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3712,3711,2011,170---
Eden Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year72---724824
Pinnacle Career InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year619619619----
Evangel UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,2891,5111,221290778314464
Fontbonne UniversityPrivate, 4-year332209170391237845
Four Rivers Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year303030----
Ozarks Technical Community CollegePublic, 4-year11,38011,3804,8366,544---
Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityPrivate, 4-year49945237280471433
Harris-Stowe State UniversityPublic, 4-year1,0021,002840162---
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas CityPrivate, Less than 2-year555555----
Summit Salon Academy Kansas CityPrivate, Less than 2-year15715711146---
Jefferson CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,7753,7751,7012,074---
Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year107107107----
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingPrivate, 4-year539447331116928210
Kansas City Art InstitutePrivate, 4-year81381380013---
Kenrick Glennon SeminaryPrivate, 4-year84---8484-
A T Still University of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year3,466---3,4662,948518
Lex La-Ray Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year252525----
Lincoln UniversityPublic, 4-year2,0541,9261,3785481286266
Lindenwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,8264,6634,0606032,1634151,748
State Technical College of MissouriPublic, 2-4 year2,3462,3461,973373---
Logan UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4062511301211,155906249
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityPublic, 2-4 year13,52313,5235,7797,744---
Maryville University of Saint LouisPrivate, 4-year9,2615,6923,6572,0353,5698202,749
Missouri College of Cosmetology and EstheticsPrivate, Less than 2-year9797952---
Midwest InstitutePrivate, 2-4 year177177177----
Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year3,9451,1265445822,8191,5811,238
Mineral Area CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,4472,4471,485962---
Missouri Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,6994,9581,4053,553741192549
Missouri Southern State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,1473,8812,5241,35726638228
Missouri Valley CollegePrivate, 4-year1,7701,6871,398289834043
Missouri Western State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,7163,4912,0101,48122586139
University of Missouri-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year31,54324,44923,0381,4117,0944,3012,793
University of Missouri-Kansas CityPublic, 4-year14,73210,1666,0464,1204,5662,9001,666
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyPublic, 4-year7,1545,5525,0964561,6021,067535
University of Missouri-St LouisPublic, 4-year14,73612,3174,2228,0952,4198051,614
Moberly Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,3845,3842,1573,227---
Nazarene Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year168---16860108
Neosho Beauty and Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year47472918---
Truman State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,6643,2652,467798399228171
Northwest Missouri State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,1525,2413,9971,2443,9118513,060
Ozark Christian CollegePrivate, 4-year7366105061041262124
College of the OzarksPrivate, 4-year1,4541,4541,42727---
Park UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,7364,6572,5112,1461,079171908
Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsPrivate, 4-year89896029---
Poplar Bluff Technical Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year1414-----
Ranken Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year1,7841,7841,324460---
Research College of NursingPrivate, 4-year205177170728-28
Rockhurst UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,5772,3031,4868171,274480794
Saint Louis UniversityPrivate, 4-year17,05910,4136,7343,6796,6466,000646
Salem College of HairstylingPrivate, Less than 2-year313131----
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisPrivate, 4-year648343341230529114
Saint Louis Community CollegePublic, 4-year15,64915,6495,47410,175---
Southwest Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,1991,7101,064646489370119
Missouri State University-West PlainsPublic, 2-4 year1,9191,9197981,121---
St Louis College of Health Careers-St LouisPrivate, Less than 2-year1531539855---
State Fair Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,2424,2422,0552,187---
Stephens CollegePrivate, 4-year5683923791317614630
Southeast Missouri State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,5017,9265,7782,1481,575933642
Missouri State University-SpringfieldPublic, 4-year24,36020,58411,6828,9023,7761,7052,071
Three Rivers CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6042,6041,3851,219---
North Central Missouri CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,9511,9518471,104---
Kansas City UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,109---2,1092,08326
Washington University in St LouisPrivate, 4-year16,3578,2207,5346868,1376,7481,389
Webster UniversityPrivate, 4-year8,2602,3221,9833395,9382,1623,776
Westminster CollegePrivate, 4-year64064061921---
William Jewell CollegePrivate, 4-year95992487945352510
William Woods UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,0461,3421,037305704261443
Clinton Technical SchoolPublic, Less than 2-year1717-----
Pike-Lincoln Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year323232----
St Charles Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,1436,1433,3422,801---
Grabber School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year18218214735---
Waynesville Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year272727----
Bryan UniversityPrivate, 4-year153144144-99-
Franklin Technology Center Adult EducationPublic, Less than 2-year919191----
Kirksville Area Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year2222193---
Southern Missouri Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year909090----
Saline County Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year232323----
Warrensburg Area Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year313131----
Cass Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year272727----
Applied TechPublic, Less than 2-year172172172----
Central College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year616161----
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year20220211092---
New Dimensions SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year38381721---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year31311813---
Texas County Technical CollegePrivate, 2-4 year969696----
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityPrivate, 2-4 year25325317677---
St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonPrivate, 4-year4193993089120137
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesPrivate, 4-year3,8023,4651,0782,387337139198
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas CityPrivate, 2-4 year208208208----
Academy of Hair Design-SpringfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year275275167108---
Healing Arts CenterPrivate, Less than 2-year113113-113---
Paul Mitchell the School-SpringfieldPrivate, Less than 2-year297297297----
Urshan Graduate School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year116---1162492
City Vision UniversityPrivate, 4-year2962573122639336
Skin InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year888888----
The Salon Professional Academy-St CharlesPrivate, Less than 2-year13213210626---
Paul Mitchell the School-St LouisPrivate, Less than 2-year2142142122---
Evolve Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year1616151---
American Trade SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year154154154----
Chamberlain University-MissouriPrivate, 4-year284284110174---
Academy of Salon ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year505050----
Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year262626----
SPBK Enterprises IncPrivate, Less than 2-year96967521---
Midwest Technical Institute-MissouriPrivate, Less than 2-year396396396----
Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year3131265---
Bolivar Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year1441445490---
The Continents States UniversityPrivate, 4-year-------
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesPrivate, 4-year659659386273---
WellSpring School of Allied Health-SpringfieldPrivate, 2-4 year909090----
Trend Setters SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year656565----
Ponce Health Sciences University-St LouisPrivate, 4-year164---1641622
Urshan UniversityPrivate, 4-year47447439579---
St. Louis Med TechPrivate, Less than 2-year121212----
Graceland University - IndependencePrivate, 4-year-------
Graceland University - TrentonPrivate, 4-year-------
Old Town Barber College - KCPrivate, Less than 2-year-------
Columbia College - Kansas CityPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Fort Leonard WoodPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Jefferson CityPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Lake OzarkPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Saint LouisPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - SpringfieldPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - RollaPrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - WaynesvillePrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - WaynesvillePrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Springfield TMobilePrivate, 4-year-------
Columbia College - Fort Leonard Wood 58th Trans BNPrivate, 2-4 year-------
Columbia College - Whiteman AFBPrivate, 4-year-------
Kansas City University-JoplinPrivate, 4-year-------
Aesthetics InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year282828----
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God ChurchPrivate, 2-4 year898989----
Evangel University-College of Online LearningPrivate, 4-year242242131111---
Concorde Career College-BroadwayPrivate, Less than 2-year262626----
Renaissance Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year666666----