Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Rolla, MO
Population 30,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,210
Men / Women 77% / 23%
From State 75%
From Region 17%
Athletes 12.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 4%
International 4%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Sciences, and Business 167 57% / 43% 1% $62,298 62 95%
Applied Mathematics 14 71% / 29% 0% $68,735 74 100%
Chemistry 12 42% / 58% 0% $63,457 64
Geology and Geophysics 9 56% / 44% 0% $60,592 58 77%
Physics 8 100% / 0% 0% $75,067 81
Biology 34 44% / 56% 0% $61,399 60 93%
Environmental Science 9 67% / 33% 0% $56,614 47
Business and Management Systems 26 77% / 23% 8% $69,465 75 97%
Economics 4 100% / 0% 0% $78,376 84
Economics $78,920 85
English 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 10 90% / 10% 0% $56,631 47
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,415 47
Philosophy 5 60% / 40% 0%
Psychology 20 30% / 70% 0% $50,547 29 100%
Technical Communication 6 33% / 67% 0% $61,079 59
Education $55,814 45
Elementary Education 8 25% / 75% 0% $55,443 44
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computing 994 80% / 20% 1% $97,430 96 96%
Aerospace Engineering 83 89% / 11% 4% $99,916 97 92%
Architectural Engineering 45 56% / 44% 0% $91,867 93 98%
Ceramic Engineering 8 75% / 25% 0% $82,787 88 100%
Chemical Engineering 65 66% / 34% 0% $94,628 95 96%
Civil Engineering 117 76% / 24% 0% $85,437 90 99%
Computer Engineering 68 90% / 10% 0% $110,874 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 105 87% / 13% 2% $102,241 97 96%
Environmental Engineering 19 37% / 63% 0% $80,655 86 86%
Geological Engineering 8 25% / 75% 0% $77,288 84 90%
Mechanical Engineering 170 85% / 15% 1% $96,250 95 97%
Metallurgical Engineering 11 82% / 18% 0% $98,217 96 100%
Mining Engineering 10 80% / 20% 0% $93,480 94 95%
Nuclear Engineering 23 74% / 26% 0% $91,386 93 95%
Petroleum Engineering 7 86% / 14% 0% $96,419 95 100%
Computer Science 151 87% / 13% 1% $108,062 98 92%
Information Science and Technology 36 83% / 17% 3% $88,676 92 100%
Engineering Management 68 79% / 21% 0% $95,884 95 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,358
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,570
Est. In-State Cost $19,867
Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,720
ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 63.7% 739 79% / 21% 1% $95,827 95 97%
Computer Science 16.1% 187 87% / 13% 2% $104,330 98 94%
Business & Economics 8.4% 98 80% / 20% 2% $88,160 91 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 3.7% 43 47% / 53% 0% $54,058 40 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 43 65% / 35% 0% $66,736 70 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 34 44% / 56% 0% $61,399 60 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 9 67% / 33% 0% $56,614 47
Education 0.7% 8 25% / 75% 0% $55,443 44

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $55.8M #94 56% $4.2M 70 #56 358 36
Physical Sciences & Math $5.1M #218 93% $0.0M 24 #111 110 8
Computer Science $5.0M #133 28% $0.0M 2 #173 45 5
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #174 0% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #372 78% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #387 47% $0.0M 4
Business & Economics $0.3M #278 12% $0
Education $0.2M #357 0% $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $68.2M #182 56% $4.2M 96 #178 517 49

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 84% 56%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 1220 – 1380
SAT Math Range 610 – 720
SAT RW Range 600 – 700