Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Columbia, MO
Population
200,000
Website
https://missouri.edu/
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (62%)
Honors College
Name
Honors College
Students
2,500 (11%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
23,546
Men / Women
45% / 55%
From State
66%
From Region
26%
Athletes
3.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
79%
Hispanic
6%
Black
5%
Mixed
5%
Asian
3%
International
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources | 476 | 41% / 59% | 0% | $60,548 | 55 | 94% | |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 48 — | 65% / 35% | 0% | $73,580 | 79 | 94% | |
| Agricultural Education | 21 — | 19% / 81% | 0% | $48,131 | 20 | 94% | |
| Agricultural Systems Technology | 16 — | 94% / 6% | 0% | $79,340 | 84 | 90% | |
| Agriculture | 28 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $63,034 | 61 | 88% | |
| Animal Science | 126 — | 13% / 87% | 0% | $61,611 | 58 | 89% | |
| Food Science | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $64,020 | 63 | — | |
| Natural Resources | 51 — | 59% / 41% | 0% | $47,716 | 19 | 98% | |
| Plant Science | 36 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $63,130 | 61 | 91% | |
| Veterinary Technology | 13 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $60,878 | 56 | — | |
| Hotel and Restaurant Management | 35 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $55,962 | 42 | 97% | |
| Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management | 96 — | 70% / 30% | 1% | $58,759 | 50 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Science | 2,260 | 47% / 53% | 2% | $66,363 | 68 | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 106 — | 89% / 11% | 6% | $97,961 | 96 | 98% | |
| Information Technology | 112 — | 81% / 19% | 1% | $97,961 | 96 | 98% | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 44 — | 57% / 43% | 2% | $59,386 | 52 | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 31 — | 55% / 45% | 0% | $63,625 | 62 | 95% | |
| Geosciences | 16 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $61,620 | 58 | — | |
| Mathematics | 45 — | 80% / 20% | 7% | $82,964 | 87 | 100% | |
| Physics | 17 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $77,812 | 83 | — | |
| Statistics | 31 — | 90% / 10% | 10% | $77,385 | 83 | 100% | |
| Biochemistry | 68 — | 44% / 56% | 3% | $63,464 | 62 | 100% | |
| Biology | 245 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $69,566 | 73 | 94% | |
| Microbiology | 16 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $68,068 | 71 | — | |
| Economics | 148 — | 59% / 41% | 1% | $77,166 | 82 | 92% | |
| American Government and Politics | 21 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $73,774 | 79 | 98% | |
| Anthropology | 24 — | 54% / 46% | 0% | $51,009 | 27 | 89% | |
| Archaeology | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $54,021 | 36 | — | |
| Area Studies | 46 — | 39% / 61% | 2% | $62,179 | 59 | 88% | |
| Classical Languages | 10 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $48,287 | 20 | 100% | |
| Communication | 208 — | 38% / 62% | 1% | $61,276 | 57 | 98% | |
| English | 59 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $52,355 | 31 | 97% | |
| Foreign Languages | 24 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | $62,858 | 60 | 100% | |
| Geography | 15 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $58,078 | 48 | 96% | |
| German | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $59,740 | 53 | — | |
| History | 43 — | 77% / 23% | 0% | $58,100 | 48 | 95% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 131 — | 69% / 31% | 2% | $57,793 | 48 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 38 — | 21% / 79% | 3% | $62,642 | 60 | 97% | |
| Linguistics | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $62,858 | 60 | 100% | |
| Philosophy | 12 — | 67% / 33% | 8% | $58,596 | 50 | — | |
| Political Science | 135 — | 50% / 50% | 1% | $73,774 | 79 | 98% | |
| Psychology | 344 — | 22% / 78% | 2% | $57,679 | 47 | 97% | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $56,246 | 43 | — | |
| Russian | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $59,782 | 53 | — | |
| Social Work | 32 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,653 | 35 | 97% | |
| Sociology | 48 — | 31% / 69% | 2% | $54,689 | 38 | 98% | |
| Art | 17 — | 18% / 82% | 0% | $49,015 | 22 | 93% | |
| Digital Arts | 41 — | 54% / 46% | 2% | $52,011 | 30 | 100% | |
| Film Studies | 27 — | 56% / 44% | 4% | $50,961 | 27 | 100% | |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 18 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Graphic Design | 15 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Music | 30 — | 63% / 37% | 0% | $40,652 | 7 | 100% | |
| Theatre | 12 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $41,727 | 9 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education and Human Development | 248 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $45,773 | 15 | 98% | |
| Early Childhood Education | 25 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $45,702 | 14 | 98% | |
| Education | 36 — | 36% / 64% | 3% | $46,150 | 15 | — | |
| Elementary Education | 106 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $45,702 | 14 | 98% | |
| Middle School Education | 16 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $45,702 | 14 | 98% | |
| Secondary Education | 53 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $45,702 | 14 | 98% | |
| Special Education | 12 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $45,831 | 15 | 91% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 443 | 71% / 29% | 2% | $92,716 | 93 | 97% | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 41 — | 54% / 46% | 7% | $95,352 | 95 | — | |
| Chemical Engineering | 41 — | 73% / 27% | 0% | $96,855 | 95 | 90% | |
| Civil Engineering | 71 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $85,358 | 89 | 97% | |
| Computer Engineering | 9 — | 89% / 11% | 11% | $102,462 | 97 | 100% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 31 — | 84% / 16% | 3% | $101,567 | 97 | 100% | |
| Industrial Engineering | 27 — | 63% / 37% | 11% | $102,806 | 97 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 160 — | 85% / 15% | 1% | $98,381 | 96 | 98% | |
| Undeclared Engineering | — — | — | — | $101,170 | 97 | — | |
| Biological Engineering | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $82,000 | 86 | 98% | |
| Architectural Studies | 57 — | 32% / 68% | 2% | $71,108 | 76 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Human Environmental Sciences | 195 | 30% / 70% | 1% | $63,625 | 62 | 100% | |
| Dietetics | 71 — | 38% / 62% | 3% | $60,776 | 56 | — | |
| Personal Financial Planning | 36 — | 81% / 19% | 0% | $83,715 | 88 | — | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 27 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,320 | 23 | 100% | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 61 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $61,418 | 57 | — | |
| Housing and Human Environments | — — | — | — | $60,869 | 56 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Health Professions | 711 | 22% / 78% | 0% | $68,677 | 72 | 97% | |
| Allied Health | 79 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $72,896 | 78 | 100% | |
| Communication Science and Disorders | 38 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $65,186 | 65 | 100% | |
| Exercise Physiology | 20 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $58,820 | 51 | — | |
| Health Sciences | 541 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $68,988 | 72 | 96% | |
| Occupational Therapy | 15 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $71,146 | 76 | — | |
| Physical Therapy | — — | — | — | $78,579 | 84 | 100% | |
| Public Health | 18 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $57,105 | 46 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Journalism | 381 | 33% / 67% | 3% | $70,350 | 75 | 97% | |
| Journalism | 381 — | 33% / 67% | 3% | $70,350 | 75 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair School of Nursing | 252 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $79,307 | 84 | 98% | |
| Nursing | 252 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $79,307 | 84 | 98% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trulaske College of Business | 1,080 | 63% / 37% | 0% | $85,777 | 89 | 97% | |
| Accounting | — — | — | — | $102,586 | 97 | — | |
| General Business | 888 — | 63% / 37% | 1% | $86,135 | 89 | 97% | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 192 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $84,124 | 88 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman School of Government and Public Affairs | 12 | 42% / 58% | 0% | $81,318 | 86 | 97% | |
| Public Administration | 12 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $81,318 | 86 | 97% |
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$15,588
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$38,358
Est. In-State Cost
$20,165
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$49,620
ROI Percentile
76th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
93%
4-Year Graduation Rate
56%
6-Year Graduation Rate
75%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.1% | 1,641 | 37% / 63% | 2% | $62,517 | 60 | 97% | ||
| Business & Economics | 23.0% | 1,395 | 62% / 38% | 1% | $82,203 | 87 | 97% | |
| Health Sciences | 15.9% | 963 | 20% / 80% | 0% | $71,459 | 76 | 97% | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 7.0% | 422 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $61,680 | 58 | 92% | |
| Engineering | 6.3% | 380 | 77% / 23% | 2% | $96,127 | 95 | 97% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 5.4% | 329 | 39% / 61% | 1% | $68,232 | 71 | 95% | |
| Arts | 4.6% | 278 | 33% / 67% | 1% | $56,578 | 44 | 99% | |
| Education | 4.1% | 248 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $45,773 | 15 | 98% | |
| Computer Science | 3.6% | 218 | 85% / 15% | 3% | $97,961 | 96 | 98% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 3.0% | 184 | 67% / 33% | 4% | $70,796 | 75 | 98% |
Research R1
| ⇅ | Research $ | Rank | Federal | Industry $ | PhDs | Rank | PhD students | Postdocs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Food Science | $152M | #10 | 51% | $8.5M | 31 | #20 | 184 | 88 |
| Health Sciences | $117M | #56 | 45% | $5.0M | 12 | #125 | 97 | 118 |
| Physical Sciences & Math | $69.6M | #50 | 18% | $10.3M | 20 | #124 | 253 | 36 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $61.3M | #78 | 64% | $1.0M | 12 | #136 | 196 | 72 |
| Engineering | $30.6M | #134 | 69% | $0.7M | 29 | #107 | 220 | 37 |
| Education | $28.1M | #21 | 67% | $0.0M | 56 | #45 | — | — |
| $22.3M | #95 | 32% | $0.0M | 75 | #65 | 138 | 24 | |
| Computer Science | $4.6M | #139 | 96% | $0 | 9 | #102 | 102 | — |
| Business & Economics | $3.5M | #124 | 29% | $0 | 16 | #78 | 32 | 3 |
| Total | $490M | #63 | 48% | $25.5M | 260 | #92 | 1,222 | 378 |
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
77%
Yield (Unbound)
31%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 77% | 77% | 77% |
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
76%
SAT Range
1150
–
1330
SAT Math Range
570
–
660
SAT RW Range
580
–
670
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
Politically Incorrect
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1...
Most Attractive Women
Looks AND Brains
Engineering
We Glow In The Dark
Nuclear Engineering
Fission Faithful
Physical Sciences & Math
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Evolving
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
Memorizing 206 Bones
Human Biology
Muscle Memory
X-Ray Vision Required
Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives
Agriculture & Food Science
Show Me the Bushels
Agribusiness & Economics
Bushels and Balance Sheets
Farming with Numbers
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Growing Strong
Better Eating Through Chemistry
Food Science & Nutrition
Hot Pocket PhDs
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
Field & Forest
Puppies Over People
Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)
Health Sciences
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Where Diagnoses Begin
Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts)
Nursing
Clinical Hours
Talk About a Career
Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time
Public Health
Population Health
Walk It Off
Rehabilitation
Cleared to Play
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors
Humanities & Social Sciences
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Grassroots
Nosy for a Living
Journalism
The "We Trained the Anchor You're Watching" Cartel
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
The "Our Alumni Control Your Feed" Mafia
I Want To Understand Myself
Psychology
Stealth Overachievers
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Chalkboard Champions
Hablas Pedagogy?
Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers
Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors