Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Honors College

Name Pierre Laclede Honors College
Students 600 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,342
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 78%
From Region 15%
Athletes 8.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Black 20%
Asian 5%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Missouri - Saint Louis 1,441 44% / 56% 2% $64,617 65 93%
Civil Engineering 8 62% / 38% 0% $89,810 92 96%
Electrical Engineering 20 75% / 25% 0% $105,200 98 98%
Mechanical Engineering 38 82% / 18% 5% $96,656 95 95%
Computer Programming 20 90% / 10% 0% $102,395 97
Computer Science 63 86% / 14% 0% $104,025 97 90%
Cybersecurity 26 81% / 19% 4% $101,146 97
Data Analytics 19 63% / 37% 0% $78,695 84
Information Technology 29 72% / 28% 0% $94,349 94
Chemistry 8 75% / 25% 0% $66,264 68 90%
Mathematics 9 44% / 56% 0% $64,606 65 87%
Physics 4 75% / 25% 25% $73,923 80
Biochemistry 12 42% / 58% 0% $70,550 75 86%
Biology 67 31% / 69% 0% $62,722 61 97%
Nursing 106 18% / 82% 6% $81,486 86 96%
Accounting 70 53% / 47% 0% $79,808 85 98%
Actuarial Science 4 25% / 75% 25% $94,336 94 100%
Business 261 55% / 45% 3% $65,932 68 92%
Economics 2 50% / 50% 0% $70,709 76 100%
Quantitative Economics 10 90% / 10% 0% $70,709 76 100%
Sports Management 20 85% / 15% 5% $53,348 35
Anthropology 4 25% / 75% 0% $41,769 9 94%
Applied Psychology 5 20% / 80% 0% $59,490 53 93%
Communication 63 40% / 60% 3% $52,223 32 92%
English 27 26% / 74% 0% $48,245 21 94%
Foreign Languages 12 33% / 67% 0% $43,673 12 81%
French 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 21 76% / 24% 0% $47,092 18 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies $49,654 25
International Affairs 5 60% / 40% 0% $59,963 55
Mass Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,223 32 92%
Philosophy 9 67% / 33% 0% $48,001 20
Political Science 31 52% / 48% 0% $55,279 41 97%
Psychology 104 22% / 78% 0% $46,240 16 91%
Public Administration 6 33% / 67% 0% $77,908 83 93%
Social Sciences 18 28% / 72% 0% $47,153 18
Social Work 46 17% / 83% 0% $43,000 11 93%
Sociology 15 47% / 53% 0% $49,555 24 87%
Early Childhood Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $41,588 9 92%
Education 30 37% / 63% 0% $35,703 4 85%
Elementary Education 63 13% / 87% 0% $41,588 9 92%
General Education 71 34% / 66% 1% $52,543 33 87%
Physical Education 6 33% / 67% 0% $43,187 11
Secondary Education 21 48% / 52% 0% $41,588 9 92%
Music 6 50% / 50% 0% $45,584 15 100%
Studio Art 21 24% / 76% 0% $50,365 27 94%
Criminology 54 17% / 83% 0% $53,752 37 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,267
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,752
Est. In-State Cost $21,043
Est. Out-of-State Cost $52,717
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
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
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.5% 368 34% / 66% 1% $48,813 22 92%
Business & Economics 25.5% 367 57% / 43% 3% $68,359 72 94%
Education 13.6% 196 28% / 72% 1% $44,705 13 89%
Computer Science 10.9% 157 80% / 20% 1% $98,488 96 90%
Health Sciences 7.4% 106 18% / 82% 6% $81,486 86 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 79 33% / 67% 0% $63,911 64 95%
Engineering 4.6% 66 77% / 23% 3% $98,415 96 96%
Professional 3.7% 54 17% / 83% 0% $53,752 37 97%
Arts 1.9% 27 30% / 70% 0% $49,303 24 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 21 62% / 38% 5% $67,012 70 88%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $3.7M #173 28% $0.0M 37 #52 17
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.1M #233 28% $0.0M 12 #220 55 3
Life & Natural Sciences $3.1M #222 59% $0 1 #231 22 2
Education $1.8M #187 34% $0 100 #14
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #350 41% $0.1M 8 #178 33 3
Engineering $0.6M #299 51% $0.2M
Business & Economics $0.3M #265 4% $0 13 #102
Computer Science $0.3M #313 22% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #255 74% $0
Total $14.1M #280 37% $0.3M 171 #126 127 8

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) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 990 – 1230
SAT Math Range 480 – 610
SAT RW Range 520 – 630