University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
- Public
- City
- 23,929 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 78%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,142per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 76%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,95810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Missouri Land Grant covers tuition and mandatory fees for incoming first-year Missouri residents who are Pell Grant-eligible and enroll full-time. It's awarded automatically; file the FAFSA by the priority deadline.
The Missouri Land Grant covers all tuition for eligible incoming first-time freshmen and is awarded automatically.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 78%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1150–1330Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,142full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $32,790sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $15,548Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $37,820Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 76%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 93%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,95810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,743federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 23,929Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 20%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Oregon State University Corvallis, OR — admits 77%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
- University of Iowa Iowa City, IA — admits 84%
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
- Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH — admits 85%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Missouri-Columbia, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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