Colleges in Missouri
148 degree-granting institutions in Missouri (MO). Median net price $17,613. Median graduation rate 60.1%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$17,613
Median grad rate
60.1%
Median admission rate
79%
Median size
297
Most affordable colleges in Missouri
Lowest median net price after grant aid.
Highest graduation rates in Missouri
Share of students completing a degree on time.
- 1. Aesthetics Institute100.0%
- 2. Cass Career Center100.0%
- 3. Chamberlain University-Missouri100.0%
- 4. Cox College100.0%
- 5. Four Rivers Career Center100.0%
Colleges by city
Cities in Missouri with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Raymore, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $22,510 | 81.8% | Not available | 31 | Complete | |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $15,904 | 63.9% | Not available | 275 | Complete | |
| Academy of Salon Professionals Sedalia, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,391 | 66.7% | Not available | 50 | Complete | |
| Aesthetics Institute St. Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,929 | 100.0% | Not available | 28 | Partial | |
| American Trade School Saint Ann, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $17,618 | 71.7% | Not available | 154 | Complete | |
| Applied Tech Sunset Hills, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $23,405 | 34.2% | 41% | 172 | Complete | |
| Aquinas Institute of Theology Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis Maryland Heights, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 100% | 131 | Partial | |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $26,815 | 70.8% | Not available | 253 | Complete | |
| Avila University Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $16,053 | 52.4% | 88% | 1,312 | Complete | |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 90.1% | Not available | 446 | Partial | |
| Bolivar Technical College Bolivar, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,200 | 91.7% | 95% | 144 | Partial | |
| Bryan University Springfield, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | $20,053 | 89.6% | Not available | 144 | Complete | |
| Calvary University Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $16,334 | 52.2% | 72% | 154 | Complete | |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $17,598 | 71.4% | Not available | 159 | Complete | |
| Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center Carthage, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $16,874 | 95.7% | Not available | 26 | Complete | |
| Cass Career Center Harrisonville, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $16,078 | 100.0% | 100% | 27 | Complete | |
| Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,356 | 21.9% | Not available | 154 | Complete | |
| Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,166 | 69.2% | Not available | 61 | Complete | |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,601 | 0.0% | 88% | 2,092 | Complete | |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,766 | 51.2% | 57% | 1,040 | Complete | |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | $30,716 | 100.0% | 100% | 284 | Complete | |
| City Vision University Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $6,353 | 0.0% | Not available | 257 | Complete | |
| College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $6,100 | 63.7% | 12% | 1,444 | Complete | |
| Columbia College Columbia, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,715 | 42.2% | Not available | 4,950 | Complete | |
| Columbia College - Fort Leonard Wood Fort Leonard Wood, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Lake Ozark Osage Beach, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Rolla Rolla, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Columbia College - Whiteman AFB Whiteman AFB, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Conception Seminary College Conception, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,558 | 50.0% | 32% | 40 | Complete | |
| Concorde Career College-Broadway Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $26,119 | 68.0% | 100% | 26 | Complete | |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | $29,500 | 52.9% | 96% | 198 | Complete | |
| Concordia Seminary Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Cottey College Nevada, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,805 | 56.3% | 69% | 254 | Complete | |
| Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Cox College Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,124 | 100.0% | 100% | 540 | Complete | |
| Crowder College Neosho, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $9,023 | 49.2% | Not available | 2,570 | Complete | |
| Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,983 | 39.2% | 99% | 807 | Complete | |
| Drury University Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,831 | 61.8% | 58% | 1,383 | Complete | |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $10,566 | 43.2% | 58% | 632 | Complete | |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,823 | 80.0% | Not available | 31 | Partial | |
| East Central College Union, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $13,128 | 47.6% | Not available | 1,639 | Complete | |
| Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Evangel University Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,669 | 65.0% | 72% | 1,229 | Complete | |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,503 | 50.0% | 49% | 240 | Complete | |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church Ozark, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $21,548 | 57.1% | 74% | 89 | Complete | |
| Evolve Beauty Academy Washing, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,584 | 81.3% | Not available | 16 | Complete | |
| Fontbonne University Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,251 | 39.9% | 95% | 207 | Complete | |
| Four Rivers Career Center Washington, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $27,746 | 100.0% | Not available | 30 | Complete | |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $30,618 | 73.0% | Not available | 91 | Complete | |
| Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $10,827 | 73.0% | Not available | 182 | Complete | |
| Graceland University - Independence Independence, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 81% | Not available | Partial | |
| Graceland University - Trenton Trenton, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 81% | Not available | Partial | |
| Grand River Technical School Chillicothe, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $11,831 | 88.9% | 88% | 65 | Complete | |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,814 | 50.4% | 73% | 410 | Complete | |
| Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $9,922 | 27.6% | Not available | 960 | Complete | |
| Healing Arts Center St. Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | 113 | Partial | |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,361 | 77.8% | Not available | 109 | Complete | |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $26,726 | 44.4% | Not available | 55 | Complete | |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $7,378 | 38.3% | Not available | 2,552 | Complete | |
| Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,650 | 58.0% | 55% | 812 | Complete | |
| Kansas City University Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Kansas City University-Joplin Joplin, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Kenrick Glennon Seminary Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 83.3% | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Kirksville Area Technical Center Kirksville, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $1,699 | 100.0% | 62% | 22 | Complete | |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center Lexington, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $6,219 | 100.0% | 67% | 25 | Complete | |
| Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $19,092 | 20.8% | Not available | 1,392 | Complete | |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,638 | 49.3% | 57% | 4,624 | Complete | |
| Logan University Chesterfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,218 | 22.2% | 64% | 229 | Complete | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,066 | 66.2% | 95% | 5,658 | Complete | |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $8,398 | 33.6% | Not available | 10,649 | Complete | |
| Midwest Institute Earth City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $18,509 | 54.5% | 87% | 177 | Complete | |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $26,023 | 80.5% | Not available | 396 | Complete | |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,006 | 48.3% | 96% | 747 | Complete | |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $12,045 | 49.1% | Not available | 1,592 | Complete | |
| Mission University Springfield, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,383 | 44.4% | Not available | 381 | Complete | |
| Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,006 | 47.6% | 69% | 1,488 | Complete | |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics Jefferson City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,982 | 79.5% | Not available | 97 | Complete | |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $12,007 | 41.6% | 97% | 3,019 | Complete | |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $17,613 | 57.9% | 91% | 13,313 | Complete | |
| Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $9,750 | 40.6% | Not available | 965 | Complete | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $16,298 | 64.4% | 73% | 5,521 | Complete | |
| Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,086 | 22.4% | 69% | 1,443 | Complete | |
| Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $13,251 | 38.5% | Not available | 2,219 | Complete | |
| Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $6,810 | 44.2% | Not available | 3,100 | Complete | |
| Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Neosho Beauty College Neosho, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,213 | 73.5% | Not available | 47 | Complete | |
| New Dimensions School of Hair Design Joplin, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $7,309 | 100.0% | Not available | 38 | Complete | |
| North Central Missouri College Trenton, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $13,626 | 57.6% | Not available | 1,286 | Complete | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $16,244 | 54.2% | 86% | 4,378 | Complete | |
| Old Town Barber College - KC Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,580 | 63.6% | 94% | 602 | Complete | |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $6,936 | 32.5% | Not available | 8,165 | Complete | |
| Park University Parkville, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,032 | 38.4% | Not available | 4,555 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,460 | 69.4% | Not available | 107 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,926 | 80.0% | Not available | 297 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis St. Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $24,907 | 59.2% | Not available | 214 | Complete | |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center Eolia, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $16,125 | 73.3% | Not available | 32 | Complete | |
| Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $28,732 | 51.6% | Not available | 619 | Complete | |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis St. Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 80% | Not available | Missing | |
| Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,795 | 53.1% | Not available | 1,780 | Complete | |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,595 | 88.5% | Not available | 66 | Partial | |
| Research College of Nursing Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | 40.2% | Not available | 177 | Partial | |
| Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $25,884 | 74.6% | 70% | 1,580 | Complete | |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $8,440 | 21.3% | Not available | 11,788 | Complete | |
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,398 | 79.5% | 75% | 7,267 | Complete | |
| Salem College of Hairstyling Rolla, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $6,345 | 80.0% | Not available | 31 | Complete | |
| Saline County Career Center Marshall, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $20,386 | 91.7% | 50% | 23 | Complete | |
| Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,400 | 92.9% | Not available | 88 | Complete | |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,390 | 75.0% | 100% | 200 | Complete | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $15,882 | 57.9% | 74% | 6,373 | Complete | |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $22,260 | 82.9% | Not available | 90 | Complete | |
| Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,677 | 55.3% | 68% | 1,341 | Complete | |
| SPBK Enterprises Inc Webb City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,178 | 71.4% | Not available | 96 | Complete | |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $5,837 | 24.8% | Not available | 5,017 | Complete | |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Fenton, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | $24,395 | 59.4% | 80% | 399 | Complete | |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $27,777 | 53.3% | 80% | 153 | Complete | |
| St. Louis Med Tech St. Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, <2-year | $10,851 | 100.0% | Not available | 12 | Partial | |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $7,985 | 44.1% | Not available | 2,694 | Complete | |
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $15,190 | 84.2% | Not available | 2,123 | Complete | |
| Stephens College Columbia, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,459 | 42.7% | 77% | 391 | Complete | |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 4-year | $19,137 | 14.3% | 100% | 89 | Complete | |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,947 | 60.9% | Not available | 157 | Complete | |
| Texas County Technical College Houston, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $19,429 | 25.0% | 100% | 96 | Complete | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles St. Charles, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,388 | 92.1% | Not available | 132 | Complete | |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO | MO | Public, 2-year | $8,496 | 33.3% | Not available | 1,844 | Complete | |
| Trend Setters School Cape Girardeau, MO | MO | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,521 | 73.6% | Not available | 65 | Complete | |
| Truman State University Kirksville, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $12,780 | 68.5% | 84% | 2,513 | Complete | |
| University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $14,462 | 54.1% | 64% | 5,648 | Complete | |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,817 | 61.7% | 90% | 337 | Complete | |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $20,268 | 74.9% | 78% | 23,929 | Complete | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $13,310 | 55.5% | 72% | 6,817 | Complete | |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | MO | Public, 4-year | $15,071 | 56.6% | 63% | 5,024 | Complete | |
| Urshan Graduate School of Theology Wentzville, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Urshan University Wentzville, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,779 | 44.8% | 84% | 472 | Partial | |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $9,266 | 100.0% | 100% | 31 | Complete | |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,786 | 94.3% | 12% | 7,857 | Complete | |
| Waynesville Career Center Waynesville, MO | MO | Public, <2-year | $28,418 | 77.8% | Not available | 27 | Complete | |
| Webster University Saint Louis, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,047 | 64.4% | 86% | 2,304 | Complete | |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $14,277 | 67.0% | Not available | 208 | Complete | |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | Private for-profit, 2-year | $15,417 | 76.5% | Not available | 90 | Complete | |
| Westminster College Fulton, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,314 | 55.5% | 79% | 638 | Complete | |
| William Jewell College Liberty, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,562 | 67.7% | 38% | 924 | Complete | |
| William Woods University Fulton, MO | MO | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,569 | 46.8% | 71% | 1,300 | Complete |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in Missouri?
Missouri has 148 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in Missouri?
The median net price across Missouri colleges is $17,613 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which Missouri colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Aesthetics Institute (100.0%), Cass Career Center (100.0%), Chamberlain University-Missouri (100.0%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.