University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

78.5%

Acceptance rate

1,247

SAT Average

$19,889

Avg net price

23,118

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,247

SAT Reading/Writing580–670

SAT Math570–660

ACT Composite23–30

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 6,058Master’s 1,544Doctoral 879	6,058	1,544	879
Bachelor’s 1,212Master’s 300Doctoral 7	1,212	300	7
Bachelor’s 1,014Master’s 295Doctoral 315	1,014	295	315
Bachelor’s 589Master’s 59Doctoral 17	589	59	17
Bachelor’s 395Master’s 61Doctoral 20	395	61	20
Bachelor’s 386Master’s 55Doctoral 31	386	55	31
Bachelor’s 349Master’s 32Doctoral 26	349	32	26
Bachelor’s 344Master’s 10Doctoral 17	344	10	17
Bachelor’s 273Master’s 23Doctoral 130	273	23	130
Bachelor’s 269Master’s 337Doctoral 91	269	337	91
Bachelor’s 218Master’s 80Doctoral 17	218	80	17
Bachelor’s 169Master’s 12Doctoral 5	169	12	5
Bachelor’s 160Master’s 29Doctoral 13	160	29	13
Bachelor’s 108Master’s 17Doctoral 21	108	17	21
Bachelor’s 96Master’s 2Doctoral None reported	96	2	None reported
Bachelor’s 76Master’s 5Doctoral 10	76	5	10
Bachelor’s 59Master’s 5Doctoral 3	59	5	3
Bachelor’s 58Master’s 13Doctoral 5	58	13	5
Bachelor’s 57Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	57	0	None reported
Bachelor’s 51Master’s 34Doctoral 7	51	34	7
Bachelor’s 46Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	46	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 44Master’s 53Doctoral 7	44	53	7
Bachelor’s 43Master’s 16Doctoral 3	43	16	3
Bachelor’s 27Master’s 16Doctoral 8	27	16	8
Bachelor’s 15Master’s 3Doctoral 3	15	3	3
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 11Doctoral 123	None reported	11	123
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 76Doctoral None reported	None reported	76	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

University of Missouri, Columbia

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Southeastern Conference

Projected sponsored sports20

BaseballFootball — Bowl SubdivisionMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Swimming & DivingMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, Outdoor

Athletic participation

541 unique student-athletes · 16 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Application

Jul 1, 2027

FAFSA due Oct 1 · FAFSA due Feb 1

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $13,658
Required fees: $1,179
Food and housing: $13,700
Books and supplies: $950
Other expenses: $3,558
Total: $33,045

Total by year

$27,1972019–2019–20
$27,7112020–2120–21
$28,6532021–2221–22
$29,2212022–2322–23
$32,2722023–2423–24
$33,0452024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $19,889 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2023–24

First-years with need-based aid: 55%
Average share of need met: 70%
Average need-based grant: $15,265
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation56%

6-year graduation76%

Retention rate91%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$63,403

Median debt$20,500

Campus

Enrollment23,118

Student-faculty ratio17:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from University of Missouri-Columbia’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2023–24).

University of Missouri-Columbia admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in University of Missouri-Columbia's Common Data Set filing.

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Missouri-Columbia admits in-state applicants at 81.1%, out-of-state applicants at 78.1%, and international applicants at 37.7%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

5,139 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈1,685In-state (domestic)≈3,421International≈33

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Aug 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 72% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

10% of the class submitted an SAT

Composite score: Not disclosed

Reading/Writing

Middle 50%

Math

Middle 50%

ACT composite

66% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 43% who submitted class rank.

High-school class rank

Among the 43% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

University of Missouri-Columbia rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Class rank: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered

Nonacademic

Talent / ability: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Extracurricular activities: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Volunteer work: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

University of Missouri-Columbia leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Average GPACDS C12Not disclosed

Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

University of Missouri-Columbia's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $19,889 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,795 of 5,097 first-years in the 2023–24 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Missouri-Columbia offers both need-based and merit aid.

Intl aid recipients

Not disclosed

Avg intl award

Not disclosed

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

91.3% of University of Missouri-Columbia’s first-years return for a second year and 76.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03