Mission University
Springfield, Missouri · Website
$38,641
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,641
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mission University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Springfield, Missouri with 381 undergraduates and 53 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,383 a year (tuition and fees $16,950). 44% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,641 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,168 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,383
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,950
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
44%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,168
About $277 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,641
Rank 2,936 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,383
- Tuition and fees
- $16,950
- Cost of attendance
- $28,448
- Students with a need-based grant
- 56%
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,017
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,383
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,064
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,307
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,029
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,894 in 2015-16 to $16,950 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 381
- Graduate students
- 53
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 36%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 44%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 20
- Endowment
- $450K
- Other
- Religious affiliation, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,936 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,383 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,950 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 44% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,168 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,600 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,641 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,915 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,656 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,907 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,490 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,566 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | - | - | Withheld | $76,194 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Springfield and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Mission University cost?
$21,383 a year is the average net price at Mission University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,950, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,448. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,017 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mission University?
Mission University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Mission University graduates earn?
$38,641 a year is the median pay of former Mission University students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,600 after 6 years). That ranks 2,936 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 120 in Missouri.
How much student debt do Mission University graduates have?
$26,168 is the median federal student loan debt of Mission University graduates, about $277 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 68% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mission University?
44% of first-time, full-time students at Mission University finish within 6 years. 59% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Mission University?
Bible/Biblical Studies (13 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (10 bachelor's graduates), Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology (9 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.