Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri · Also known as MBU · Website
$46,660
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,660
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Missouri Baptist University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Louis, Missouri with 1,488 undergraduates and 741 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,006 a year (tuition and fees $34,612). It admits 69% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,660 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,006
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,612
US median $11,837
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,500
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,660
Rank 1,791 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
- $27,006
- Tuition and fees
- $34,612
- Cost of attendance
- $49,257
- Students with a need-based grant
- 11%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,808
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,022
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,332
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,678
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,420
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 $23,886 in 2015-16 to $34,612 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
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 910
- SAT reading, middle
- 515
- SAT math, middle
- 475
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,488
- Graduate students
- 741
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 69
- Endowment
- $5.06M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,791 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,006 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,612 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,500 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,997 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,660 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 51% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
69 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $20,500 | $42,461 | $57,029 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $24,391 | $33,531 | $36,820 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $26,728 | $69,968 | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $22,968 | $31,368 | $39,251 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 33 | $32,145 | $57,228 | $76,387 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 29 | $34,762 | $51,409 | $58,508 | $71,685 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 25 | $42,527 | $42,604 | $45,423 | $59,916 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | $42,309 | $57,169 | $62,033 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 24 | $46,657 | $40,340 | $46,763 | $60,111 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,000 | $37,165 | $54,904 | $54,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $19,000 | $42,555 | $52,689 | $55,378 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,571 |
| Education, OtherDoctoral | Doctoral | 15 | Withheld | $83,275 | $92,710 | $90,635 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $22,500 | $53,555 | $64,348 | $58,716 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,711 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $22,000 | $35,595 | $47,210 | $53,072 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $22,000 | $45,681 | $60,232 | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 10 | $30,303 | $49,269 | $50,691 | $63,399 |
| Behavioral SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $23,816 | $30,147 | $44,069 | $48,673 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Saint Louis and Missouri on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Missouri Baptist University cost?
$27,006 a year is the average net price at Missouri Baptist University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,612, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $49,257. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,808 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Missouri Baptist University?
69% of applicants are admitted to Missouri Baptist University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 910 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Missouri Baptist University graduates earn?
$46,660 a year is the median pay of former Missouri Baptist University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,997 after 6 years). That ranks 1,791 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Education, Other (Doctoral) at $83,275.
How much student debt do Missouri Baptist University graduates have?
$22,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Missouri Baptist University graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 19% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Missouri Baptist University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Missouri Baptist University finish within 6 years. 65% 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 Missouri Baptist University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (70 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (44 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (44 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 69 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.