$53,037
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Missouri-St Louis is a public 4-year college in Saint Louis, Missouri with 5,024 undergraduates and 2,419 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,071 a year (tuition and fees $14,112 in-state, $35,112 out-of-state). It admits 63% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,037 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,071
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$14,112
Out-of-state $35,112
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,037
Rank 1,243 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
- $15,071
- Tuition in-state
- $14,112
- Tuition out-of-state
- $35,112
- Cost of attendance
- $31,199
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,031
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,979
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,222
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,598
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,608
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 $9,394 in 2015-16 to $14,112 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
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1,199
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 5,024
- Graduate students
- 2,419
- Part-time students
- 24%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 145
- Endowment
- $127.7M
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 1,243 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,071 | $17,598 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,112 | $14,822 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $16,750 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,564 | $37,504 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,037 | $41,138 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 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. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
145 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/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 275 | $17,956 | $48,928 | $65,373 | $68,407 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | $24,187 | $66,972 | $78,608 | $88,910 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 142 | $28,405 | $87,974 | $129,101 | $125,988 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 136 | $25,044 | $48,306 | $54,852 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $18,581 | $31,663 | $48,014 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | $20,500 | $35,731 | $38,980 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $21,250 | $32,400 | $55,358 | $57,214 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $18,774 | $55,615 | $72,635 | $76,194 |
| CriminologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $18,504 | $38,207 | $52,331 | $55,556 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 66 | $59,000 | $104,760 | $114,746 | $138,131 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $27,000 | $38,332 | $51,187 | $53,072 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $21,500 | $72,810 | $102,723 | $107,009 |
| Education, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 52 | $46,923 | $86,397 | $85,991 | $87,373 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 52 | $44,447 | $44,437 | $49,897 | $60,111 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $17,250 | $32,809 | $48,059 | $56,359 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $24,125 | $35,862 | $52,337 | $51,790 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 47 | $35,579 | $48,620 | $57,905 | $65,123 |
| OptometryProfessional | Professional | 44 | $167,750 | $97,440 | $138,537 | $131,525 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,147 | $30,096 | $38,074 | $49,808 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $24,075 | $32,224 | $45,491 | $41,367 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,250 | $69,638 | $84,087 | $92,135 |
| Political Science and GovernmentOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $20,687 | $36,050 | $60,016 | $63,293 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Saint Louis and Missouri on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does University of Missouri-St Louis cost?
$15,071 a year is the average net price at University of Missouri-St Louis after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,112 for in-state students and $35,112 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,199. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,031 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Missouri-St Louis?
63% of applicants are admitted to University of Missouri-St Louis. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,199 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do University of Missouri-St Louis graduates earn?
$53,037 a year is the median pay of former University of Missouri-St Louis students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,564 after 6 years). That ranks 1,243 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate) at $128,634.
How much student debt do University of Missouri-St Louis graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Missouri-St Louis graduates, about $212 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 University of Missouri-St Louis?
57% of first-time, full-time students at University of Missouri-St Louis finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Missouri-St Louis?
Business/Commerce, General (275 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (148 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (142 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 145 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.