Missouri Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,420
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 74%
From Region 17%
Athletes 780 (60.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 14%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Hispanic 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Missouri Baptist University 345 41% 80% 1% 8% 1% 4% $64,330 24 -0.46 56 95% 6.6%
Cybersecurity 9 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,561 7 -1.33 65 — — — — —
Information Technology 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $71,595 7 -1.30 71 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,515 27 -0.49 61 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,728 28 -0.47 62 — — — — —
Mathematics — +1 — — — — — — $69,866 32 -0.58 68 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,027 15 -0.75 53 — — — — —
Biology 9 — 56% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $59,454 17 -0.81 44 100% — — — —
Biotechnology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,996 15 -0.76 53 — — — — —
Exercise Science 14 — 36% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $50,715 7 -1.29 21 98% 8.6% — — —
Health Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,693 57 +0.14 62 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 4 — 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $69,052 56 +0.04 66 — — — — —
Nursing 54 — 6% 85% 0% 9% 0% 0% $108,055 93 +1.57 97 100% 4.9% — — —
Accounting 8 — 50% 62% 0% 12% 0% 12% $73,525 21 -0.87 74 98% — — — —
Business Administration 40 — 70% 82% 0% 2% 0% 10% $69,375 36 -0.43 67 92% 6.1% — — —
Business Management 31 — 81% 68% 0% 10% 0% 16% $69,375 36 -0.43 67 92% 6.1% — — —
Health Administration 9 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,438 73 +0.21 69 90% 5.4% — — —
Marketing 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,956 22 -0.67 66 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership — — — — — — — — $69,375 31 -0.48 67 92% 6.1% — — —
Sports Management 14 — 79% 71% 0% 21% 7% 0% $50,715 11 -1.11 21 98% 8.6% — — —
Christian Studies 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,562 32 -0.40 14 — — — — —
English 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $43,199 8 -1.12 8 — — — — —
General Studies 19 — 58% 63% 0% 11% 0% 5% $49,136 16 -0.78 17 100% 7.9% — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,662 8 -1.00 12 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,798 14 -0.82 16 — — — — —
Liberal Arts — — — — — — — — $49,136 16 -0.78 17 100% 7.9% — — —
Theology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,292 11 -1.05 7 — — — — —
Theology 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,051 10 -1.08 7 — — — — —
Worship Leadership 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,323 11 -1.05 7 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $51,979 34 -0.47 24 89% — — — —
Child Development 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,532 13 -0.80 12 — — — — —
Communication 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,137 9 -1.19 17 — — — — —
Forensic Psychology 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,486 10 -1.15 14 — — — — —
Human Services 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,964 8 -1.22 7 91% — — — —
Journalism 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,110 10 -1.14 24 — — — — —
Psychology 25 +1 20% 68% 4% 12% 0% 8% $49,417 18 -0.86 18 94% 9.3% — — —
Social Sciences 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,476 8 -0.85 14 — — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $41,859 1 -1.52 6 — — — — —
Business Education — — — — — — — — $41,495 0 -1.89 6 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,973 2 -1.68 6 91% — — — —
Education 5 — 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $41,436 5 -1.60 6 100% — — — —
Education of Gifted and Talented — — — — — — — — $40,589 1 -2.31 5 — — — — —
Elementary Education 13 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,973 2 -1.68 6 91% — — — —
Middle School Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,973 3 -1.65 6 91% — — — —
Physical Education — +1 — — — — — — $42,000 0 -1.94 7 — — — — —
Secondary Education 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,973 3 -1.65 6 91% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,942 1 -2.56 4 100% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels — — — — — — — — $40,973 3 -1.65 6 91% — — — —
Broadcasting 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,604 15 -0.80 8 — — — — —
Drama Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,189 43 -0.12 7 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,131 26 -0.60 6 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,933 29 -0.52 6 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $40,981 17 -0.62 6 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,937 16 -0.62 6 — — — — —
Theater 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $40,694 35 -0.32 6 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 9 +1 56% 67% 11% 22% 0% 0% $59,860 54 -0.00 45 98% 5.7% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,034
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.7% 106 67% 75% 0% 8% 1% 9% $67,298 19 -0.51 63 93% 6.4%
Health Sciences 21.2% 73 12% 82% 1% 12% 0% 0% $94,355 92 +0.92 91 100% 5.7%
Social Sciences 13.9% 48 27% 77% 4% 6% 0% 4% $48,977 6 -0.88 17 93% 9.3%
Education 11.0% 38 8% 97% 3% 0% 0% 0% $40,713 1 -1.80 6 94% —
Humanities 11.0% 38 53% 76% 0% 5% 3% 3% $46,741 8 -0.87 13 100% 7.9%
Computer Science 3.5% 12 83% 83% 0% 8% 0% 0% $69,320 2 -1.32 67 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.2% 11 45% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $60,101 18 -0.80 45 100% —
Professional 2.6% 9 56% 67% 11% 22% 0% 0% $59,860 26 -0.00 45 98% 5.7%
Arts 2.3% 8 50% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $41,671 12 -0.43 6 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,622 16 -0.48 61 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 19 #218 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 19 #387 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 106 $3.6M $3.5M $62K
Baseball 73 $2.2M $2.1M $61K
Other Sports 50 $661K $651K $9K
Basketball 44 $1.4M $1.3M $22K
Soccer 44 $1.3M $1.3M $24K
Wrestling 38 $1.0M $986K $25K
Volleyball 33 $1.4M $1.4M $6K
Lacrosse 23 $714K $703K $11K
Bowling 16 $402K $387K $14K
Track & Field (indoor) 16 $255K $254K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $288K $274K $14K
Golf 14 $409K $393K $15K
Cross Country 13 $355K $346K $9K
Tennis 12 $431K $416K $15K
Total 492 $14.3M $14.0M $293K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 68 $1.3M $1.3M $75K
Soccer 37 $1.0M $1.0M $12K
Volleyball 35 $932K $917K $15K
Softball 30 $919K $900K $19K
Basketball 23 $876K $869K $6K
Lacrosse 22 $759K $740K $18K
Wrestling 20 $703K $690K $13K
Bowling 17 $401K $393K $7K
Cross Country 8 $233K $233K $0
Tennis 8 $314K $314K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 8 $133K $131K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 8 $166K $152K $13K
Golf 7 $276K $268K $7K
Total 288 $8.1M $7.9M $192K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 118 $2.0M $1.9M $85K
Football 106 $3.6M $3.5M $62K
Soccer 81 $2.3M $2.3M $36K
Baseball 73 $2.2M $2.1M $61K
Volleyball 68 $2.3M $2.3M $21K
Basketball 67 $2.2M $2.2M $29K
Wrestling 58 $1.7M $1.7M $39K
Lacrosse 45 $1.5M $1.4M $30K
Bowling 33 $803K $781K $21K
Softball 30 $919K $900K $19K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $388K $385K $2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $454K $426K $27K
Cross Country 21 $589K $579K $9K
Golf 21 $685K $661K $23K
Tennis 20 $746K $731K $15K
Total 780 $24.4M $23.6M $815K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 39%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional