Missouri University of Science and Technology

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 30,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,210
Men / Women 77% / 23%
From State 75%
From Region 17%
Athletes 479 (9.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 4%
International 4%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 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
College of Arts, Sciences, and Business 167 57% 72% 4% 4% 8% 1% $66,482 34 -0.26 63 96%
Applied Mathematics 14 — 71% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,733 2 -1.27 67 100% — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 42% 67% 17% 0% 8% 0% $66,088 25 -0.53 62 — — — — —
Geology and Geophysics 9 — 56% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,094 44 -0.27 53 100% — — — —
Physics 8 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,749 50 -0.06 84 — — — — —
Biology 34 — 44% 79% 3% 0% 6% 0% $60,996 23 -0.63 50 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 9 — 67% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,242 53 -0.05 43 — — — — —
Business and Management Systems 26 — 77% 65% 0% 4% 4% 8% $87,893 81 +0.53 88 90% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $88,172 40 -0.37 88 — — — — —
Economics 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,135 39 -0.41 88 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,556 74 +0.51 39 — — — — —
History 10 — 90% 70% 10% 10% 10% 0% $59,221 72 +0.22 46 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $60,346 75 +0.29 49 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $60,072 53 -0.10 48 — — — — —
Psychology 20 — 30% 55% 5% 10% 25% 0% $50,545 25 -0.69 22 100% — — — —
Technical Communication 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $70,770 44 -0.08 71 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $58,002 70 +0.34 42 — — — — —
Elementary Education 8 — 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $56,195 80 +0.58 38 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computing 994 80% 79% 6% 2% 6% 1% $104,328 95 +0.03 96 98% 3.8%
Aerospace Engineering 83 — 89% 80% 4% 1% 5% 4% $103,734 65 +0.15 96 98% 3.7% — — —
Architectural Engineering 45 — 56% 76% 0% 4% 11% 0% $93,069 53 +0.11 91 97% — — — —
Ceramic Engineering 8 — 75% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $85,673 16 -0.99 87 89% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 65 — 66% 85% 3% 0% 8% 0% $102,304 38 -0.33 95 98% 3.9% — — —
Civil Engineering 117 — 76% 87% 1% 0% 6% 0% $95,619 72 +0.47 92 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 68 — 90% 82% 9% 1% 4% 0% $113,668 52 -0.16 98 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 105 — 87% 79% 4% 6% 4% 2% $110,626 43 -0.30 97 96% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 19 — 37% 79% 5% 5% 5% 0% $70,971 3 -1.99 71 100% — — — —
Geological Engineering 8 — 25% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,451 0 -1.56 82 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 170 — 85% 86% 4% 1% 4% 1% $100,796 63 +0.20 95 100% — — — —
Metallurgical Engineering 11 — 82% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $92,112 34 -0.26 91 96% — — — —
Mining Engineering 10 — 80% 70% 0% 0% 0% 0% $114,679 60 +0.03 98 100% — — — —
Nuclear Engineering 23 — 74% 83% 4% 0% 0% 0% $105,233 56 -0.19 96 97% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 7 — 86% 43% 14% 0% 43% 0% $109,206 51 -0.22 97 91% — — — —
Computer Science 151 — 87% 66% 17% 3% 8% 1% $120,946 53 -0.12 99 96% — — — —
Information Science and Technology 36 — 83% 72% 8% 3% 6% 3% $97,784 60 -0.02 94 95% — — — —
Engineering Management 68 — 79% 76% 4% 7% 4% 0% $99,732 89 +1.15 94 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,358
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,570
Est. In-State Cost $19,867
Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,720
ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
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
Engineering 63.7% 739 79% 83% 4% 2% 5% 1% $101,675 52 -0.03 95 98% 3.8%
Computer Science 16.1% 187 87% 67% 16% 3% 7% 2% $116,487 61 -0.10 98 96% —
Business & Economics 8.4% 98 80% 74% 3% 6% 4% 2% $96,077 82 +0.92 93 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 43 65% 79% 5% 0% 2% 0% $69,213 23 -0.63 68 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.9% 34 44% 79% 3% 0% 6% 0% $60,996 21 -0.63 50 96% —
Social Sciences 2.2% 26 31% 58% 4% 8% 23% 0% $55,212 36 -0.55 35 100% —
Humanities 1.5% 17 71% 59% 12% 12% 18% 0% $59,381 74 +0.15 46 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 9 67% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,242 40 -0.05 43 — —
Education 0.7% 8 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $56,195 68 +0.58 38 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $55.8M #94 56% $4.2M 70 #56 358 36
Physical Sciences & Math $5.1M #218 93% $0.0M 24 #111 110 8
Computer Science $5.0M #133 28% $0.0M 2 #173 45 5
Agriculture & Food Science $0.7M #174 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #372 78% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #387 47% $0.0M — — 4 —
Business & Economics $0.3M #278 12% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #357 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $68.2M #182 56% $4.2M 96 #178 517 49

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 NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 226 $472K $472K $0
Football 135 $2.0M $2.0M -$1
Baseball 45 $722K $598K $124K
Soccer 40 $351K $351K $0
Swimming 21 $325K $325K $1
Volleyball 18 $321K $321K $0
Basketball 16 $618K $618K $0
Golf 11 $214K $214K $0
Total 370 $5.0M $4.9M $124K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 64 $302K $302K $0
Soccer 30 $212K $212K $0
Softball 22 $567K $564K $2K
Volleyball 16 $391K $391K $0
Basketball 15 $610K $610K $0
Total 109 $2.1M $2.1M $2K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 290 $774K $774K $0
Football 135 $2.0M $2.0M -$1
Soccer 70 $564K $564K $0
Baseball 45 $722K $598K $124K
Volleyball 34 $712K $712K $0
Basketball 31 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 22 $567K $564K $2K
Swimming 21 $325K $325K $1
Golf 11 $214K $214K $0
Total 479 $9.5M $9.2M $335K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 84% 56%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 1220 – 1380
SAT Math Range 610 – 720
SAT RW Range 600 – 700