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University of Missouri

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Columbia, MO
Population 200,000
Website https://missouri.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,118
Men / Women 45% / 55%
White 73%
Black 7%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 66%
From Region 26%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 23%
Health Sciences 15%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Engineering 7%
Arts 4%
Computer Science 4%
Education 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,837
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $36,056
Est. In-State Cost $19,193
Est. Out-of-State Cost $46,642
10-Year ROI $188,000
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (Unbound) 31%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $398M #50
Humanities & Social Sciences $16M #99
Engineering, Computing & Math $38M #129
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 407 #57
Humanities & Social Sciences 275 #85
Engineering, Computing & Math 43 #110

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (11%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 76%
SAT Range 1180 – 1300
SAT Math Range 570 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 670
ACT Range 23 – 30

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources 435 45% / 55% 1% $56,765 94%
Agriculture 36 — 36% / 64% 0% $58,852 53 88%
Animal Science 104 — 14% / 86% 1% $57,523 49 89%
Food Science 17 — 47% / 53% 6% $61,135 59 —
Natural Resources 57 — 54% / 46% 0% $44,555 14 98%
Plant Science 36 — 36% / 64% 0% $58,941 53 91%
Veterinary Technology 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $54,804 41 —
Agricultural Business and Management 55 — 69% / 31% 0% $68,698 73 94%
Agricultural Education 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $44,358 13 94%
Agricultural Systems Technology 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $74,076 81 90%
Hotel and Restaurant Management 28 — 25% / 75% 7% $52,578 35 97%
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management 70 — 86% / 14% 1% $55,583 44 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Science 2,332 48% / 52% 1% $62,631 96%
Computer Science 89 — 88% / 12% 1% $93,018 94 98%
Information Technology 127 — 88% / 12% 1% $93,018 94 98%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 47 — 49% / 51% 0% $56,605 47 96%
Chemistry 33 — 67% / 33% 0% $60,646 57 95%
Geosciences 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $58,377 52 —
Mathematics 37 — 70% / 30% 3% $79,888 86 100%
Physics 26 — 88% / 12% 0% $73,281 80 —
Statistics 35 — 69% / 31% 9% $74,516 81 100%
Biochemistry 76 — 39% / 61% 1% $59,872 56 100%
Biology 263 — 37% / 63% 1% $65,628 68 94%
Microbiology 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $63,313 63 —
Economics 149 — 77% / 23% 0% $73,165 80 92%
American Government and Politics 22 — 45% / 55% 0% $69,949 75 98%
Anthropology 29 — 28% / 72% 0% $48,364 23 89%
Archaeology 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,611 32 —
Area Studies 55 — 42% / 58% 2% $59,671 55 88%
Classical Languages 18 — 39% / 61% 0% $45,982 17 100%
Communication 186 — 34% / 66% 1% $59,233 54 98%
English 56 — 23% / 77% 0% $49,645 26 97%
Foreign Languages 36 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,858 55 100%
Geography 17 — 65% / 35% 0% $55,067 42 96%
German 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,199 45 —
History 43 — 65% / 35% 0% $54,751 41 95%
Interdisciplinary Studies 124 — 70% / 30% 3% $54,662 41 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 57 — 44% / 56% 2% $59,357 54 97%
Linguistics 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,858 55 100%
Philosophy 15 — 87% / 13% 0% $56,029 45 —
Political Science 157 — 51% / 49% 0% $69,949 75 99%
Psychology 344 — 26% / 74% 1% $54,167 39 97%
Religion/Religious Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,982 30 —
Russian 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,522 46 —
Social Work 27 — 19% / 81% 0% $49,967 27 97%
Sociology 45 — 22% / 78% 0% $51,854 33 98%
Art 50 — 24% / 76% 0% $46,367 18 93%
Digital Arts 37 — 59% / 41% 0% $49,201 25 100%
Film Studies 22 — 73% / 27% 0% $48,208 22 100%
Music 42 — 38% / 62% 0% $38,456 6 100%
Theatre 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,271 6 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 265 18% / 82% 1% $42,201 97%
Early Childhood Education 33 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,120 10 98%
Education 23 — 35% / 65% 9% $42,949 11 —
Elementary Education 106 — 4% / 96% 0% $42,120 10 98%
Middle School Education 16 — 19% / 81% 0% $42,120 10 98%
Secondary Education 66 — 45% / 55% 0% $42,120 10 98%
Special Education 21 — 14% / 86% 0% $42,239 10 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 473 71% / 29% 3% $87,928 97%
Biological Engineering 9 — 22% / 78% 11% $77,295 84 98%
Biomedical Engineering 43 — 44% / 56% 2% $88,195 92 —
Chemical Engineering 46 — 54% / 46% 0% $91,298 93 90%
Civil Engineering 74 — 72% / 28% 0% $80,460 86 97%
Computer Engineering 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $96,583 95 100%
Electrical Engineering 45 — 87% / 13% 2% $95,739 95 100%
Industrial Engineering 30 — 83% / 17% 3% $96,907 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering 168 — 87% / 13% 4% $92,736 94 98%
Undeclared Engineering — — — — $91,933 94 —
Architectural Studies 45 — 33% / 67% 4% $64,391 65 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Human Environmental Sciences 196 30% / 70% 1% $58,587 100%
Dietetics 57 — 44% / 56% 0% $57,452 49 —
Personal Financial Planning 35 — 74% / 26% 0% $81,361 87 —
Human Development and Family Studies 46 — 4% / 96% 0% $46,516 18 100%
Fashion Merchandising 58 — 9% / 91% 2% $55,536 43 —
Housing and Human Environments — — — — $57,176 48 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions 671 21% / 79% 0% $64,293 97%
Allied Health 76 — 20% / 80% 0% $68,239 72 100%
Communication Science and Disorders 48 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,022 58 100%
Exercise Physiology 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,224 48 —
Health Sciences 502 — 23% / 77% 0% $64,581 66 96%
Occupational Therapy 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $66,460 69 —
Physical Therapy 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,559 80 100%
Public Health 23 — 0% / 100% 4% $53,457 37 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Journalism 438 34% / 66% 3% $68,004 97%
Journalism 438 — 34% / 66% 3% $68,004 72 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Sinclair School of Nursing 245 10% / 90% 0% $74,241 98%
Nursing 245 — 10% / 90% 0% $74,241 81 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Trulaske College of Business 1,039 68% / 32% 0% $80,322 97%
Accounting — — — — $81,423 87 —
General Business 883 — 70% / 30% 0% $80,927 87 97%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 156 — 56% / 44% 0% $76,899 83 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Truman School of Government and Public Affairs 11 36% / 64% 0% $75,731 97%
Public Administration 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $75,731 82 97%

Rankings

Politically Incorrect

I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Looks AND Brains

Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Growing Strong
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Fission Faithful

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Evolving
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Hot Pocket PhDs
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Muscle Memory
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Field & Forest
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Bedside Manner Bunch
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Clinical Hours
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Population Health
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Cleared to Play

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Bushels and Balance Sheets
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots
Nosy for a Living Journalism
The "We Trained the Anchor You're Watching" Cartel
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
The "Our Alumni Control Your Feed" Mafia
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Stealth Overachievers

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Chalkboard Champions
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors