University of Missouri - Saint Louis

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Pierre Laclede Honors College
Students 600 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,342
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 78%
From Region 15%
Athletes 269 (7.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Black 20%
Asian 5%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

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
University of Missouri - Saint Louis 1,441 44% 65% 5% 16% 4% 2% $70,298 45 -0.31 66 94% 6.3%
Civil Engineering 8 — 62% 62% 0% 12% 0% 0% $98,816 84 +0.93 93 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 20 — 75% 80% 0% 10% 5% 0% $120,538 70 +0.16 98 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 38 — 82% 66% 13% 13% 0% 5% $97,585 45 -0.20 92 100% — — — —
Computer Programming 20 — 90% 55% 20% 10% 0% 0% $113,098 40 -0.35 97 — — — — —
Computer Science 63 — 86% 71% 10% 5% 3% 0% $120,647 52 -0.13 98 92% 3.8% — — —
Cybersecurity 26 — 81% 69% 15% 4% 4% 4% $93,614 45 -0.00 90 — — — — —
Data Analytics 19 — 63% 74% 5% 16% 0% 0% $74,461 4 -1.67 73 — — — — —
Information Technology 29 — 72% 45% 10% 38% 3% 0% $92,857 44 -0.26 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $71,907 59 +0.03 69 94% — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 44% 56% 0% 22% 11% 0% $65,381 19 -0.75 55 94% — — — —
Physics 4 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% $80,063 40 -0.25 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 42% 50% 0% 8% 17% 0% $73,734 61 +0.20 72 95% — — — —
Biology 67 — 31% 66% 9% 12% 3% 0% $65,121 44 -0.15 55 92% — — — —
Nursing 106 — 18% 48% 5% 31% 3% 6% $85,909 25 -0.63 85 98% 4.6% — — —
Accounting 70 — 53% 69% 6% 6% 1% 0% $83,249 45 -0.24 83 96% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $90,821 32 -0.51 89 97% — — — —
Business 261 — 55% 69% 6% 13% 3% 3% $74,598 58 -0.16 73 95% 4.7% — — —
Quantitative Economics 12 — 83% 83% 8% 8% 0% 0% $96,922 62 -0.04 92 87% — — — —
Sports Management 20 — 85% 75% 0% 15% 0% 5% $57,898 40 -0.36 36 — — — — —
English 27 — 26% 63% 0% 19% 4% 0% $53,062 57 +0.08 23 100% — — — —
Foreign Languages 12 — 33% 67% 8% 8% 8% 0% $43,673 5 -1.28 7 81% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,931 16 -0.90 12 — — — — —
History 21 — 76% 81% 5% 5% 0% 0% $51,377 29 -0.54 19 90% 11.4% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $52,255 27 -0.49 21 — — — — —
Philosophy 9 — 67% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $50,059 17 -0.86 16 — — — — —
Anthropology 4 — 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $37,673 0 -1.74 3 95% — — — —
Applied Psychology 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $59,489 79 +0.67 40 93% — — — —
Communication 63 — 40% 60% 0% 24% 6% 3% $53,710 21 -0.76 24 92% — — — —
International Affairs 5 — 60% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $64,256 30 -0.44 53 — — — — —
Mass Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,710 21 -0.76 24 92% — — — —
Political Science 31 — 52% 68% 0% 13% 13% 0% $60,382 17 -0.87 42 100% 7.3% — — —
Psychology 104 — 22% 62% 8% 18% 5% 0% $54,412 50 -0.10 26 92% 7.5% — — —
Public Administration 6 — 33% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $77,906 73 +0.42 77 93% — — — —
Social Sciences 18 — 28% 61% 0% 28% 6% 0% $48,682 15 -0.74 13 — — — — —
Social Work 46 — 17% 57% 0% 30% 4% 0% $54,975 59 +0.20 28 94% 8.6% — — —
Sociology 15 — 47% 47% 0% 40% 0% 0% $49,846 20 -0.64 16 90% 7.8% — — —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% 40% 20% 0% 20% 0% $47,306 18 -0.74 11 92% — — — —
Education 30 — 37% 60% 10% 20% 0% 0% $47,938 15 -0.84 12 91% 11.5% — — —
Elementary Education 63 — 13% 87% 0% 5% 3% 0% $47,306 18 -0.74 11 92% — — — —
General Education 71 — 34% 55% 3% 31% 4% 1% $55,805 56 +0.09 30 92% 9.0% — — —
Physical Education 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $51,144 20 -0.81 18 — — — — —
Secondary Education 21 — 48% 76% 0% 5% 10% 0% $47,306 14 -0.91 11 92% — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,230 10 -1.02 3 90% — — — —
Studio Art 21 — 24% 67% 14% 5% 5% 0% $50,142 68 +0.36 16 91% — — — —
Criminology 54 — 17% 63% 4% 17% 7% 0% $57,040 33 -0.39 33 96% 6.2% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,267
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,752
Est. In-State Cost $21,043
Est. Out-of-State Cost $52,717
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
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 25.5% 367 57% 69% 6% 12% 3% 3% $76,245 42 -0.18 75 95% 4.7%
Social Sciences 20.7% 298 31% 60% 3% 23% 5% 1% $54,892 34 -0.35 27 93% 7.7%
Education 13.6% 196 28% 68% 3% 16% 5% 1% $50,599 27 -0.48 17 92% 9.7%
Computer Science 10.9% 157 80% 64% 11% 13% 3% 1% $104,486 40 -0.35 95 92% 3.8%
Health Sciences 7.4% 106 18% 48% 5% 31% 3% 6% $85,909 78 -0.63 85 98% 4.6%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 79 33% 63% 8% 11% 5% 0% $66,429 43 -0.10 58 93% —
Humanities 4.9% 70 47% 71% 3% 11% 3% 0% $50,488 23 -0.47 17 93% 11.4%
Engineering 4.6% 66 77% 70% 8% 12% 2% 3% $104,690 63 +0.04 95 99% —
Professional 3.7% 54 17% 63% 4% 17% 7% 0% $57,040 15 -0.39 33 96% 6.2%
Arts 1.9% 27 30% 67% 11% 4% 4% 0% $47,273 28 +0.05 11 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 21 62% 57% 0% 19% 14% 5% $70,664 27 -0.36 66 94% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $3.7M #173 28% $0.0M 37 #52 17 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.1M #233 28% $0.0M 12 #220 55 3
Life & Natural Sciences $3.1M #222 59% $0 1 #231 22 2
Education $1.8M #187 34% $0 100 #14 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #350 41% $0.1M 8 #178 33 3
Engineering $0.6M #299 51% $0.2M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #265 4% $0 13 #102 — —
Computer Science $0.3M #313 22% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #255 74% $0 — — — —
Total $14.1M #280 37% $0.3M 171 #126 127 8

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) 58 $260K $281K -$21K
Baseball 42 $510K $497K $13K
Soccer 26 $315K $311K $4K
Swimming 23 $252K $264K -$12K
Basketball 13 $584K $607K -$22K
Golf 9 $233K $209K $24K
Tennis 8 $135K $163K -$28K
Total 145 $2.3M $2.3M -$41K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 33 $155K $138K $16K
Soccer 27 $379K $363K $16K
Swimming 20 $253K $248K $4K
Softball 18 $417K $391K $26K
Volleyball 18 $337K $341K -$4K
Basketball 12 $532K $527K $5K
Tennis 8 $123K $156K -$33K
Golf 7 $254K $244K $10K
Total 124 $2.5M $2.4M $41K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 91 $416K $420K -$4K
Soccer 53 $695K $674K $20K
Swimming 43 $505K $513K -$7K
Baseball 42 $510K $497K $13K
Basketball 25 $1.1M $1.1M -$16K
Softball 18 $417K $391K $26K
Volleyball 18 $337K $341K -$4K
Golf 16 $487K $453K $34K
Tennis 16 $259K $320K -$61K
Total 269 $6.4M $6.4M $0

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) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

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
Submitted Test Scores 19%
SAT Range 990 – 1230
SAT Math Range 480 – 610
SAT RW Range 520 – 630