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University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri · Large suburb

62.7%
Admit rate
$15,071
Avg net price
57%
Graduation rate
$53,037
Median earnings

University of Missouri-St Louis is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Saint Louis, Missouri (large suburb setting), enrolling 5,024 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 5,024 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 63% admitNCAA Division II without footballCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Missouri-St Louis's admitted students.

Admit rate
62.7%
SAT (mid 50%)
1060–1290
Avg GPA (est.)
3.47

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Missouri-St Louis's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Missouri-St Louis's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Saint Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Due to numerous major earthworks within St. Louis boundaries, the city was nicknamed "Mound City". These mounds were mostly demolished during the city's development. Sugarloaf Mound in South St. Louis was repatriated to the Osage Nation in 2025. The same year as the 1904 World's Fair, the Strassberger Music Conservatory Building was constructed at 2300 Grand. Otto Wilhelmi was the architect. In 1911, the conservatory had over 1,100 students. The building is presently in the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
8 miles to St. Louis, MO
To Great Lakes shore
254 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to St. Louis Lambert (STL) · major hub

How University of Missouri-St Louis compares

Selectivity62.7%

More selective than 73% · #10 most selective of 44 in Missouri

SAT average1199

Higher than 58%

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 54% · #19 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention74%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,037

Higher than 47% · #17 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$15,071

Cheaper than 73% · #13 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$20,000

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment5,024

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare University of Missouri-St Louis with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

7,443students
  • Undergraduate5,02467%
  • Graduate2,41933%

Undergraduates by gender

5,024undergrads
  • Women3,06461%
  • Men1,96039%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black20%
  • Hispanic4.2%
  • Asian4.7%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,024
Graduate enrollment
2,419
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
18%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$29,514
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$91,008
Endowment
$127,708,077

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 464 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Missouri77%
  • Other U.S. states19%
  • International3.7%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Missouri-St Louis draws overwhelmingly from Missouri.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
62.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1060–1290
SAT average
1199
SAT reading
510–630
SAT math
550–660
ACT composite
19–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.47

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,112
Out-of-state tuition
$35,112
Room & board
$13,502
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$31,199
Average net price
$15,071

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
57%
Graduated on time (4 years)
38%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,564
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,037
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Students with federal loans
19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
38%
Low-income (Pell)
53%
First-generation
52%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
715
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
14%
Housing charge (year)
$7,556
Meal plan (year)
$5,200
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
322 (179 men · 143 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)91
Soccer53
Swimming43
Baseball42
Basketball25
Softball18
Volleyball18
Golf16
Tennis16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
17

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (14,736 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

8.0reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year5.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
3.0
Burglary
2.7
Rape
1.7
Fondling
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,031
$30–48k
$12,979
$48–75k
$15,222
$75–110k
$17,598
$110k+
$21,608

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$68,350

$15,222/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$10,776
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from University of Missouri-St Louis itself, averaging $10,776, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 415 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$53,037
Typical debt at graduation
$20,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
66%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$48,878
Men
$60,774

Men out-earn women by $11,896 (24%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
41.7″
Annual snow
16.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, MO US station (4.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.