Mission University
Springfield, MO · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Springfield, MO · 342 undergraduates · $38,641 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,8871,261st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,2301,006th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,230618th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,288907th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,1681,523rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,6411,670th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,6001,735th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.2%1,567th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.5%1,216th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3421,772nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.9%404th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 364 mi (DAL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 12 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | $32,925 | $28,598 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Religious/Sacred MusicTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, OtherTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, OtherVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $913,199 (M $625,824 · W $287,375)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemission.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 176664)
- Compare colleges in MORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MissouriEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Mission University vs Stephens CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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