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
- $21,8871,258th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,2301,001st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,230613th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,288905th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,1681,512th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,6411,661st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,6001,724th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 38.2%1,552nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.5%1,208th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3421,766th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 48.9%401st highest of 2,122 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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mission University’s 342 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Stephens CollegeColumbia, MO · 353 undergrads
- Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MO · 381 undergrads
- St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonFenton, MO · 401 undergrads
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO · 274 undergrads
- Cottey CollegeNevada, MO · 266 undergrads
- Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO · 426 undergrads
Elsewhere
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
- Compare with Stephens CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- 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
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