Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO · Private · Large city · Jr. School of Mechanical Trades · RTC · Ranken Technical College · Ranken Technical Institute · The David Ranken
Private institution in Saint Louis, MO · 1,695 undergraduates · $55,955 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Median graduate debt
- Top 24%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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
- $16,952823rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,4901,039th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,490695th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $28,229867th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,000167th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,955735th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,342474th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.6%1,123rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6951,041st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 41.7%636th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 253 mi (MDW)
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 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $60,523 | $50,231 |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1907source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ranken Technical College’s 1,695 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO · 1,702 undergrads
- Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 1,452 undergrads
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · 1,415 undergrads
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,367 undergrads
- Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO · 1,357 undergrads
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · 1,339 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN · 1,697 undergrads
- Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, TX · 1,698 undergrads
- West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, WV · 1,692 undergrads
- Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI · 1,701 undergrads
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · 1,705 undergrads
- Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, MN · 1,685 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteranken.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178891)
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- Compare with Rockhurst UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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