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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UMC

Public institution in Columbia, MO · 23,118 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $63,403 median earnings 10 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
$19,8891,060th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$14,130897th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$34,3381,402nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$28,948894th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,403423rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,756428th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
76.2%271st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.3%209th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.0%803rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1247285th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
23,11890th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.1%1,701st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 311 mi (MDW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 78 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,231$69,897
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,558$69,338
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,386$67,101
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,507$62,012
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,995$66,004
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$65,784$63,666
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,859$57,995
StatisticsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$59,846—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,622$57,066
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$57,318$38,289
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$53,775$46,321
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$52,316$57,017

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,396,594 (M $6,232,907 · W $5,163,687)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Missouri-Columbia’s 23,118 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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