University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · UMSL
Public institution in Saint Louis, MO · 5,108 undergraduates · 57% acceptance rate · $53,037 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 22%Acceptance rate
- Top 23%Undergraduates
- Top 24%Average net price
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
- $12,323473rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,440862nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,4321,380th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,442833rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,000629th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,037911th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,564690th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.9%887th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.3%1,327th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 57.2%353rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1147538th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,108489th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 17.8%1,830th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 252 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,134 | $72,714 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $64,493 | $61,814 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,281 | $60,523 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $58,221 | $58,943 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,917 | $56,845 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $55,964 | $59,350 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $51,482 | $44,942 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $50,105 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,270 | $46,718 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $43,547 | $40,035 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | $42,682 | $33,687 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $41,342 | $40,896 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,059,112 (M $1,038,428 · W $1,020,684)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteumsl.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178420)
- 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: University of Missouri-St Louis vs Park UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 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
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.