Missouri University of Science and Technology

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#1399 / #414
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1443
Most Desirable School
University in Rolla, Missouri, United States

Missouri University of Science and Technology at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#414
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
73%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$15,746
Graduation rate
67%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
5,521

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Missouri University of Science and Technology Featured Rankings

About Missouri University of Science and Technology

According to Wikipedia, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System. Most of its 7,083 students study engineering, business, sciences, and mathematics. Known primarily for its engineering school, Missouri S&T offers degree programs in business and management systems, information science and technology, sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts. It is classified as a "STEM-dominant", R2 doctoral university with "high research activity".

Missouri University of Science and Technology's Online Degrees

MS in Computer Engineering
Degree Concentrations
  • Digital Systems Design
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Embedded Computer Systems
  • Systems
  • Intelligence
  • and Software Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
PhD in Computer Engineering
Degree Concentrations
  • Digital Systems Design
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Embedded Computer Systems
  • Systems
  • Intelligence
  • and Software Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • Required Credits: 40
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Explosives Technology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Required Credits: 31
  • Format: Fully online
MEng in Geotechnics
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEng/MS in Manufacturing Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
MS in Aerospace Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Environmental Engineering
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Geological Engineering
Degree Concentrations
  • Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
  • Environmental and Hydrology
  • Engineering Geophysics
  • Data Analysis
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Mining Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS, PhD in Civil Engineering
Degree Concentrations
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS, PhD in Electrical Engineering
Degree Concentrations
  • Circuits
  • Communications and Signal Processing
  • Computer Engineering
  • Control Systems Technology
  • Electromagnetics
  • Electronics
  • Power
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS, PhD in Engineering Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS, PhD in Explosives Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS, PhD in Mechanical Engineering
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS, PhD in Systems Engineering
Degree Concentrations
  • Cyber Physical Systems
  • Engineering Management
  • Project Management
  • Financial Engineering
  • Computational Intelligence Engineering and Model based Systems Engineering.
  • Required Credits: 30-36
  • Format: Fully online
PhD in Aerospace Engineering
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Information Science and Technology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Technical Communication
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Format: Fully online

Missouri University of Science and Technology Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
8,18173%87%67%130528

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Missouri University of Science and Technology Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$15,746
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$11,559
30K - 48K$9,759
48K - 75K$11,897
75K - 110K$16,680
110K+$19,665

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Missouri University of Science and Technology Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Missouri University of Science and Technology students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $85,917 a year, and 95% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Missouri University of Science and Technology's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
7,6555,7161,939

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Missouri University of Science and Technology?

Missouri University of Science and Technology is located at 206 Parker Hall, 300 W.13th Street, Rolla, MO 65409.

How Safe is Missouri University of Science and Technology?

Relative to its enrollment, Missouri University of Science and Technology has a violent crime rate of 0.14% and a property crime rate of 0.10%. Rolla has a violent crime rate of 0.39% and a property crime rate of 2.57%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Missouri University of Science and Technology Known For?

Missouri University of Science and Technology is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Missouri University of Science and Technology's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Missouri University of Science and Technology's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Engineering
#577
World Rank
#594
Historical Rank
#130
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #130 in the U.S. and #577 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Physics
#667
World Rank
#620
Historical Rank
#159
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #159 in the U.S. and #667 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Chemistry
#927
World Rank
#956
Historical Rank
#196
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #196 in the U.S. and #927 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Economics
#1239
World Rank
#1246
Historical Rank
#247
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #247 in the U.S. and #1239 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Mathematics
#1066
World Rank
#1131
Historical Rank
#263
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #263 in the U.S. and #1066 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Computer Science
#1074
World Rank
#1076
Historical Rank
#264
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #264 in the U.S. and #1074 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#1096
World Rank
#1097
Historical Rank
#315
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #315 in the U.S. and #1096 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Earth Sciences
#1612
World Rank
#1630
Historical Rank
#380
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #380 in the U.S. and #1612 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Biology
#2497
World Rank
#2526
Historical Rank
#578
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #578 in the U.S. and #2497 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Philosophy
#1981
World Rank
#2032
Historical Rank
#591
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #591 in the U.S. and #1981 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Communications
#2322
World Rank
#2346
Historical Rank
#627
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #627 in the U.S. and #2322 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Education
#2969
World Rank
#2975
Historical Rank
#692
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #692 in the U.S. and #2969 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Psychology
#1819
World Rank
#1831
Historical Rank
#699
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #699 in the U.S. and #1819 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
History
#2396
World Rank
#2410
Historical Rank
#789
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #789 in the U.S. and #2396 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1817
World Rank
#1822
Historical Rank
#953
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #953 in the U.S. and #1817 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Sociology
#4028
World Rank
#4031
Historical Rank
#1249
USA Rank

Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks #1249 in the U.S. and #4028 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees

Who Are Missouri University of Science and Technology's Most Influential Alumni?

Missouri University of Science and Technology's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry. Here are some of Missouri University of Science and Technology's most famous alumni:

Clyde Cowan
Clyde Cowan
A Co-discoverer of the neutrino.
Farouk El-Baz
Farouk El-Baz
An Egyptian scientist.
Roger Garrison
Roger Garrison
An American economist.
Sandra Magnus
Sandra Magnus
An American engineer and NASA astronaut.
M. Frederick Hawthorne
An American chemist.
David F. Larcker
An American academic.
Harold Garner
An American physicist.
Thomas Akers
Thomas Akers
An Astronaut.
Dana S. Nau
An American computer scientist.
Bruce L. Edwards
Bruce L. Edwards
An American academic.
Thom Dunning Jr.
An American chemist.
Servet A. Duran
A .

Who Are Missouri University of Science and Technology's Most Influential Faculty?

Missouri University of Science and Technology's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Engineering, Physics, and Chemistry. Here are some of Missouri University of Science and Technology's most famous faculty:

Daniel Oerther
Daniel Oerther
An American engineer.
John Kelly
An Irish academic chemical engineer.
Paul Worsey
A Mining engineer.
Matthias Vojta
A German researcher.