University of Missouri–St. Louis

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#3005 / #788
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University of Missouri–St. Louis at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#788
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
63%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$14,812
Graduation rate
62%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
5,024

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University of Missouri–St. Louis Featured Rankings

About University of Missouri–St. Louis

According to Wikipedia, The University of Missouri–St. Louis is a public research university in St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1963, it is the newest of the four universities in the University of Missouri System. Located on the former grounds of Bellerive Country Club, the university's campus stretches into the municipalities of Bellerive, Bel-Nor and Normandy. Additional facilities are located at the former site of Marillac College and at Grand Center, both in St. Louis city.

University of Missouri–St. Louis's Online Degrees

Macc in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 48
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Entrepreneurship
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Finance
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in International Business
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BLS in Liberal Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Business Administration
  • Criminology And Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Communication
  • Gender Studies
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Organizational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Supply Chain Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Business Administration
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Flex
Degree Concentrations
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Cybersecurity
  • Information Systems And Technology
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Information Systems And Technology
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Computer Science
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 3 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Computing Technology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Information Systems And Technology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSBA in Information Systems And Technology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Cybersecurity: Information Systems & Technology
  • Required Credits: 123
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Cybersecurity
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Cybersecurity
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Elementary Education
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Special Education
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Communication
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in History
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Philosophy
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Political Science
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing: RN to BSN
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Format: Fully online
DNP in Nursing
  • Format: Fully online
PHD in Nursing
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online

University of Missouri–St. Louis Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
4,62763%74%62%117523

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 University of Missouri–St. Louis Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$14,812
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$13,402
30K - 48K$12,658
48K - 75K$11,413
75K - 110K$17,701
110K+$22,230

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 University of Missouri–St. Louis Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former University of Missouri–St. Louis students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $59,899 a year, and 91% 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.

University of Missouri–St. Louis's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
17,49514,3943,101

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

Where is University of Missouri–St. Louis?

University of Missouri–St. Louis is located at One University Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400.

How Safe is University of Missouri–St. Louis?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, University of Missouri–St. Louis publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, University of Missouri–St. Louis has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.02%. 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).

What Is University of Missouri–St. Louis Known For?

University of Missouri–St. Louis is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

University of Missouri–St. Louis's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much University of Missouri–St. Louis'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

Biology
#1688
World Rank
#1719
Historical Rank
#404
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #404 in the U.S. and #1688 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Sociology
#1546
World Rank
#1555
Historical Rank
#446
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #446 in the U.S. and #1546 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Physics
#2075
World Rank
#2104
Historical Rank
#453
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #453 in the U.S. and #2075 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Mathematics
#2038
World Rank
#2084
Historical Rank
#496
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #496 in the U.S. and #2038 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Anthropology
#1613
World Rank
#1626
Historical Rank
#524
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #524 in the U.S. and #1613 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Earth Sciences
#2206
World Rank
#2217
Historical Rank
#543
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #543 in the U.S. and #2206 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Economics
#3357
World Rank
#3366
Historical Rank
#551
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #551 in the U.S. and #3357 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Chemistry
#2954
World Rank
#2968
Historical Rank
#615
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #615 in the U.S. and #2954 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Political Science
#2657
World Rank
#2668
Historical Rank
#625
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #625 in the U.S. and #2657 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Communications
#2464
World Rank
#2487
Historical Rank
#658
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #658 in the U.S. and #2464 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Computer Science
#3745
World Rank
#3752
Historical Rank
#841
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #841 in the U.S. and #3745 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#3221
World Rank
#3222
Historical Rank
#847
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #847 in the U.S. and #3221 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Literature
#2597
World Rank
#2642
Historical Rank
#857
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #857 in the U.S. and #2597 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Medical
#3050
World Rank
#3055
Historical Rank
#869
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #869 in the U.S. and #3050 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Social Work
#2143
World Rank
#2143
Historical Rank
#888
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #888 in the U.S. and #2143 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Engineering
#4940
World Rank
#4947
Historical Rank
#908
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #908 in the U.S. and #4940 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
History
#2855
World Rank
#2762
Historical Rank
#918
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #918 in the U.S. and #2855 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Philosophy
#3097
World Rank
#3140
Historical Rank
#933
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #933 in the U.S. and #3097 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Education
#4162
World Rank
#4171
Historical Rank
#959
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #959 in the U.S. and #4162 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Psychology
#2791
World Rank
#2805
Historical Rank
#1059
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #1059 in the U.S. and #2791 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Nursing
#3883
World Rank
#3884
Historical Rank
#1542
USA Rank

University of Missouri–St. Louis ranks #1542 in the U.S. and #3883 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees

Who Are University of Missouri–St. Louis's Most Influential Alumni?

University of Missouri–St. Louis's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Anthropology. Here are some of University of Missouri–St. Louis's most famous alumni:

Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber
An American comic writer.
Michael G. Vaughn
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Joseph Wu
A Taiwanese politician.
Phyllis Smith
Phyllis Smith
An American actress.
Carolyn M. West
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Terry Brown
An American soccer player.
Eric Baumer
An American criminologist.

Who Are University of Missouri–St. Louis's Most Influential Faculty?

Janet Lauritsen
An American criminologist.