College ROI in Missouri
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Missouri's everyday prices are 9.2% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 90.8
- Housing
- 69.9
- Utilities
- 79.4
Best estimated 10-year return
39 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit+85%2Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · Public+82%3Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit−3%4Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis · Private nonprofit−13%5Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit−15%6William Jewell CollegeLiberty · Private nonprofit−19%7Webster UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit−19%8University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia · Public−21%9University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public−27%10Park UniversityParkville · Private nonprofit−41%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1College of the OzarksPoint Lookout · Private nonprofit6.6×2Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · Public5.5×3University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public4.7×4Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis · Public4.5×5Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit4.3×6Truman State UniversityKirksville · Public4.2×7Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin · Public4.1×8Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield · Private nonprofit4.1×9University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · Public3.8×10William Jewell CollegeLiberty · Private nonprofit3.7×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Missouri median among debt-reporting colleges.
1North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton · Public$10,500median federal debt58%college completion2State Technical College of MissouriLinn · Public$10,986median federal debt84%college completion3Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis · Private nonprofit$12,000median federal debt53%college completion4Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin · Private nonprofit$16,772median federal debt64%college completion5Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit$17,500median federal debt94%college completion6Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette · Private nonprofit$17,619median federal debt51%college completion7Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit$18,250median federal debt75%college completion8University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public$18,750median federal debt55%college completion9Cox CollegeSpringfield · Private nonprofit$20,000median federal debt100%college completion10University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · Public$20,000median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN MO
Browse the full Missouri directory
141 matching colleges · page 5 of 6
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Missouri, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.