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Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·mobap.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
5,699
peer median 5,718
Avg net price
$27,006
+$2.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,118
1,118 candidates competed
Admitted
767
68.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
314
40.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%-0.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
31%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
46%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

9.7pp gap
Pell recipients
42%42 of 101
Non-Pell (all)
52%76 of 147
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%24 of 56
No Federal Aid
57%52 of 91

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 81 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 60 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
21
25.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing21 · 25.9%
  • No Data60 · 74.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
7
Safe
13
No data
60

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

21
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
+8.8%
$35,906 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+10.2%
$45,423 vs $41,236
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+11.6%
$36,820 vs $32,989
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+11.9%
$36,929 vs $32,989
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+13.4%
$46,763 vs $41,236
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+19.0%
$39,251 vs $32,989
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+22.9%
$50,691 vs $41,236
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+24.4%
$41,036 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

19
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
94%
$43,782 debt · $46,763 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
93%
$42,398 debt · $45,423 earn
Human Services General
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
73%
$29,940 debt · $41,036 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
71%
$26,145 debt · $36,820 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
70%
$25,855 debt · $36,929 earn
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
66%
$23,750 debt · $35,906 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
58%
$33,947 debt · $58,508 earn
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
56%
$28,124 debt · $50,691 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1978Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2023Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation · Nursing - Bachelor’s degree
  3. Feb 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,808
$30–48k$24,022
$48–75k$25,332
$75–110k$29,678
$110k+$29,420

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,006
+$2,707vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $24,300
Federal loans
18.9%
In-state tuition
$34,612
Out-of-state
$34,612

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 746 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $16.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
746
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$4,048,594 total
Direct Loans
$16.9M
2,447 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
824 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.9M
948 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.2M
517 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.2M
132 loan awards
Grad PLUS$244K
26 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 937 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
937
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
8.5%
2018
6.6%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Missouri Baptist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs79
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

568 total completions
01Education
15928.0%
02Business
12021.1%
03Health Professions
10919.2%
04Parks/Recreation
447.7%
05Public Admin
396.9%
06Psychology
315.5%
07Liberal Arts
244.2%
08Security/Protective
213.7%
09Biological Sciences
122.1%
10Theology
91.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,699
12-mo unduplicated
6,564
Undergraduate
5,542
Graduate
1,022

Gender split

Men
39%2,588
Women
61%3,976

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.4%
Black
14.4%
Non-resident
4.5%
Two or more
4.4%
Unknown
2.6%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Hispanic
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
780
492 M · 288 W
Women athletes
36.9%
Athletic aid
$16.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$23.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$10.4M
$5.9M
Recruiting expense
$20K
$17K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 15

Football
106 M · —
$3.5M
Soccer
44 M · 37 W
$2.3M
Baseball
73 M · —
$2.1M
Volleyball
33 M · 35 W
$2.3M
Basketball
44 M · 23 W
$2.2M
Other Sports
25 M · 34 W
$1.9M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.18
1 offenses · 5,641 students

3-year trend

0.202 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.18Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
72

Missouri Baptist vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Missouri Baptist selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMissouri Baptist University
48%—5,699$27,006Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Columbia College
43%—5,689$22,715Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Park University
37%69.0%5,736$21,032Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Rockhurst University
74%69.6%3,577$25,884Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Webster University
64%86.2%8,260$27,047Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lindenwood University
49%56.8%6,826$19,638Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median49%69.3%5,718$24,300

Institutions like Missouri Baptist

Explore the federal data for institutions in Missouri Baptist's comparison group.

IPEDS

Missouri Baptist Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Dr. Timothy Delicath
    Director, Office for Institutional Research and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Missouri Baptist University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Missouri Baptist.

What is the graduation rate at Missouri Baptist University?

Missouri Baptist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Missouri Baptist University?

Missouri Baptist University reports a total enrollment of 5,699 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Missouri Baptist University?

The average net price at Missouri Baptist University is $27,006 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Missouri Baptist University?

Missouri Baptist University's yield rate is 40.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Missouri Baptist University located?

Missouri Baptist University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri 63141-8698.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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