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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
$25,807
+$2.2k 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.

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.

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

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
43%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,437
$30–48k$24,367
$48–75k$24,627
$75–110k$26,652
$110k+$27,950

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,807
+$2,199vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,608
Federal loans
22.9%
In-state tuition
$33,122
Out-of-state
$33,122

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 730 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $16.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
730
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$3,997,945 total
Direct Loans
$16.3M
2,365 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$3.3M
806 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.8M
929 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.8M
484 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.1M
122 loan awards
Grad PLUS$230K
24 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

589 total completions
01Education
19232.6%
02Business
11018.7%
03Health Professions
8915.1%
04Parks/Recreation
427.1%
05Psychology
376.3%
06Public Admin
366.1%
07Liberal Arts
254.2%
08Security/Protective
244.1%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
223.7%
10Biological Sciences
122.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,699
12-mo unduplicated
6,222
Undergraduate
5,212
Graduate
1,010

Gender split

Men
39%2,426
Women
61%3,796

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.3%
Black
13.9%
Non-resident
4.4%
Unknown
3.1%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Hispanic
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
782
472 M · 310 W
Women athletes
39.6%
Athletic aid
$14.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$18.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$9.2M
$5.0M
Recruiting expense
$13K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
105 M ·
$2.7M
Soccer
46 M · 44 W
$2.1M
Basketball
55 M · 32 W
$2.6M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
49 M · 29 W
$1.3M
Volleyball
39 M · 38 W
$1.8M
Baseball
65 M ·
$1.5M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 5,231 students

3-year trend

0.622 yrs ago0.201 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons20
    Drugs02
    Liquor07

    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.

    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.

    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$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Columbia College
    43%5,689$24,051Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Park University
    37%69.0%5,736$15,529Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Rockhurst University
    74%69.6%3,577$23,165Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Webster University
    64%86.2%8,260$26,196Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Lindenwood University
    49%56.8%6,826$18,516Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
    Peer group median49%69.3%5,718$23,608

    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 $25,807 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.

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