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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·mst.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
+5.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
7,154
peer median 13,394
Avg net price
$13,773
+$468 vs R2 Research
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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
8,352
8,352 candidates competed
Admitted
6,059
72.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,269
20.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
64%+5.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
64%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
49%
Non-Pell
63%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 128 Title IV programs, 29 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 99 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
128
Passing
29
22.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

128programs
  • Passing29 · 22.7%
  • No Data99 · 77.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
29
No data
99

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.

29
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+49.6%
$49,360 vs $32,989
Engineering Other
Master's Degree · Engineering
+69.2%
$90,792 vs $53,672
Civil Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+72.7%
$92,698 vs $53,672
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+74.1%
$93,437 vs $53,672
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+76.7%
$58,290 vs $32,989
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
+79.6%
$59,252 vs $32,989
Applied Mathematics
Bachelor Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+102.3%
$66,750 vs $32,989
Engineering-Related Fields
Master's Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+104.9%
$109,976 vs $53,672

Debt vs earnings

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

18
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
50%
$24,775 debt · $49,360 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
41%
$24,000 debt · $58,290 earn
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
35%
$28,000 debt · $80,332 earn
Architectural Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
34%
$29,000 debt · $85,754 earn
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
30%
$22,500 debt · $75,259 earn
Civil Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$25,000 debt · $85,053 earn
Engineering-Related Fields
Bachelor Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
29%
$26,125 debt · $91,035 earn
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$27,500 debt · $95,707 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  2. Apr 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  3. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$9,530
$30–48k$10,333
$48–75k$12,585
$75–110k$16,140
$110k+$16,558

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

Avg net price
$13,773
+$468vs R2 Research median $13,305
Federal loans
40.4%
In-state tuition
$14,278
Out-of-state
$31,678

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,526 students received $8.4M in Pell grants, alongside $21.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,526
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.4M
$8,439,613 total
Direct Loans
$21.9M
3,923 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.6M
1,397 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.4M
1,991 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.4M
108 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.4M
418 loan awards
Grad PLUS$117K
9 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 1,373 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (0.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,373
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.4%
2017
3.1%
2018
3.7%
2019
0.8%
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 MST

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs83
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,825 total completions
01Engineering
1,07158.7%
02Computer Sciences
32918.0%
03Engineering Tech
1649.0%
04Physical Sciences
673.7%
05Business
573.1%
06Biological Sciences
422.3%
07Mathematics
341.9%
08Psychology
281.5%
09English Language
241.3%
10History
90.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,154
12-mo unduplicated
7,655
Undergraduate
5,716
Graduate
1,939

Gender split

Men
76%5,796
Women
24%1,859

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.8%
Unknown
6.2%
Hispanic
5.6%
Asian
4.4%
Black
3.2%
Two or more
2.8%
Non-resident
2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
445
344 M · 101 W
Women athletes
22.7%
Athletic aid
$3.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.8M
$999K
Recruiting expense
$43K
$29K
Head-coach salaries
$76K
$62K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
183 M · 53 W
$678K
Football
118 M ·
$1.9M
Soccer
40 M · 28 W
$632K
Baseball
44 M ·
$514K
Volleyball
22 M · 14 W
$728K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$1.2M

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
3.39
24 offenses · 7,080 students

3-year trend

1.442 yrs ago2.351 yr ago3.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
52
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
30
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
6
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
7
Motor vehicle theft
7
Fondling
4
Aggravated assault
3
Burglary
2
Arson
1

By location

24total
  • On campus16
  • Non-campus6
  • Public property2

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
7
Stalking
14 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Gender identity2
  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs21
Liquor142

Residence-hall fires

  • Miner Village1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
329

MST vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MST 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 University of Science and Technology
64%7,154$13,773R2 Research
University of Missouri-Kansas City
54%72.2%14,732$12,837R2 Research
University of Missouri-St Louis
57%62.7%14,736$12,323R2 Research
University of South Dakota
60%98.8%10,619$19,155R2 Research
South Dakota State University
62%98.3%12,056$18,219R2 Research
University of Nebraska at Omaha
49%87.0%14,972$12,791R2 Research
Peer group median59%87.0%13,394$13,305

Frequently asked questions about Missouri University of Science and Technology

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MST.

What is the graduation rate at Missouri University of Science and Technology?

Missouri University of Science and Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Missouri University of Science and Technology?

Missouri University of Science and Technology reports a total enrollment of 7,154 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Missouri University of Science and Technology?

The average net price at Missouri University of Science and Technology is $13,773 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Missouri University of Science and Technology?

Missouri University of Science and Technology's yield rate is 20.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Missouri University of Science and Technology located?

Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri 65409.

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