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University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·missouri.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
+2.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
31,543
peer median 30,086
Avg net price
$20,268
+$1.3k vs R1 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.

IPEDS
Applied
24,490
24,490 candidates competed
Admitted
19,218
78.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
5,953
31.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
75%+2.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
75%
Full-time retention
93%

Pell equity

13.3pp gap
Pell recipients
65%776 of 1190
Non-Pell (all)
78%2678 of 3419
Subsidized loan, no Pell
75%579 of 771
No Federal Aid
79%2099 of 2648

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.3-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 313 Title IV programs, 86 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 227 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
313
Passing
86
27.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

313programs
  • Passing86 · 27.5%
  • No Data227 · 72.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
82
No data
227

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.

86
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.2%
$61,810 vs $53,672
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+19.0%
$39,241 vs $32,989
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+21.5%
$50,116 vs $41,236
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+24.8%
$51,460 vs $41,236
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.1%
$70,390 vs $53,672
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+35.4%
$44,681 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.2%
$45,263 vs $32,989
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+42.0%
$46,853 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

81
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
179%
$201,993 debt · $113,111 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
81%
$65,050 debt · $80,117 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$61,446 debt · $79,131 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
73%
$63,084 debt · $86,349 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
58%
$22,705 debt · $39,241 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
55%
$25,932 debt · $46,853 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$33,500 debt · $61,810 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
50%
$25,656 debt · $51,460 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 26

Action history · 33

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  4. Mar 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  5. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) — Programs leading to a baccalaureate degree

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$13,841
$30–48k$13,378
$48–75k$13,722
$75–110k$19,762
$110k+$26,304

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

Avg net price
$20,268
+$1,271vs R1 Research median $18,998
Federal loans
35.3%
In-state tuition
$14,837
Out-of-state
$36,056

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, 5,792 students received $33.0M in Pell grants, alongside $166.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,792
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$33.0M
$33,022,119 total
Direct Loans
$166.3M
18,531 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
5k
’21
5k
’22
5k
’23
6k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$23.1M
5,443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$31.1M
7,726 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$52.6M
2,367 loan awards
Parent PLUS$44.4M
2,182 loan awards
Grad PLUS$15.1M
813 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 5,427 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,427
Defaulted
39
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.1%
2017
3.6%
2018
2.5%
2019
0.7%
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

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs186
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

6,972 total completions
01Health Professions
1,62423.3%
02Business
1,51921.8%
03Education
69710.0%
04Communication
6659.5%
05Social Sciences
4766.8%
06Engineering
4726.8%
07Agriculture
4266.1%
08Biological Sciences
4075.8%
09Psychology
3715.3%
10Computer Sciences
3154.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
31,543
12-mo unduplicated
33,700
Undergraduate
25,628
Graduate
8,072

Gender split

Men
44%14,731
Women
56%18,969

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.3%
Hispanic
6.2%
Black
4.8%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
2.7%
Unknown
1.3%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
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
541
322 M · 219 W
Women athletes
40.5%
Athletic aid
$11.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$181.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6.2M
$5.2M
Recruiting expense
$2.5M
$609K
Head-coach salaries
$2.1M
$283K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
131 M · 119 W
$5.3M
Football
122 M · —
$49.3M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
31 M · 34 W
$3.9M
Baseball
49 M · —
$4.6M
Wrestling
40 M · —
$2.6M
Basketball
18 M · 16 W
$20.1M

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
1.52
47 offenses · 31,013 students

3-year trend

1.342 yrs ago1.501 yr ago1.52Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
136
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
122
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
11
Rape
9
Fondling
9
Aggravated assault
9
Burglary
7
Robbery
2

By location

47total
  • On campus32
  • Non-campus13
  • Public property2

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

17
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
22
Stalking
39 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs1017
Liquor207219

Residence-hall fires

  • College Avenue1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Hawthorn1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Hatch1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Mizzou at UCentre1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,119

Missouri vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Missouri 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
SubjectUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
75%—31,543$20,268R1 Research
University of Iowa
75%83.6%30,779$22,531R1 Research
Iowa State University
75%88.7%30,380$18,589R1 Research
University of Kansas
69%93.5%29,792$18,059R1 Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
67%87.5%24,393$17,747R1 Research
Kansas State University
71%81.7%20,295$19,406R1 Research
Peer group median73%87.5%30,086$18,998

Institutions like Missouri

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

IPEDS

Missouri Institutional Research office

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

Office
University Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research
Phone
573-882-4077
Address
Q201 Rock Quarry Center, Columbia, MO 65211

University Data, Analytics and Institutional Research (UDAIR) brings together analytics expertise, institutional research, data governance, and data engineering to support the University of Missouri with trusted data and meaningful insights.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Daniel Jones-White, Ph.D.
    Director
  • Cori Miller
    Assistant Director
  • Misty Haskamp
    Senior Director
  • Liam Redinger
    Manager, Student Analytics

Frequently asked questions about University of Missouri-Columbia

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Missouri.

What is the graduation rate at University of Missouri-Columbia?

University of Missouri-Columbia reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Missouri-Columbia?

University of Missouri-Columbia reports a total enrollment of 31,543 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Missouri-Columbia?

The average net price at University of Missouri-Columbia is $20,268 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Missouri-Columbia?

University of Missouri-Columbia's yield rate is 31.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Missouri-Columbia located?

University of Missouri-Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri 65211.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Missouri-Columbia?

University of Missouri-Columbia's IR work is done by the University Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research.

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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