University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, MO

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,718
Graduate Enrollment: 2,842
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential // medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 56.61%

Male/Female: 39% / 61% (2017)

First generation college students: 37.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 9.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,225
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1020 - 1300

2022 Median Admit ACT: 26
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 22 - 29

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 60.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 29.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 17.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 11.0% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 62.3%
Black: 16.7%
Hispanic: 3.6%
Asian: 4.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 2.2%
Unknown race: 6.1%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,972
In-State tuition: $11,214
Out-of-State tuition: $28,532

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,606 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,694 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,632 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,694 (2022)

Average Family Income: $61,016 (2017)
Median Family Income: $29,514 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 23.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 27.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $212 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,692
$30k-48k $9,582
$48k-75k $8,724
$75k-110k $16,818
$110k+ $17,934

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 37%
6-year graduation rate: 58%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.1% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $20,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $11,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,750 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 62.2% (2015)
@3 year 68.2% (2017)
@5 year 76.5% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 39.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 45.3% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $42,943 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $49,407 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Policy Analysis. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Area Studies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Communication and Media Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 112 $21,326 $183 $35,005 ($2,917) $40,447 ($3,371)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 1
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 70 $24,736 $228 $68,536 ($5,711) $82,631 ($6,886)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 7
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 24 $33,449 $288 $29,372 ($2,448) $28,577 ($2,381)
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 37 $534 $68,699 ($5,725) $77,941 ($6,495)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. 3
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 37 $466 $48,541 ($4,045) $54,987 ($4,582)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 16
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 26 $307 $40,923 ($3,410) $53,607 ($4,467)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 20 $31,039 ($2,587)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 18 $54,635 ($4,553)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 62 $506 $41,202 ($3,434) $46,171 ($3,848)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 115 $23,375 $217 $33,497 ($2,791) $36,475 ($3,040)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 148 $285 $44,990 ($3,749) $49,774 ($4,148)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 5
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 6
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 5
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 13 $65,221 ($5,435) $74,276 ($6,190)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 19 $27,500 $198 $72,274 ($6,023) $88,063 ($7,339)
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 22 $32,274 $289 $66,773 ($5,564) $77,327 ($6,444)
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 17 $27,000 $247 $18,118 ($1,510) $33,264 ($2,772)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma English Language and Literature, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 36 $19,625 $159 $25,728 ($2,144) $40,196 ($3,350)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6 $51,445 ($4,287)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 3
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 92 $35,750 $286 $34,460 ($2,872) $40,966 ($3,414)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 80 $27,000 $225 $29,256 ($2,438) $49,071 ($4,089)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 10
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 25 $27,316 $253 $40,959 ($3,413) $52,427 ($4,369)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Botany/Plant Biology. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 29 $21,143 $172 $38,694 ($3,225) $55,947 ($4,662)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Mathematics. 8
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 1
Master's Degree Gerontology. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Gerontology. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 7
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 6
Master's Degree Philosophy. 4
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 10 $52,908 ($4,409)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 5
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 4
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 8
Master's Degree Physics. 1
Doctoral Degree Physics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 38 $28,837 $255 $33,622 ($2,802) $41,077 ($3,423)
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 166 $22,977 $197 $30,199 ($2,517) $39,445 ($3,287)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 20
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 11
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 13 $485 $50,604 ($4,217)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Psychology, Other. 11
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 6
Master's Degree Public Administration. 11 $64,474 ($5,373)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 3
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 81 $31,000 $256 $34,495 ($2,875) $37,224 ($3,102)
Master's Degree Social Work. 71 $405 $43,514 ($3,626) $51,725 ($4,310)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 16 $27,000 $265 $35,436 ($2,953)
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 87 $22,801 $196 $33,682 ($2,807) $45,065 ($3,755)
Master's Degree Criminology. 8
Doctoral Degree Criminology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 22 $22,962 $193 $45,196 ($3,766) $64,281 ($5,357)
Master's Degree Economics. 10
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 22 $25,250 $219 $31,641 ($2,637) $42,504 ($3,542)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 10
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 3
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 19 $26,686 $226 $24,177 ($2,015) $41,287 ($3,441)
First Professional Degree Optometry. 39 $1,908 $99,416 ($8,285) $115,402 ($9,617)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Marketing. 3
Bachelor's Degree History. 19 $28,738 $265 $21,535 ($1,795) $37,895 ($3,158)
Master's Degree History. 15 $37,260 ($3,105)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 194 $27,000 $256 $61,078 ($5,090) $64,611 ($5,384)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 3 $90,397 ($7,533) $103,700 ($8,642)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 25 $671 $91,479 ($7,623)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 19 $124,167 ($10,347)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Commerce, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 365 $21,538 $190 $44,058 ($3,672) $54,470 ($4,539)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 162 $323 $91,035 ($7,586) $106,536 ($8,878)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business/Commerce, General. 7
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 12 $55,673 ($4,639)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 100 $21,300 $199 $49,548 ($4,129) $65,154 ($5,430)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 35 $216 $56,569 ($4,714) $76,951 ($6,413)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 68 $22,000 $217 $57,379 ($4,782)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 21 $84,838 ($7,070)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate History. 1


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $83,970
Full time faculty: 55%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0

School's endowment start of year: $88,846,554 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $115,781,451 (2022)