University of Missouri-Columbia

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $14,130

In-State Cost of Attendance: $28,948

Out-of-State Tuition: $34,338

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $49,156

Student Debt

Median total debt: $16,500

Students with federal loans: 34.9%

Students with Pell grants: 20.1%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $48,326

After 5 years: $65,749

Majors(84 programs)

  1. Business/Commerce, General.(707 graduates)
  2. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(478 graduates)
  3. Journalism.(451 graduates)
  4. Psychology, General.(274 graduates)
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(215 graduates)
  6. Communication and Media Studies.(190 graduates)
  7. Biology, General.(189 graduates)
  8. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(187 graduates)
  9. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(179 graduates)
  10. Mechanical Engineering.(166 graduates)
  11. Accounting and Related Services.(159 graduates)
  12. Political Science and Government.(149 graduates)
  13. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(126 graduates)
  14. Hospitality Administration/Management.(104 graduates)
  15. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(100 graduates)
  16. Civil Engineering.(95 graduates)
  17. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(87 graduates)
  18. Animal Sciences.(81 graduates)
  19. Economics.(81 graduates)
  20. English Language and Literature, General.(77 graduates)
  21. Area Studies.(76 graduates)
  22. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(72 graduates)
  23. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(61 graduates)
  24. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(60 graduates)
  25. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(57 graduates)
  26. Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.(55 graduates)
  27. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(55 graduates)
  28. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(55 graduates)
  29. Agricultural Business and Management.(52 graduates)
  30. Chemical Engineering.(51 graduates)
  31. Mathematics.(51 graduates)
  32. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(50 graduates)
  33. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(47 graduates)
  34. Sociology.(43 graduates)
  35. Industrial Engineering.(39 graduates)
  36. Fine and Studio Arts.(37 graduates)
  37. Statistics.(36 graduates)
  38. History.(36 graduates)
  39. Housing and Human Environments.(35 graduates)
  40. Biological/Biosystems Engineering.(34 graduates)
  41. Agricultural Mechanization.(31 graduates)
  42. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(30 graduates)
  43. Plant Sciences.(28 graduates)
  44. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(28 graduates)
  45. Special Education and Teaching.(27 graduates)
  46. Social Work.(27 graduates)
  47. Chemistry.(24 graduates)
  48. Music.(23 graduates)
  49. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(21 graduates)
  50. Physics.(20 graduates)
  51. Computer Engineering.(19 graduates)
  52. Public Health.(19 graduates)
  53. Education, General.(17 graduates)
  54. Anthropology.(17 graduates)
  55. Geography and Cartography.(17 graduates)
  56. Agriculture, General.(16 graduates)
  57. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(16 graduates)
  58. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(16 graduates)
  59. Philosophy.(16 graduates)
  60. Biological and Physical Sciences.(15 graduates)
  61. Forestry.(14 graduates)
  62. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(14 graduates)
  63. Agricultural Public Services.(11 graduates)
  64. Food Science and Technology.(11 graduates)
  65. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(11 graduates)
  66. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(11 graduates)
  67. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(9 graduates)
  68. Religion/Religious Studies.(9 graduates)
  69. Archeology.(9 graduates)
  70. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  71. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(6 graduates)
  72. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(5 graduates)
  73. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
  74. Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.
  75. Engineering, General.
  76. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  77. Apparel and Textiles.
  78. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
  79. Public Administration.
  80. Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.
  81. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.
  82. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
  83. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.
  84. Finance and Financial Management Services.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 23,118 students

Admission Rate: 77.0%

Retention Rate: 91.3%

Graduation Rate: 76.2%

Student Demographics

White (79.7%)
Hispanic (5.7%)
Black (5.1%)
Asian (2.8%)
Two or More (4.4%)
International (1.0%)

Gender Distribution

Men (45.3%)
Women (54.7%)

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