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Saint Louis, MO · Public · 5,024 undergraduates · suburban

University of Missouri-St Louis

Moderately selective

UMSL’s advantage is metropolitan access: business, nursing, education, criminology, sciences, and public affairs connect directly with St. Louis employers.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
57.2% admitted

4,627 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
61.9%

$53,037 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Missouri-St Louis apart

Academic design

Business, nursing, education, criminology, sciences, communication, and liberal arts serve a primarily metropolitan professional market.

Campus pattern

North County campus has direct MetroLink service to downtown and regional employment centers.

Career & value signal

St. Louis provides healthcare, finance, aerospace, logistics, government, education, and corporate opportunities.

Can I get in?

57.2% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

4,627

About 57 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 57.2%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1030–1220
9001340
ACT middle 50%20–27
1532

Of admitted students, 8% submitted an SAT, and 36% submitted an ACT. The SAT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Missouri-St Louis, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What University of Missouri-St Louis weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Business, nursing, education, criminology, sciences, communication, and liberal arts serve a primarily metropolitan professional market.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UMSL’s advantage is metropolitan access: business, nursing, education, criminology, sciences, and public affairs connect directly with St. Louis employers.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$30,246
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$15,000
Affordability profileSolid

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at University of Missouri-St Louis

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years61.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one71%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$53,037

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business/Commerce, General

Recent graduates275
Median earnings$65,373

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates114
Median earnings$48,014

Accounting and Related Services

Recent graduates69
Median earnings$72,635

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

University of Missouri-St Louis beyond the classroom

North County campus has direct MetroLink service to downtown and regional employment centers.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Business, nursing, education, criminology, sciences, communication, and liberal arts serve a primarily metropolitan professional market.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

North County campus has direct MetroLink service to downtown and regional employment centers.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

St. Louis provides healthcare, finance, aerospace, logistics, government, education, and corporate opportunities.

5,024 undergraduatesMidwestsuburban setting57% of first-year students live on campus