Best ROI Colleges in Missouri
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Charles Community College Cottleville · community | 7.3× | $5,837 | 25.2% | $42,422 | — |
| 2 | College of the Ozarks Point Lookout · private | 6.8× | $6,100 | 64.3% | $41,592 | 12.0% |
| 3 | Jefferson College Hillsboro · community | 5.5× | $7,378 | 32.3% | $40,782 | — |
| 4 | Moberly Area Community College Moberly · community | 5.5× | $6,810 | 31.8% | $37,537 | — |
| 5 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield · community | 5.3× | $6,936 | 28.6% | $36,455 | — |
| 6 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla · public | 5.1× | $16,298 | 66.9% | $82,957 | 72.5% |
| 7 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City · community | 4.9× | $8,398 | 20.8% | $40,796 | — |
| 8 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City · public | 4.5× | $13,310 | 58.2% | $59,637 | 72.2% |
| 9 | State Fair Community College Sedalia · community | 4.5× | $7,985 | 31.1% | $35,562 | — |
| 10 | Truman State University Kirksville · public | 4.4× | $12,780 | 70.3% | $56,280 | 83.8% |
| 11 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis · private | 4.3× | $31,817 | 77.6% | $137,047 | 89.8% |
| 12 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton · community | 4.2× | $8,440 | 19.3% | $35,325 | — |
| 13 | Crowder College Neosho · community | 4.0× | $9,023 | 39.0% | $35,987 | — |
| 14 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis · private | 4.0× | $21,786 | 92.8% | $86,182 | 12.1% |
| 15 | Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff · community | 3.8× | $8,496 | 28.9% | $32,442 | — |
| 16 | Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains · community | 3.8× | $9,750 | 27.3% | $36,922 | — |
| 17 | State Technical College of Missouri Linn · community | 3.7× | $15,190 | 73.7% | $55,901 | — |
| 18 | Missouri Southern State University Joplin · public | 3.5× | $12,007 | 45.4% | $42,620 | 97.0% |
| 19 | University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis · public | 3.5× | $15,071 | 61.9% | $53,037 | 62.7% |
| 20 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg · public | 3.4× | $14,462 | 58.4% | $49,560 | 63.8% |
| 21 | William Jewell College Liberty · private | 3.4× | $17,562 | 64.8% | $59,268 | 38.4% |
| 22 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette · private | 3.4× | $14,601 | 65.1% | $48,991 | 87.5% |
| 23 | City Vision University Kansas City · private | 3.3× | $6,353 | 35.0% | $21,123 | — |
| 24 | Avila University Kansas City · private | 3.3× | $16,053 | 56.7% | $52,773 | 87.8% |
| 25 | Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph · public | 3.2× | $13,251 | 41.7% | $42,647 | — |
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