Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Missouri
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. 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 | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis · private | $21,786 | 92.8% | $86,182 | 12.1% |
| 2 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis · private | — | 90.1% | $84,393 | — |
| 3 | The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles St. Charles · private | $13,388 | 88.0% | $34,900 | — |
| 4 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City · private | $14,277 | 79.9% | $29,839 | — |
| 5 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis · private | $31,817 | 77.6% | $137,047 | 89.8% |
| 6 | Rockhurst University Kansas City · private | $25,884 | 77.0% | $67,102 | 69.6% |
| 7 | Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau · public | $17,598 | 76.6% | $44,369 | — |
| 8 | Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield · private | $26,023 | 75.8% | $33,601 | — |
| 9 | House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs · private | $21,361 | 75.3% | $24,840 | — |
| 10 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis · private | $24,398 | 75.0% | $70,783 | 75.0% |
| 11 | State Technical College of Missouri Linn · community | $15,190 | 73.7% | $55,901 | — |
| 12 | Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis · private | $10,827 | 73.2% | $27,109 | — |
| 13 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia · public | $20,268 | 73.0% | $63,403 | 78.5% |
| 14 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau · private | $19,390 | 72.8% | $60,918 | 100.0% |
| 15 | American Trade School Saint Ann · private | $17,618 | 71.7% | $47,161 | — |
| 16 | Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia · private | $13,460 | 71.7% | $27,715 | — |
| 17 | St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Fenton · private | $24,395 | 71.6% | $32,217 | 80.0% |
| 18 | Midwest Institute Earth City · private | $18,509 | 70.4% | $30,414 | 87.2% |
| 19 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City · private | $29,500 | 70.4% | $35,242 | 96.3% |
| 20 | Truman State University Kirksville · public | $12,780 | 70.3% | $56,280 | 83.8% |
| 21 | Stephens College Columbia · private | $23,459 | 69.0% | $43,071 | 77.2% |
| 22 | Cox College Springfield · private | — | 67.6% | $56,867 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla · public | $16,298 | 66.9% | $82,957 | 72.5% |
| 24 | Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis · private | $30,716 | 66.8% | $92,405 | 100.0% |
| 25 | Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield · private | $16,926 | 66.4% | $25,931 | — |
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