Most Affordable Colleges in Missouri
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. 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 | St Charles Community College Cottleville · community | $5,837 | 25.2% | $42,422 | — |
| 2 | College of the Ozarks Point Lookout · private | $6,100 | 64.3% | $41,592 | 12.0% |
| 3 | City Vision University Kansas City · private | $6,353 | 35.0% | $21,123 | — |
| 4 | Moberly Area Community College Moberly · community | $6,810 | 31.8% | $37,537 | — |
| 5 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield · community | $6,936 | 28.6% | $36,455 | — |
| 6 | Jefferson College Hillsboro · community | $7,378 | 32.3% | $40,782 | — |
| 7 | State Fair Community College Sedalia · community | $7,985 | 31.1% | $35,562 | — |
| 8 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City · community | $8,398 | 20.8% | $40,796 | — |
| 9 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton · community | $8,440 | 19.3% | $35,325 | — |
| 10 | Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff · community | $8,496 | 28.9% | $32,442 | — |
| 11 | Crowder College Neosho · community | $9,023 | 39.0% | $35,987 | — |
| 12 | Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains · community | $9,750 | 27.3% | $36,922 | — |
| 13 | Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis · public | $9,922 | 25.7% | $31,088 | — |
| 14 | Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis · private | $10,827 | 73.2% | $27,109 | — |
| 15 | Missouri Southern State University Joplin · public | $12,007 | 45.4% | $42,620 | 97.0% |
| 16 | Mineral Area College Park Hills · community | $12,045 | 41.5% | $35,352 | — |
| 17 | Truman State University Kirksville · public | $12,780 | 70.3% | $56,280 | 83.8% |
| 18 | East Central College Union · community | $13,128 | 33.3% | $36,916 | — |
| 19 | Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph · public | $13,251 | 41.7% | $42,647 | — |
| 20 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City · public | $13,310 | 58.2% | $59,637 | 72.2% |
| 21 | The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles St. Charles · private | $13,388 | 88.0% | $34,900 | — |
| 22 | Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia · private | $13,460 | 71.7% | $27,715 | — |
| 23 | North Central Missouri College Trenton · community | $13,626 | 44.6% | $40,837 | — |
| 24 | Cottey College Nevada · community | $13,805 | 61.1% | $35,422 | 69.2% |
| 25 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City · private | $14,277 | 79.9% | $29,839 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.