Safest Colleges in Missouri
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. 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 | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City · private | 0 | $29,500 | 70.4% | $35,242 | 96.3% |
| 2 | Avila University Kansas City · private | 0 | $16,053 | 56.7% | $52,773 | 87.8% |
| 3 | Mission University Springfield · community | 0 | $21,383 | 34.3% | $38,641 | — |
| 4 | House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs · private | 0 | $21,361 | 75.3% | $24,840 | — |
| 5 | Calvary University Kansas City · private | 0 | $16,334 | 40.4% | $45,421 | 71.7% |
| 6 | Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau · public | 0 | $17,598 | 76.6% | $44,369 | — |
| 7 | Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly · community | 0 | $14,356 | 34.8% | $34,675 | — |
| 8 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette · private | 0 | $14,601 | 65.1% | $48,991 | 87.5% |
| 9 | Cottey College Nevada · community | 0 | $13,805 | 61.1% | $35,422 | 69.2% |
| 10 | Crowder College Neosho · community | 0 | $9,023 | 39.0% | $35,987 | — |
| 11 | Culver-Stockton College Canton · private | 0 | $21,983 | 54.0% | $46,092 | 99.1% |
| 12 | East Central College Union · community | 0 | $13,128 | 33.3% | $36,916 | — |
| 13 | Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City · private | 0 | $28,732 | 55.3% | $34,213 | — |
| 14 | Evangel University Springfield · private | 0 | $18,669 | 62.6% | $46,573 | 71.6% |
| 15 | Fontbonne University Saint Louis · private | 0 | — | 61.6% | $48,825 | — |
| 16 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield · community | 0 | $6,936 | 28.6% | $36,455 | — |
| 17 | Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal · private | 0 | $22,814 | 59.6% | $42,643 | 72.6% |
| 18 | Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence · private | 0 | $20,947 | 63.6% | $24,811 | — |
| 19 | Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia · private | 0 | $13,460 | 71.7% | $27,715 | — |
| 20 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis · private | 0 | — | 90.1% | $84,393 | — |
| 21 | State Technical College of Missouri Linn · community | 0 | $15,190 | 73.7% | $55,901 | — |
| 22 | Logan University Chesterfield · private | 0 | $20,218 | 63.8% | $55,838 | 64.3% |
| 23 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis · private | 0 | $22,066 | 62.0% | $62,105 | 95.1% |
| 24 | Midwest Institute Earth City · private | 0 | $18,509 | 70.4% | $30,414 | 87.2% |
| 25 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City · community | 0 | $23,006 | 33.9% | $50,535 | 96.4% |
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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.