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University of Missouri - St Louis Overview

University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. UMSL is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is University of Missouri - St Louis Known For?

1,566 Undergraduate Awards
$37,510 Avg Cost After Aid
51% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UMSL is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period55% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UMSL with a bachelor's degree make about $53,037 a year. That's 30% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Missouri - St Louis?

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Contact details for UMSL are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400
Phone: 314-516-5000
Website: www.umsl.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMSL?

You can apply to UMSL online at: https://www.umsl.edu/admissions/applications.html

Admission Requirements for UMSL

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMSL?

51% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
10% Submit SAT Scores
UMSL has an acceptance rate of 51%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to UMSL submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 520 to 590 )
200
800
UMSL received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 20 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 20 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Missouri - St Louis?

$37,510 Net Price
32% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMSL is $37,510. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMSL, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,118 a year. That adds up to $24,472 over four years for those students.

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University of Missouri - St Louis Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,889 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,973 undergraduate students at UMSL, with 4,889 being full-time and 6,084 being part-time.

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There are also 2,901 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,889 full-time undergraduates at UMSL, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Missouri - St Louis students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 250
Black or African American 732
Hispanic or Latino 167
White 3,103
International Students 129
Other Races/Ethnicities 508

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at University of Missouri - St Louis. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at UMSL. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

University of Missouri - St Louis Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 0 275 1 142 0 418
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 107 4 136 0 247
Nursing 0 148 7 0 66 221
General Psychology 0 114 0 10 8 132
Computer Information Systems 6 31 41 38 0 116
Accounting 0 69 3 22 0 94
Social Work 0 47 0 47 0 94
General Biology 0 69 0 14 8 91
Computer Science 3 60 0 27 0 90
General Education 0 35 0 0 52 87
Criminology 0 68 0 13 5 86
Student Counseling 0 0 13 52 0 65
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 61 0 0 0 61
Communication & Media Studies 0 48 0 1 0 49
Information Technology 13 6 12 17 0 48
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 25 0 19 0 44
Optometry 0 0 0 0 44 44
History 0 22 7 13 0 42
General English Literature 0 29 0 10 0 39
Political Science & Government 0 30 0 4 4 38
Special Education 0 0 11 26 0 37
Fine & Studio Arts 0 33 0 0 0 33
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 4 20 8 0 32
Educational Administration 0 0 20 10 0 30
Mechanical Engineering 0 30 0 0 0 30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 1 7 22 0 30
Writing Studies 19 0 4 6 0 29
Chemistry 0 8 3 9 8 28
Business Administration & Management 0 0 14 0 13 27
Mathematics 1 11 0 13 0 25
Computer Programming 4 15 1 0 0 20
Economics 3 11 0 6 0 20
Electrical Engineering 0 17 0 0 0 17
General Social Sciences 0 17 0 0 0 17
Health & Physical Education 0 16 0 0 0 16
Public Administration 0 10 0 6 0 16
Multilingual Education 0 0 15 0 0 15
Civil Engineering 0 14 0 0 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 12 0 0 0 12
Philosophy 0 6 0 5 0 11
Anthropology 0 10 0 0 0 10
Public Relations & Advertising 8 0 0 0 0 8
Physics 0 6 0 2 0 8
Sociology 0 8 0 0 0 8
Music 0 8 0 0 0 8
Computer Software & Applications 3 0 3 0 0 6
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 6 0 0 0 6
Teaching English or French 0 0 6 0 0 6
Other Psychology 6 0 0 0 0 6
International Relations & National Security 0 5 0 0 0 5
Human Resource Management 1 0 3 0 0 4
Marketing 0 0 4 0 0 4
Ethnic Studies 3 0 1 0 0 4
Taxation 0 0 3 0 0 3
Applied Mathematics 0 0 1 0 2 3
Computer Engineering Technology 2 0 0 0 0 2
Biotechnology 0 0 1 0 0 1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1 0 0 0 0 1
Data Analytics 0 1 0 0 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 73 1,493 205 678 210 2,659

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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