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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$37,510 Avg Cost After Aid
57% Acceptance Rate
  • The 1% student loan default rate at UMSL is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at UMSL is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMSL makes roughly $50,876 a year. This is 25% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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

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 Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMSL?

57% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores
UMSL has an acceptance rate of 57%, 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% 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 490 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 490 to 660 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 530 to 640 )
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800
UMSL received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 29. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 21 to 29 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 21 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 22 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Missouri - St Louis?

$37,510 Net Price
33% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
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 33% of students took out student loans averaging $6,179 a year. That adds up to $24,716 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMSL is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Missouri - St Louis Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,415 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,347 undergraduate students at UMSL, with 4,415 being full-time and 7,932 being part-time.

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There are also 2,842 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,415 full-time undergraduates at UMSL, 43% are male and 57% 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 243
Black or African American 662
Hispanic or Latino 179
White 2,765
International Students 138
Other Races/Ethnicities 428

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.

Online Learning at University of Missouri - St Louis

3,472 Took All Classes Online
7,655 Took At Least One Class Online
80.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 48 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at UMSL. In 2020-2021, 7,655 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMSL has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UMSL

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Missouri - St Louis was 80.9%. This is the #484 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMSL regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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