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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?

1,940 Undergraduate Awards
$37,510 Avg Cost After Aid
58% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UMSL is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UMSL with a bachelor's degree make about $42,900 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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University of Missouri - St Louis Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UMSL has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#166 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMSL.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Botany/Plant Biology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Other Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Other Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMSL has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#39 Highest Paid Drama & Theater Arts Graduates College Factual
#47 Highest Paid Fine & Studio Arts Graduates College Factual
#64 Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates College Factual
#71 Highest Paid Visual & Performing Arts Graduates College Factual
#88 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#88 Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans College Factual

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UMSL.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/umsl

How Do I Get Into UMSL?

You can apply to UMSL online at: 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?

58% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
UMSL has an acceptance rate of 58%, 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 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% 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 560 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 615.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 530 to 615 )
200
800
UMSL received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

ACT English Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Missouri - St Louis  ( 21 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Missouri - St Louis?

$37,510 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
6.9% 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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,004 a year. That adds up to $24,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMSL is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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.

Online Learning at University of Missouri - St Louis

4,464 Took All Classes Online
8,618 Took At Least One Class Online
80.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 10 bachelor’s degree and 4 master’s degree programs available online at UMSL. In 2019-2020, 8,618 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 10th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMSL

The following table shows how UMSL is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Programming #4 #34
Philosophy #22 #22
Philosophy & Religious Studies #34 #70
Political Science & Government #37 #60
Criminology #37 #39
Information Technology #41 #70
History #66 #104
History #66 #104
Communication & Media Studies #73 #136

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMSL majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 14%
Computer Programming 67%
Education 1%
English Language & Literature 10%
Health Professions 5%
History 24%
History 24%
Information Technology 36%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 5%
Liberal Arts General Studies 5%
Nursing 3%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5%
Writing Studies 15%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMSL ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMSL.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Philosophy #4
Computer Programming #7
Public Relations & Advertising #10
Computer Software & Applications #10
Criminology #10
Teaching English or French #11
Political Science & Government #12
History #12
History #12
Philosophy & Religious Studies #14
Writing Studies #16
Entrepreneurial Studies #18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #22
Communication & Media Studies #22
English Language & Literature #28
Information Technology #39
General Business/Commerce #42
Communication & Journalism #46
Computer Information Systems #48
Social Sciences #65
Teacher Education Grade Specific #68
Accounting #83
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #106
Liberal Arts General Studies #106
Computer & Information Sciences #118
Nursing #162
Education #229
Business Administration & Management #258
Business, Management & Marketing #340
Health Professions #368

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%.

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 0 366 11 124 0 501
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 117 2 163 0 282
Nursing 0 197 17 1 33 248
General Psychology 0 131 0 12 13 156
Accounting 0 114 0 20 0 134
Social Work 0 70 0 61 0 131
Criminology 0 86 0 12 1 99
Communication & Media Studies 2 94 0 1 0 97
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 97 0 0 0 97
Computer Science 3 67 0 22 0 92
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 51 12 26 0 89
General Biology 0 72 0 9 6 87
General Education 0 24 0 0 61 85
Student Counseling 0 0 0 50 0 50
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 37 0 10 0 47
General English Literature 0 39 0 8 0 47
Optometry 0 0 0 0 46 46
History 0 24 5 17 0 46
Educational Administration 0 0 13 30 0 43
Mechanical Engineering 0 39 0 0 0 39
Electrical Engineering 0 33 0 0 0 33
Fine & Studio Arts 0 33 0 0 0 33
Special Education 0 0 10 22 0 32
Economics 4 18 0 8 0 30
Political Science & Government 0 24 0 4 2 30
Mathematics 0 21 0 6 0 27
Chemistry 0 14 0 6 5 25
Sociology 0 24 0 0 0 24
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 7 0 10 6 0 23
Information Technology 5 0 16 1 0 22
Music 0 20 0 0 0 20
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 17 0 0 0 17
Public Administration 0 7 2 8 0 17
Anthropology 0 15 0 0 0 15
Physics 0 8 0 4 2 14
Writing Studies 0 0 3 10 0 13
Business Administration & Management 0 0 9 0 3 12
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 8 0 3 0 11
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 9 0 0 0 0 9
Other Psychology 8 0 0 0 0 8
Public Relations & Advertising 7 0 0 0 0 7
Ethnic Studies 6 0 1 0 0 7
Philosophy 0 4 0 3 0 7
International Relations & National Security 0 7 0 0 0 7
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 4 4
Marketing 0 0 3 0 0 3
Computer Programming 1 2 0 0 0 3
Multilingual Education 0 0 3 0 0 3
Teaching English or French 0 0 3 0 0 3
Civil Engineering 0 3 0 0 0 3
Drama & Theater Arts 0 3 0 0 0 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 2 0 0 0 2
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 1 0 0 1
Computer Information Systems 0 0 1 0 0 1
Museum Studies 0 0 1 0 0 1
Public Policy 0 0 1 0 0 1
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 52 1,888 124 647 176 2,887

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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