by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Missouri - St Louis was awarded 436 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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College Factual ranked UMSL as #405 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UMSL held the #528 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UMSL is also ranked #10 out of 48 schools in Missouri.
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University of Missouri - St Louis has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for UMSL.
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.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, University of Missouri - St Louis is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Missouri - St Louis is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Missouri - St Louis has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UMSL have a four-year graduation rate of 32%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,973 undergraduates at UMSL with 4,889 being full-time and 6,084 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,991 | $8,324 | $11,291 | $17,257 | $16,373 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMSL, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 4.6%. 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.
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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: | https://www.umsl.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UMSL.edu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/umsl |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 331 | $42,968 |
| Nursing | 205 | $56,247 |
| General Psychology | 132 | $30,033 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 129 | $32,631 |
| Accounting | 106 | $46,496 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 102 | $34,025 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 101 | $32,213 |
| Criminology | 89 | $34,470 |
| General Biology | 80 | $34,686 |
| Social Work | 65 | $33,912 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 7,655 students took at least one online class at University of Missouri - St Louis. This is a decrease from the 8,618 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,655 | 3,472 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,618 | 4,464 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,037 | 1,154 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,726 | 968 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,347 | 986 |
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Footnotes
*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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