What SAT score do I need for University of Missouri-Columbia?

University of Missouri-Columbia's middle 50% SAT range is 1150 to 1330. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.

What ACT score do I need for University of Missouri-Columbia?

Middle 50% ACT range is 23 to 30. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.

What is the acceptance rate at University of Missouri-Columbia?

University of Missouri-Columbia admits roughly 78% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.

What does University of Missouri-Columbia actually cost after financial aid?

Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $20,268 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.

Is University of Missouri-Columbia a reach, match, or safety for me?

Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat University of Missouri-Columbia as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Midwest

Acceptance rate: 78.5%
SAT mid-50: 1150-1330
Cost after aid: $20,268
Graduation rate: 75%

What University of Missouri-Columbia says matters

How University of Missouri-Columbia rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.

Yield: 31%; 5,953 enrolled
SAT mid-50: 1150-1330
ACT mid-50: 23-30
CDS year: 2024-25

Considered

Recommendations

Not considered

Character or personal qualities

The full Common Data Set

Every figure University of Missouri-Columbia published for 2024-25, section by section.

First-Time, First-Year Admission55

Applications

Total first-time, first-year men who applied: Total first-time, first-year menwhoapplied
Total first-time, first-year women who applied: 14,037
Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied: 0
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who applied: 31
Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted: 7,933
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted: 11,271
Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted: 0
Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who were admitted: 14
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 2,592
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 18
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 3,323
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 18
Total full-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled: 0
Total part-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled: 0
Total full-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled: 2
Total part-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled: 0
Total first-time, first-year students who applied: 14,068
Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted: 19,218
Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled: 5,953
Total first-time, first-year who applied: Total first-time, first-year who applied
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 2,028
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 1,338
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 533
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 34
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 0

Wait List

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?: N
Number of wait-listed students admitted:: Response 'Y' or

Admissions Requirements

High school diploma is required and GED is accepted: X

Basis for Selection

Recommendation(s): Considered
Character/personal qualities: Not Considered

First-time, first-year Profile

Submitting SAT Scores: 580
Submitting ACT Scores: 3,583
SAT Composite: 75th Percentile: 52% 32%
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile: 580
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile: 620
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile: 670
SAT Math: 25th Percentile: 570
SAT Math: 50th Percentile: 610
SAT Math: 75th Percentile: 660
ACT Composite: 25th Percentile: 23%
ACT Composite: 50th Percentile: 26%
ACT Composite: 75th Percentile: 30%
ACT Math: 25th Percentile: 22%
ACT Math: 50th Percentile: 25%
ACT Math: 75th Percentile: 15%
ACT English: 25th Percentile: 22%
ACT English: 50th Percentile: 25%
ACT English: 75th Percentile: 30%
ACT Reading: 75th Percentile: Percent
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:: 0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:: 0

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:: 55
If yes, maximum period of postponement:: |

Transfer Admission24

Fall Applicants

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E): Y
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?: Y
Men: 1,309
Women: 1,490
Another Gender: Another Gender
Unknown: 36
Total: 2,835

Application for Admission

Fall: X
Winter: X
Spring: X
Summer: X
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?: Y ResponseNumberand Unit Type
College transcript(s): Required of All
Essay or personal statement: Not Required
Interview: Recommended ofSome
Standardized test scores: Recommended ofSome
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s): Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):: 2.5
Summer: Closing Date
Summer: NotificationDate
Summer: Reply Date

Transfer Credit Policies

Number: 24
Unit Type: Unit Type Credit(s)
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:: 30

Academic Offerings and Policies24

Special Study Options

Accelerated program: X
Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities: X
Cross-registration: X
Distance learning: X
Double major: X
Dual enrollment: X
English as a Second Language (ESL): X
Exchange student program (domestic): X
Honors Program: X
Independent study: X
Internships: Internships
Student-designed major: X
Study abroad: X
Teacher certification program: X
Undergraduate Research: X
Weekend college: Weekend college

Required Course Work

English (including composition): X
History: X
Humanities: X
Intensive writing: X
Mathematics: X
Sciences (biological or physical): X
Social science: X
Other (describe):: capstone experience

Student Life42

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): 34%
Percent of men who join fraternities: 28%
Percent of women who join sororities: 40%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing: - 94
Percent who live off campus or commute: 6.0%
Percent of students age 25 and older: 0
Percent of men who join fraternities: 25%
Percent of women who join sororities: 30%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing: 27%
Percent who live off campus or commute: 73%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students: 18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time): 18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time): 20

Activities Offered

Choral groups: x
Concert band: x
Dance: x
Drama/theater: x
Marching band: x
Music ensembles: x
Musical theater: x
Opera: x
Pep band: x
Radio station: x
Student government: x
Student newspaper: x
Student-run film society: x
Symphony orchestra: x
Television station: x

ROTC

On Campus: x
At Cooperating Institution: At Cooperating Institution Response Text
Name of Cooperating Institution: Response 'x'
Marine Option (for Naval ROTC): x
On Campus: x
At Cooperating Institution: Response Text
Name of Cooperating Institution: Response 'x'
On Campus: x
At Cooperating Institution: Response Text

Housing

Coed dorms: x
Men's dorms: x
Women's dorms: x
Apartments for married students: x
Apartments for single students: x

Annual Expenses25

Public Tuition

Tuition: In-district: 14,334

All Institutions Expenses

Required Fees:: 1,214
Food and housing (on-campus):: 15,008
Housing Only (on-campus):: 10,492
Food Only (on-campus meal plan):: 4,516
Required Fees:: 1,214
Food and housing (on-campus):: 15,008
Housing Only (on-campus):: 10,492
Food Only (on-campus meal plan):: 4,516

Comprehensive Expenses

Other:: 12

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?: 'N'

Estimated Expenses

Books and supplies:: 918
Transportation:: 1,178
Other expenses:: 2288
Books and supplies:: 918
Transportation: 6,540
Other expenses:: 2,288
Books and supplies:: 918
Housing only:: 10,492
Food and housing total*: 15008

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:: 598
In-district:: 598
In-state (out-of-district):: 598
Out-of-state:: 1,526
NONRESIDENTS:: 1,526

Financial Aid53

Methodology

Federal methodology (FM): x

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal: 33,727,254
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located: 13,738,544
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).: 85,439,392
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college: 6,653,944
Total Scholarships/Grants: 139,559,133
Federal Work-Study: 3,106,572
Total Self-Help: 43,539,368
Parent Loans: 12,007,730
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.: 4,496,797

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal: 771,408
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located: 4,189,318
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).: 90,516,399
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college: 6,146,613
Total Scholarships/Grants: 101,623,738
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans): 49,079,574
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.): 0
Total Self-Help: 49,079,574
Parent Loans: 30,132,032
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.: 5,595,501
Athletic Awards: 9,015,892

Students Awarded Aid

A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item B1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort): 5,917
B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid: 5,021
C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need: 2,869
D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid: 2,859
E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid: 2,811
F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid: 1,826

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.: 4,282

Source Type Loan

A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 2,032
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 1,936
C. Institutional loan programs.: 21
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 570
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 0.47
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 0.45
C. Institutional loan programs.: 0
E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.: 0.13
A. Any loan program: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized, institutional, state, private loans that your institution is aware of, etc. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 27,725
B. Federal loan programs: Federal Perkins, Federal Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized. Include both Federal Direct Student Loans and Federal Family Education Loans.: 18,509
C. Institutional loan programs.: 4,966

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available: x
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available: x
Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available: Number
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:: Average in $

Financial Aid Forms

Business/Farm Supplement: Response Text

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:: Date
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:: Response 'x'

Institutional Aid

Academics: X
Alumni affiliation: X
Art: X
Athletics: X
Leadership: X
Music/drama: X
State/district residency: X

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred6

Diploma/Certificates

Business/marketing: 0.152
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Associate

Agriculture: Natural resources and conservatio
Natural resources and conservation: n
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Bachelors

TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Enrollment And Persistence175

Institutional Enrollment

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men: 2,592
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 3,325
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown: 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking: men: Other first-year, degree-seeking:men
Other first-year, degree-seeking: women: 369
Other first-year, degree-seeking: another gender: 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: men: 7,329
All other degree-seeking: women: All other degree-seeking:women
All other degree-seeking: another gender: 0
Total degree-seeking: men: 9,921
Total degree-seeking: women: 3,694
Total degree-seeking: another gender: 0
Total degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 32
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 28
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender: 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: men: 9,953
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: women: 3,722
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: another gender: 0
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men: 18
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 18
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown: 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking: men: 24
Other first-year, degree-seeking: women: 26
Other first-year, degree-seeking: another gender: 0
Other first-year, degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: men: 391
All other degree-seeking: women: 474
All other degree-seeking: unknown: 0
Total degree-seeking: men: 433
Total degree-seeking: women: 518
Total degree-seeking: another gender: 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 251
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: women: 684 727
Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: another gender: 0
Total undergraduate students: men: 10,637
Total undergraduate students: women: 4,449
Total undergraduate students: another gender: 0
Total undergraduate students: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: men: 430
Degree-seeking, first-time: women: 488
Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: women: 2,091
All other degree-seeking: another gender: 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 13
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 10
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender: 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: men: 226
Degree-seeking, first-time: women: 434
Degree-seeking, first-time: another gender: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown: 0
All other degree-seeking: men: 777
All other degree-seeking: women: 1,230
All other degree-seeking: another gender: 0
All other degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 43
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 83
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: another gender: 0
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: unknown: 0
Total graduate Part-Time Students: men: 1,046
Total graduate Part-Time Students: women: 1,747
Total graduate Part-Time Students: another gender: 0
Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown: 0
Total Graduate Students: men: 2,758
Total Graduate Students: women: 4,336
Total Graduate Students: another gender: 0
Total Graduate Students: unknown: 0
Total All Students: men: 13,395
Total All Students: women: 8,785
Total All Students: another gender: 0
Total All Students: unknown: 0
Total all undergraduates: 15,086
Total all graduate: 7,094
Grand Total All Students: 22,180

All

Total graduate Full-Time Students: men: 1,712
Total graduate Full-Time Students: women: 2,589
Total graduate Full-Time Students: another gender: 0
Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown: 0

Persistence

Certificate/diploma: 2,573
Bachelor's degrees: 6,105
Postbachelor's certificates: 472
Master's degrees: 1,498
Post-Master's certificates: 48
Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship: 260
Doctoral degrees – professional practice: 470
Doctoral degrees – other: 0

Graduation Rates

Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 1,192
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 772
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 2,651
Total: 2,018
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 2
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 1
Total: 2
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 1,190
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 771
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 2,648
Total: 1,190
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 533
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 439
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 1,594
Total: 533
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 215
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 124
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 453
Total: 215
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 52
Total: 28
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 776
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 579
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 2,099
Total: 776
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0.652
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0.751
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0.793
Total: 0.652
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 786
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 2,467
Total: 2,017
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 1
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 2
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 9
Total: 1
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 842
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 784 2458
Total: 842
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 374
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 447
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 1,482
Total: 374
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 158 140
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 400
Total: 158
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 34
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 57
Total: 34
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 566
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 606 1939
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 3,111
Total: 566
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0.672
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0.773
Total: 0.672
2021 Cohort: 150

Instructional Faculty And Class Size26

Instructional Faculty

A. Total number of instructional faculty: 1,766
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 439
C. Total number who are women: 875
D. Total number who are men: 891
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 1,411
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 268
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 87
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 0
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 46

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio: 17

Undergraduate Class Size

2-9: 271
10-19: 688
20-29: 506
30-39: 289
40-49: 114
50-99: 219
100+: 181
Total: 2,268
2-9: 186
10-19: 236
20-29: 394
30-39: 200
40-49: 36
50-99: 30
100+: 5
Total: 1,087

Source: University of Missouri-Columbia's Common Data Set 2024-25

About University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Columbia is a large public university in Columbia, MO, in a city setting.

What University of Missouri-Columbia looks for

University of Missouri-Columbia admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.

Frequently asked

What SAT score do I need for University of Missouri-Columbia?
University of Missouri-Columbia's middle 50% SAT range is 1150 to 1330. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for University of Missouri-Columbia?
Middle 50% ACT range is 23 to 30. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Missouri-Columbia?
University of Missouri-Columbia admits roughly 78% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does University of Missouri-Columbia actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $20,268 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is University of Missouri-Columbia a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat University of Missouri-Columbia as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

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