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Colleges in Missouri

All 66 Missouri colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Missouri ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Washington University in St Louis St. Louis Highly Selective 12% 82
2 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout Highly Selective 12% 64
3 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla Open 73% 62
4 Saint Louis University Saint Louis Open 75% 60
5 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia Open 78% 58
6 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis Open 90% 58
7 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City Open 72% 56
8 Truman State University Kirksville Open 84% 54
9 William Jewell College Liberty Selective 38% 53
10 University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis Moderate 63% 52
11 Ranken Technical College Saint Louis Open — 52
12 Rockhurst University Kansas City Open 70% 51
13 Conception Seminary College Conception Selective 32% 50
14 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield Open — 49
15 Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis Open 95% 49
16 Park University Parkville Open — 49
17 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg Moderate 64% 47
18 Lindenwood University Saint Charles Moderate 57% 46
19 Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette Moderate 57% 46
20 Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield Open 91% 44
21 Drury University Springfield Moderate 58% 44
22 Columbia College Columbia Open — 44
23 Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph Open — 43
24 Westminster College Fulton Open 79% 42
25 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville Open 86% 42
26 Webster University Saint Louis Open 86% 42
27 Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield Open — 42
28 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau Open 74% 42
29 Calvary University Kansas City Open 72% 41
30 Avila University Kansas City Open 88% 41
31 Stephens College Columbia Open 77% 41
32 Cottey College Nevada Open 69% 40
33 Evangel University Springfield Open 72% 40
34 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar Open 68% 40
35 Missouri Southern State University Joplin Open 97% 39
36 Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly Open — 39
37 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City Open 96% 39
38 Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis Open 69% 38
39 Lincoln University Jefferson City Open — 38
40 Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal Open 73% 38
41 Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis Open — 37
42 Ozark Christian College Joplin Open 94% 36
43 Missouri Valley College Marshall Open 69% 35
44 William Woods University Fulton Open 71% 35
45 Mission University Springfield Open — 34
46 Culver-Stockton College Canton Open 99% 34
47 Urshan University Wentzville Open 84% 23
— A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville Open — —
— Aquinas Institute of Theology Saint Louis Open — —
— Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis Open — —
— Bolivar Technical College Bolivar Open 95% —
— Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette Open 88% —
— City Vision University Kansas City Open — —
— Concordia Seminary Saint Louis Open — —
— Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis Open — —
— Cox College Springfield Open 100% —
— Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves Open — —
— Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield Moderate 49% —
— Fontbonne University Saint Louis Open — —
— Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City Moderate 55% —
— Kansas City University Kansas City Open — —
— Kenrick Glennon Seminary Saint Louis Open — —
— Logan University Chesterfield Moderate 64% —
— Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City Open — —
— Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau Open 100% —
— Urshan Graduate School of Theology Wentzville Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →