Missouri Baptist University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Missouri Baptist University

Missouri Baptist University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,488 students of which 5,212 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Missouri Baptist University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 68.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 910 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,006, with published in-state tuition of $34,612 and a Pell grant recipient share of 11.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 47.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.3%. Graduates earn a median of $46,660 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,997 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 119900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.