University of Missouri-Columbia

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Columbia operates as a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 23,929 students of which 25,033 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. University of Missouri-Columbia is categorized as “15” 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 78.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,247 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,268, with published in-state tuition of $14,837 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.7%. Graduates earn a median of $63,403 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,756 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 891300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.6% 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.