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University of Missouri-Columbia

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $13,841 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $31,713.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $63,403 ten years after entering, the 81st percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 75% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1839
Enrollment, 2023
33,993
Website
missouri.edu
Campus of University of Missouri-Columbia

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The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Founded in 1839, MU was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."

From the Wikipedia article “University of Missouri”, revision 1363360290, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $31,713 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $13,378 and $26,304 a year depending on income at University of Missouri-Columbia.

Statement of cost · University of Missouri-Columbia

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$31,713
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$13,841
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$20,268
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$14,837

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $13,841; $30–48k: $13,378; $48–75k: $13,722; $75–110k: $19,762; over $110k: $26,304. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$13,841
$30k–$48k$13,378
$48k–$75k$13,722
$75k–$110k$19,762
Over $110k$26,304

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $63,403; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,756
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$58,213
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
81st percentile among public 4-years
$63,403
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among public 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $52,756; 8 yrs after entry: $58,213; 10 yrs after entry: $63,403. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$52,756
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$58,213
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$63,403
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Missouri-Columbia
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1,253not reported$21,500
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree792$80,927$21,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree528$64,581$23,250
JournalismBachelor's Degree461$68,004$21,400
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree358$54,167$20,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree281$65,628$23,188
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree247$74,241$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree224$42,120$20,867
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree213$93,018$21,000
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree207$93,114not reported
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree173$58,354not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree171$96,383$20,707
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree169$69,949$22,517
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree162$59,233$20,500
Accounting and Related ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate140not reportednot reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree132$73,165$18,815
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree125$92,736$22,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree121$53,300$20,569
Veterinary MedicineFirst Professional Degree115$114,498not reported
MedicineFirst Professional Degree110$158,239not reported
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree37$123,517not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree5$120,764not reported
Medical Illustration and InformaticsMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree13$96,583$19,500
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree58$112,520not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree41$95,739$22,499
Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree33$96,907$26,512

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Missouri-Columbia: 23,929 undergraduates; 20% of students receive Pell grants; 78% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

78%

42nd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

23,929

91st percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

20%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

17th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

75%

finish within 150% of normal time

92nd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

20%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$76,952

95th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k17%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k17%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 3,569 people who studied at University of Missouri-Columbia, most often in science & academia (40%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 40% (1,369 people); medicine 1.1% (39 people); law 4.9% (168 people); politics & gov 8.4% (286 people); business 2.2% (75 people); engineering & tech 1.4% (49 people); writing & journalism 11% (369 people); film & stage 2.6% (88 people); music 1.0% (33 people); visual arts 1.6% (53 people); sports 24% (827 people); religion 0.2% (8 people); military 1.4% (46 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,36940.2%
medicine391.1%
law1684.9%
politics & gov2868.4%
business752.2%
engineering & tech491.4%
writing & journalism36910.8%
film & stage882.6%
music331.0%
visual arts531.6%
sports82724.3%
religion80.2%
military461.4%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (899) · basketball player (529) · university teacher (269) · politician (265) · journalist (203) · American football player (174) · lawyer (156) · writer (134)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 3% for the 1860s to 27% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 5 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1810snot reported1not reported
1820snot reported3not reported
1830snot reported8not reported
1840snot reported10not reported
1850snot reported5not reported
1860s1283%
1870s53214%
1880s86811%
1890s196223%
1900s198718%
1910s158615%
1920s1514010%
1930s121179%
1940s3514719%
1950s4214922%
1960s3511523%
1970s267725%
1980s2210118%
1990s417834%
2000s195227%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 73,353 in 2015-11.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0610,136
2026-0511,741
2026-0411,369
2026-0312,086
2026-0210,131
2026-0112,696
2025-1213,561
2025-1115,021
2025-1017,746
2025-0916,932
2025-0814,070
2025-0711,530
2025-0611,482
2025-0511,801
2025-0413,121
2025-0318,888
2025-0213,706
2025-0115,797
2024-1217,098
2024-1117,551
2024-1019,039
2024-0918,695
2024-0815,278
2024-0714,114
2024-0611,820
2024-0514,010
2024-0414,731
2024-0316,750
2024-0215,085
2024-0121,204
2023-1222,434
2023-1122,301
2023-1018,153
2023-0919,351
2023-0820,504
2023-0718,520
2023-0617,552
2023-0517,315
2023-0417,553
2023-0322,912
2023-0220,117
2023-0121,600
2022-1220,866
2022-1121,687
2022-1023,018
2022-0922,218
2022-0822,192
2022-0719,174
2022-0618,561
2022-0519,053
2022-0418,731
2022-0318,916
2022-0219,432
2022-0120,946
2021-1218,501
2021-1119,105
2021-1020,317
2021-0919,715
2021-0821,584
2021-0720,859
2021-0612,423
2021-0514,715
2021-0415,596
2021-0317,187
2021-0213,546
2021-0118,752
2020-1220,485
2020-1119,858
2020-1018,946
2020-0915,877
2020-0814,953
2020-0713,777
2020-0613,964
2020-0521,675
2020-0425,910
2020-0318,012
2020-0219,323
2020-0122,385
2019-1222,214
2019-1123,198
2019-1023,351
2019-0923,186
2019-0821,232
2019-0717,309
2019-0615,134
2019-0516,949
2019-0416,709
2019-0319,560
2019-0216,462
2019-0121,375
2018-1220,878
2018-1122,801
2018-1026,997
2018-0931,332
2018-0821,305
2018-0718,444
2018-0617,334
2018-0518,344
2018-0417,668
2018-0321,122
2018-0216,038
2018-0117,333
2017-1216,860
2017-1118,717
2017-1018,231
2017-0918,766
2017-0816,941
2017-0715,857
2017-0613,811
2017-0516,081
2017-0416,034
2017-0318,706
2017-0214,966
2017-0117,700
2016-1218,262
2016-1121,440
2016-1023,391
2016-0919,988
2016-0817,779
2016-0723,163
2016-0613,938
2016-0515,323
2016-0416,041
2016-0317,540
2016-0214,958
2016-0116,903
2015-1216,337
2015-1173,353
2015-1018,297
2015-0917,814
2015-0816,313
2015-0714,398

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Frederick Chapman Robbins Medicine 1954
  • Barbara McClintock Medicine 1983

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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