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Most selective colleges in Missouri

38 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 38 most selective colleges in Missouri, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 12% at Washington University in St Louis to 100% at Southwest Baptist University. 10 are public and 28 are private.

#CollegeTypeAcceptanceAvg SATNet price / yr
1Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
Private12%1,530$22,117
2College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
Private15%1,125$7,669
3William Jewell College
Liberty, MO
Private34%1,114$16,602
4Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO
Private53%1,018$17,945
5University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Public57%1,147$12,323
6Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Private58%1,145$26,196
7Hannibal-LaGrange University
Hannibal, MO
Private59%1,020$21,123
8Drury University
Springfield, MO
Private59%1,212$21,523
9Avila University
Kansas City, MO
Private60%942$16,939
10Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
Private60%$29,555
11Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO
Private64%983$25,807
12Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
Private66%1,120$18,516
13Cottey College
Nevada, MO
Private66%1,190$18,154
14University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
Public69%1,090$15,336
15Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Private69%1,218$23,165
16Evangel University
Springfield, MO
Private69%$18,705
17Calvary University
Kansas City, MO
Private71%1,008$12,860
18Cox College
Springfield, MO
Private71%
19Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
Public73%1,287$13,773
20William Woods University
Fulton, MO
Private74%$22,270
21University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Public75%1,230$12,837
22University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Private75%1,150$33,596
23University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
Public77%1,247$19,889
24Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
Public79%1,018$14,532
25Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
Public80%1,249$12,030
26Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Private81%1,326$27,075
27Urshan University
Wentzville, MO
Private84%1,035$13,496
28Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO
Public86%1,090$14,824
29Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette, MO
Private88%1,090$25,477
30Logan University
Chesterfield, MO
Private90%998$18,094
31Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
Public91%1,119$17,502
32Stephens College
Columbia, MO
Private92%1,104$23,277
33Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Private94%$26,047
34Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, MO
Private95%$18,251
35Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
Public97%1,090$11,653
36Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO
Private98%1,020$22,080
37Ozark Christian College
Joplin, MO
Private98%$17,931
38Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO
Private100%1,084$21,082

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