Missouri College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Missouri has 97 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 29 public, 53 private nonprofit, and 15 private for-profit (76 four-year and 21 two-year).
Across the 59 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $19,155 and the median $18,698. Across the 21 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $12,565 and the median $10,959. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | public | $2,638 | $4,344 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | public | $5,297 | $8,280 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | public | $6,053 | $5,624 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Moberly | public | $7,046 | $6,540 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | public | $7,080 | $5,664 |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | public | $7,173 | $5,130 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | public | $7,358 | $7,830 |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | public | $7,437 | $6,300 |
| City Vision University | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $8,639 | $6,400 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | public | $8,711 | $7,110 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | public | $9,299 | $7,050 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Saint Louis | public | $9,302 | $6,442 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains | West Plains | public | $9,340 | $5,544 |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | public | $10,108 | $6,090 |
| Mineral Area College | Park Hills | public | $10,959 | $6,530 |
| Logan University | Chesterfield | private nonprofit | $11,144 | $9,000 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | public | $11,264 | $8,400 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | public | $11,577 | $13,440 |
| East Central College | Union | public | $11,989 | $5,064 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout | private nonprofit | $12,279 | $21,290 |
| Urshan University | Wentzville | private nonprofit | $12,398 | $8,506 |
| Lincoln University | Jefferson City | public | $12,673 | $9,290 |
| Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | public | $12,764 | $9,800 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | public | $12,798 | $9,470 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $12,860 | $13,692 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City | Kansas City | private for-profit | $12,861 | Not reported |
| Central Christian College of the Bible | Moberly | private nonprofit | $13,695 | $11,200 |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | Springfield | private nonprofit | $13,749 | $8,044 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | public | $14,201 | $11,988 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | public | $14,414 | $14,278 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | Fayette | private nonprofit | $14,774 | $6,960 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | public | $14,843 | $9,496 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield | Springfield | private for-profit | $14,903 | Not reported |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | public | $15,497 | $10,181 |
| Park University | Parkville | private nonprofit | $15,637 | $16,400 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | public | $15,728 | $9,739 |
| Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $16,136 | $17,490 |
| Midwest Institute | Earth City | private for-profit | $16,390 | Not reported |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | public | $17,104 | $9,024 |
| William Jewell College | Liberty | private nonprofit | $17,408 | $19,890 |
| Avila University | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $17,482 | $38,672 |
| American Trade School | Saint Ann | private for-profit | $17,914 | Not reported |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin | private nonprofit | $17,968 | $15,550 |
| Pinnacle Career Institute | Kansas City | private for-profit | $18,170 | Not reported |
| Missouri Valley College | Marshall | private nonprofit | $18,396 | $23,000 |
| Cottey College | Nevada | private nonprofit | $18,430 | $26,209 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Cape Girardeau | public | $18,462 | Not reported |
| Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | private nonprofit | $18,698 | $21,100 |
| Evangel University | Springfield | private nonprofit | $18,748 | $27,192 |
| Fontbonne University | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $19,519 | $28,976 |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning | Springfield | private nonprofit | $19,716 | $8,025 |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | private nonprofit | $19,781 | $28,320 |
| Texas County Technical College | Houston | private for-profit | $19,936 | $19,025 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia | public | $20,006 | $14,130 |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts | Saint Louis | private for-profit | $20,095 | $12,968 |
| Bryan University | Springfield | private for-profit | $20,259 | $15,868 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | private nonprofit | $20,640 | $26,880 |
| Mission University | Springfield | private nonprofit | $21,138 | $16,230 |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church | Ozark | private nonprofit | $21,497 | $17,268 |
| Culver-Stockton College | Canton | private nonprofit | $22,103 | $29,915 |
| Drury University | Springfield | private nonprofit | $22,194 | $35,235 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | private nonprofit | $22,440 | $62,982 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | private nonprofit | $22,655 | $24,326 |
| William Woods University | Fulton | private nonprofit | $22,925 | $28,860 |
| Stephens College | Columbia | private nonprofit | $23,261 | $28,200 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $23,785 | $43,420 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fayette | private nonprofit | $25,050 | $27,140 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau | private nonprofit | $25,189 | $11,691 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $25,380 | $9,400 |
| Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $26,117 | $33,122 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | Kansas City | private for-profit | $26,470 | $16,757 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $26,733 | $27,166 |
| Westminster College | Fulton | private nonprofit | $26,780 | $34,188 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $27,695 | $30,730 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | private for-profit | $27,806 | Not reported |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City | private nonprofit | $30,142 | $43,550 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $30,911 | $53,244 |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | $33,392 | $31,920 |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri | St. Louis | private for-profit | $34,947 | $19,686 |
| Conception Seminary College | Conception | private nonprofit | $35,625 | $25,208 |
| A T Still University of Health Sciences | Kirksville | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Aquinas Institute of Theology | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis | Maryland Heights | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bolivar Technical College | Bolivar | private nonprofit | Not reported | $27,125 |
| Concordia Seminary | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Covenant Theological Seminary | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cox College | Springfield | private nonprofit | Not reported | $15,599 |
| Eden Theological Seminary | Webster Groves | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Kansas City University | Kansas City | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Kenrick Glennon Seminary | Saint Louis | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Nazarene Theological Seminary | Kansas City | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis | St. Louis | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Research College of Nursing | Kansas City | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Fenton | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| University of Missouri-System Office | Columbia | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| Urshan Graduate School of Theology | Wentzville | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.