Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri · Public · 5,521 undergraduates · mst.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 8,330 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1380
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,990Est.Estimate
$55,650 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Missouri University of Science and Technology
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
79% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$29,650
a year in 2027-28, from a $55,650 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 35% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1170, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (4)
$2,000 a year
You meet 3.00+ GPA. Also needs a specific major or program.
Kummer Vanguard Scholars Program
$2,000 a year
You meet 3.40+ GPA, 1240+ SAT or 26+ ACT. Also needs being from MO, other requirements. · Application required
Missouri S&T National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship Package
$28,000 a year
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Semifinalist standing. · Application required
1 more award needs a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply for Admission to Missouri S&T Today · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 6,550 of 8,330 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 12% of them sent SAT scores and 68% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1220 to 1380
Reading and Writing 600 to 700
Math 610 to 720
ACT composite 25 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160022%
- 1200 to 139962%
- 1000 to 119915%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.82
- 4.051%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.496.7%
- 3.00 to 3.243.8%
- 2.50 to 2.991.8%
- Below 2.500.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,990
a year, in state
$55,650
a year, out of state (tuition $35,830)
- Tuition (in state)$15,170
- Fees$1,730
- Food and housing$14,210
- Books and supplies$760
- Transportation and other$3,120
Missouri University of Science and Technology published $33,052 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,559
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,759
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,897
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,680
- Over $110,000$19,665
Financial aid
83%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,780
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
43%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $17,510 on average
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Out-of-State Groundbreaker Scholarship
$16,000 to $26,000 a year
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, level 1 of 5 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$16,000
- 3.00+ GPA, level 2 of 5 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$18,000
- 3.00+ GPA, level 3 of 5 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$21,000
- 3.00+ GPA, level 4 of 5 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$23,000
- 3.00+ GPA, level 5 of 5 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$26,000
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay enrolled in at least 12 credit hours every fall and spring semester; it renews for up to 8 semesters; you lose it if you become a Missouri resident.
DetailsMissouri Groundbreaker Scholarship
$1,500 to $10,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, level 1 of 6 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$1,500
- 3.00+ GPA, level 2 of 6 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$2,500
- 3.00+ GPA, level 3 of 6 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$4,500
- 3.00+ GPA, level 4 of 6 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$6,500
- 3.00+ GPA, level 5 of 6 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$8,500
- 3.00+ GPA, level 6 of 6 on S&T's scholarship-calculator index (combines GPA with ACT/SAT math and verbal scores); GPA/score cutoffs per level are not published$10,000
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay enrolled in at least 12 credit hours every fall and spring semester; it renews for up to 8 semesters.
DetailsAcademic Pathways Scholarship
$2,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, major in CASE or Kummer College
To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay enrolled in at least 12 credit hours every fall and spring semester; it renews for up to 8 semesters; you lose it if you switch to a major outside the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education or the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development.
DetailsKummer Vanguard Scholars Program
$2,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.40+ GPA, 1240+ SAT or 26+ ACT, or a qualifying test-optional admission, or A+ eligible from a designated Missouri high school
Deadline: January 15, 2027 (round 1); March 15, 2027 (round 2). To keep it: meet the program requirements in your welcome packet.
Details
Show 3 more scholarships
Chancellor's Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · In-state students · Application required
- 3.75+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT, GPA after six semesters; ACT/SAT superscore by Dec 1, 2026; admission application by Nov 14, 2026; essay and on-campus interview
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
DetailsDistinguished Scholars Award
Full tuition
Competitive · Out-of-state students · Application required
- 3.75+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT, GPA after six semesters; superscore by Dec 1, 2026; admission application by Nov 14, 2026; essay and virtual interview
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
DetailsMissouri S&T National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship Package
$12,000 to $28,000 a year
National Merit · Application required
- National Merit Semifinalist; Missouri resident$12,000
- National Merit Semifinalist; out-of-state$28,000
Deadline: March 1, 2027. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, and stay a full-time student every fall and spring semester; it renews for up to 8 semesters.
Details
Missouri programs for residents
Higher Education Academic Scholarship (Bright Flight)
$1,000 to $3,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1600+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Tier 1 (top 3% of MO test takers); US citizen/permanent resident; first-time full-time enrollment in academic year immediately after HS graduation, from Missouri$3,000
- 1590+ SAT or 30+ ACT, Tier 2 (4th-5th percentile of MO test takers); US citizen/permanent resident; first-time full-time enrollment in academic year immediately after HS graduation, from Missouri$1,000
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
32 of 32
Earn credit with a score of 3
32 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,520Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Art 1180 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | Biological Sciences 1113 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | Biological Sciences 1113 & 1219 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 5 | MATH 1210 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 1214 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Math 1214 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 1214 & 1215 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | Chemistry 1310 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | Chemistry 1310 & 1319 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | Chemistry 1310, 1319 & 1320 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 1200 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Comp Sci 1911 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | Comp Sci 1500 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | Comp Sci 1911 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 1120 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Literature Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Biological Sciences 1173 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | History 1100, 1200, 1300 or 1310 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | French 1101, 1102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | French 1101, 1102, 1180 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | German 1101 & 1102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | History 2110 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Econ 1200 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Econ 1100 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Music 2161 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Physics 1145 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Physics 2145 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics 2135 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics 1135 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | Math 1103 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 5 | Math 1140 & 1160 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Psychology 1101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | English 1160 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | English 1120 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | Spanish 1101 & 1102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | Spanish 1101, 1102 & 1180 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 12 | Spanish 1101, 1102 & 1180 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 15 | Spanish 1101, 1102, 1180 & 2170 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Statistics 1111 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Statistics 1115 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 1200 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | History 1300 or 1310 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | History 1300 & 1310 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History 1100 or 1200 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | History 1100 & 1200 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
67%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$85,917
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Missouri University of Science and Technology$95,854
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 20 majors here have earnings data.
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