University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri · Public · 23,929 undergraduates · missouri.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
78%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1150 to 1330
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,010Est.Estimate
$59,680 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Missouri-Columbia
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
78% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$59,680
a year in 2027-28, from a $59,680 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
About 39% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1100, and yours is above it.
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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Test-Optional Admission - Mizzou Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jul1Rolling admission · July 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
78%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2023)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 10% of them sent SAT scores and 66% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1150 to 1330
Reading and Writing 580 to 670
Math 570 to 660
ACT composite 23 to 29
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024
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
$36,010
a year, in state
$59,680
a year, out of state (tuition $38,540)
- Tuition (in state)$14,870
- Fees$1,290
- Food and housing$14,930
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$3,880
University of Missouri-Columbia published $33,038 in state for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024
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$15,038
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,754
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,464
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,672
- Over $110,000$27,755
Financial aid
70%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,265
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Finalist Scholarship
$22,500 a year
National Merit · Out-of-state students
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours), stay enrolled every fall and spring semester, and stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules.
DetailsNational Merit Semi Finalist and Finalist Scholarship
Full tuition
National Merit · In-state students
To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, stay a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours), stay enrolled every fall and spring semester, and stay on track toward your degree under the college's academic progress rules.
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
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
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
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,490Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 2001 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 2001 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | Black Studies elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | Black Studies 1000 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Art Hist 1130 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | Art History 1110 and 1120 |
| Biology | 3 | 5 | Biology 1030 |
| Biology | 4 | 5 | Bio Sci 1500 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 10 | Math 1160,1500 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 15 | Math 1160,1500,1700 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 10 | MATH 1160, 1500 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | Chem 1400 & 1401 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | Chem 1400, 1401, 1410, & 1411 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Chinese 1100 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | Chinese 1100 and Chinese 1200 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Pol Sci 2700 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Computer Science 2111 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | Computer Science 3330 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | Computer Science 2001 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Art 1050 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 1010W |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | English 1010W & 1000 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 1010W |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | English 1010W & 1000 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 9 | English 1010W, 1000, & Lit |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Bio Sci 1060 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | Hist 1510 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | French 2100 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | French 2160 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | German 2260 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | German 2260 & 3160 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Geography 1550 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 5 | Italian 1200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | Italian 1200 & 2160 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Japanese 1100 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | Japanese 1100 & 1200 |
| Latin | 3 | 12 | Latin 1100, 1200 & 2000 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Econ 1015 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Econ 1014 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 2 | Music 1211 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | Music 1211 & 1300 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Physics 1210 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Physics 1220 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics 1220 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | Physics 2760 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics 1210 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | Physics 2750 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 5 | MATH 1160 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Psych 1000 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Misc Elec 1 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Misc Elec 2 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 2160 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 3420 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | Spanish 3420 and 3430 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Statistics 2500 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Pol Sci 1100 |
| United States History | 3 | 5 | Hist 1400 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | History/Social Science |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
77%
Come back for a second year
93%
Typical earnings
$69,958
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Missouri-Columbia$93,905
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 53 majors here have earnings data.
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