University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri · Public · 5,024 undergraduates · umsl.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
79%
of 6,923 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1060 to 1290
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,690Est.Estimate
$57,210 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Missouri-St Louis
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
$57,210
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,210 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1180
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1180).
Named scholarships you may qualify for (3)
You meet: the requirements
100% of non-resident premium; MSEP states or AR, IA, KY, OK, TN
You meet: 24+ ACT
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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Test Optional | UMSL · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Mar1Priority deadline · March 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Admissions FAQs | UMSL
Who gets in
79%
of applicants were admitted: 5,446 of 6,923 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. 5.8% of them sent SAT scores and 13% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1060 to 1290
Reading and Writing 525 to 635
Math 480 to 610
ACT composite 21 to 29
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.41
- 4.04%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4919%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.9916%
- Below 2.502.7%
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
$32,690
a year, in state
$57,210
a year, out of state (tuition $40,850)
- Tuition (in state)$16,330
- Food and housing$14,310
- Books and supplies$1,030
- Transportation and other$1,020
University of Missouri-St Louis published $31,778 in state for 2026-27. 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$13,402
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,658
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,413
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,701
- Over $110,000$22,230
Financial aid
71%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,216
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
11%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,207 on average
- 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 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Freshman Merit Scholarships (Curators, Chancellors, Gold, Red, UMSL)
$4,000 to $8,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
Deadline: Priority for admission by March 1. To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, and stay a full-time student; it renews for up to 8 semesters.
DetailsDean's Non-Resident Scholarship
50% of non-resident premium
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 24+ ACT, ACT 24+ or SAT equivalent
To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, and pass 24 credit hours across the fall and spring semesters; it renews for up to 3 more years.
DetailsGateway Scholarship
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
Equivalent of in-state tuition (covers non-resident charges) for newly admitted students residing anywhere in the U.S.
- Resides in the U.S., Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizen or permanent resident
To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, and take at least 12 credit hours each semester.
DetailsProvost's Non-Resident Scholarship
Waives non-resident premium (100%)
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 28+ ACT, ACT 28+ or SAT equivalent
To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, and pass 24 credit hours across the fall and spring semesters; it renews for up to 3 more years.
Details
Show 1 more scholarships
Regional Achievement Award
100% of non-resident premium; MSEP states or AR, IA, KY, OK, TN
Automatic · Out-of-state students · No separate application
- 24+ ACT, ACT 24+ (or SAT equivalent) OR 3.5 core GPA
- 3.50+ GPA, High school core GPA
To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, and pass 24 credit hours across the fall and spring semesters; it renews for up to 3 more years.
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
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
35 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,630Est.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 | ST ART Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ST ART Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART HS 1100 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1012 & BIOL 1013 |
| Biology | 4 | 5 | BIOL 1821 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 10 | MATH 1045 & MATH 1800 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 15 | MATH 1045, 1800 & 1900 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 10 | MATH 1045 & MATH 1800 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CHEM 1111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 10 | CHEM 1111 & CHEM 1121 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL SCI 1500 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CMP SCI 1250 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ST ART 1140 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | Freshman Composition Proficiency |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1120 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Physical Science Elective |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1031 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1031 & HIST 1032 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FRENCH 2101 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GERMAN 2101 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1001 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATIN 2101 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1002 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1001 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | THRY COM 1301 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYSICS 1011 & PHYSICS 1011L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYSICS 1012 & PHYSICS 1012L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYSICS 1012 & PHYSICS 1012L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHYSICS 2112 & PHYSICS 2112L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYSICS 1011 & PHYSICS 1011L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHYSICS 2111 & PHYSICS 2111L |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYCH 1003 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Transfer Elective Credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPANISH 2101 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Transfer Humanities Credit |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPANISH 2180 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1105 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL SCI 1100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1001 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1001 & HIST 1002 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1075 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 1075 & HIST 1076 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
62%
Come back for a second year
74%
Typical earnings
$59,899
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Missouri-St Louis$69,484
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 27 majors here have earnings data.
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