How much does college cost in Missouri?

The average in-state tuition in Missouri is $17,761 per year, based on 141 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Missouri?

The lowest in-state tuition in Missouri is $3,048 at St Charles Community College.

What is the most expensive college in Missouri?

The highest in-state tuition in Missouri is N/A at Kansas City University-Joplin.

How does Missouri compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Missouri is 2% below that.

How many colleges are in Missouri?

College Scorecard lists 141 colleges in Missouri.

College Tuition in Missouri (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	Missouri	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$17,761	$18,082	-2%

All 141 Colleges in Missouri

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	St Charles Community College	Cottleville	$3,048	$6,096	N/A
2	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City	Kansas City	$3,630	$9,600	N/A
3	Saint Louis Community College	Bridgeton	$3,660	$6,990	N/A
4	Moberly Area Community College	Moberly	$4,110	$8,640	N/A
5	State Fair Community College	Sedalia	$4,176	$7,416	N/A
6	East Central College	Union	$4,272	$7,680	N/A
7	Ozarks Technical Community College	Springfield	$4,512	$7,200	N/A
8	Three Rivers College	Poplar Bluff	$4,950	$6,180	N/A
9	Jefferson College	Hillsboro	$5,250	$8,850	N/A
10	North Central Missouri College	Trenton	$5,370	$8,820	N/A
11	Mineral Area College	Park Hills	$5,660	$8,570	N/A
12	Missouri State University-West Plains	West Plains	$5,936	$8,106	N/A
13	Crowder College	Neosho	$6,180	$8,280	N/A
14	City Vision University	Kansas City	$6,600	$6,600	N/A
15	Harris-Stowe State University	Saint Louis	$7,008	$11,640	N/A
16	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	Fayette	$7,440	$7,440	88%
17	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies	Springfield	$8,054	$8,054	N/A
18	State Technical College of Missouri	Linn	$8,160	$14,610	N/A
19	Evangel University-College of Online Learning	Springfield	$8,175	$8,175	49%
20	Columbia College - Fort Leonard Wood	Fort Leonard Wood	$8,256	$8,256	N/A
21	Columbia College - Lake Ozark	Osage Beach	$8,256	$8,256	N/A
22	Columbia College - Whiteman AFB	Whiteman AFB	$8,256	$8,256	N/A
23	Urshan University	Wentzville	$8,756	$8,756	84%
24	Missouri Southern State University	Joplin	$8,960	$17,080	97%
25	Logan University	Chesterfield	$9,000	$9,000	64%
26	Missouri State University-Springfield	Springfield	$9,502	$18,770	91%
27	Lincoln University	Jefferson City	$9,796	$17,692	N/A
28	Truman State University	Kirksville	$9,838	$18,566	84%
29	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau	$9,903	$9,903	74%
30	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg	$10,050	$18,600	64%
31	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	Kansas City	$10,120	$10,120	96%
32	Missouri Western State University	Saint Joseph	$10,306	$20,866	N/A
33	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville	$10,611	$17,324	86%
34	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cape Girardeau	$11,064	$11,064	100%
35	St. Louis Med Tech	St. Louis	$11,500	$11,500	N/A
36	Central Christian College of the Bible	Moberly	$12,200	$12,200	N/A
37	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City	$12,587	$30,227	72%
38	Calvary University	Kansas City	$14,094	$14,094	72%
39	University of Missouri-St Louis	Saint Louis	$14,112	$35,112	63%
40	Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts	Saint Louis	$14,332	$14,332	100%
41	Cox College	Springfield	$14,822	$14,822	100%
42	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia	$14,837	$36,056	78%
43	Graceland University - Independence	Independence	$14,940	$14,940	N/A
44	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla	$14,984	$33,248	73%
45	Bryan University	Springfield	$15,868	$15,868	N/A
46	Ozark Christian College	Joplin	$16,000	$16,000	94%
47	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City	Kansas City	$16,757	$16,757	N/A
48	Mission University	Springfield	$16,950	$16,950	N/A
49	Park University	Parkville	$17,500	$17,500	N/A
50	Ranken Technical College	Saint Louis	$18,008	$18,008	N/A
51	Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church	Ozark	$18,080	$18,080	74%
52	Four Rivers Career Center	Washington	$18,345	$18,345	N/A
53	Texas County Technical College	Houston	$19,025	$19,025	100%
54	Chamberlain University-Missouri	St. Louis	$19,975	$19,975	100%
55	William Jewell College	Liberty	$20,610	$20,610	38%
56	Lindenwood University	Saint Charles	$21,600	$21,600	57%
57	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout	$22,320	$22,320	12%
58	Missouri Valley College	Marshall	$23,700	$23,700	69%
59	Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis	Maryland Heights	$23,760	$23,760	100%
60	Columbia College	Columbia	$25,826	$25,826	N/A
61	Conception Seminary College	Conception	$26,206	$26,206	32%
62	Hannibal-LaGrange University	Hannibal	$26,880	$26,880	73%
63	Maryville University of Saint Louis	Saint Louis	$27,166	$27,166	95%
64	Cottey College	Nevada	$27,562	$27,562	69%
65	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Fayette	$28,260	$28,260	57%
66	Stephens College	Columbia	$28,300	$28,300	77%
67	Bolivar Technical College	Bolivar	$28,390	$28,390	95%
68	Evangel University	Springfield	$28,548	$28,548	72%
69	William Woods University	Fulton	$30,340	$30,340	71%
70	Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar	$30,566	$30,566	68%
71	Culver-Stockton College	Canton	$30,875	$30,875	99%
72	Webster University	Saint Louis	$31,750	$31,750	86%
73	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis	$32,550	$32,550	90%
74	Missouri Baptist University	Saint Louis	$34,612	$34,612	69%
75	Westminster College	Fulton	$35,214	$35,214	79%
76	Drury University	Springfield	$36,745	$36,745	58%
77	Avila University	Kansas City	$42,000	$42,000	88%
78	Kansas City Art Institute	Kansas City	$44,550	$44,550	55%
79	Rockhurst University	Kansas City	$44,966	$44,966	70%
80	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis	$55,760	$55,760	75%
81	Washington University in St Louis	St. Louis	$65,790	$65,790	12%
82	Concorde Career College-Kansas City	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	96%
83	Aquinas Institute of Theology	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
84	House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs	Blue Springs	N/A	N/A	N/A
85	Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center	Cape Girardeau	N/A	N/A	N/A
86	Grand River Technical School	Chillicothe	N/A	N/A	88%
87	Concordia Seminary	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
88	Covenant Theological Seminary	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
89	Eden Theological Seminary	Webster Groves	N/A	N/A	N/A
90	Pinnacle Career Institute	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
91	House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	Summit Salon Academy Kansas City	Independence	N/A	N/A	N/A
93	Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia	Columbia	N/A	N/A	N/A
94	Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
95	Kenrick Glennon Seminary	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
96	A T Still University of Health Sciences	Kirksville	N/A	N/A	N/A
97	Lex La-Ray Technical Center	Lexington	N/A	N/A	67%
98	Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics	Jefferson City	N/A	N/A	N/A
99	Midwest Institute	Earth City	N/A	N/A	87%
100	Nazarene Theological Seminary	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
101	Neosho Beauty and Barber College	Neosho	N/A	N/A	N/A
102	Research College of Nursing	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
103	Salem College of Hairstyling	Rolla	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
105	Kansas City University	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
106	Pike-Lincoln Technical Center	Eolia	N/A	N/A	N/A
107	Grabber School of Hair Design	St. Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
108	Waynesville Career Center	Waynesville	N/A	N/A	N/A
109	Franklin Technology Center Adult Education	Joplin	N/A	N/A	N/A
110	Kirksville Area Technical Center	Kirksville	N/A	N/A	62%
111	Southern Missouri Technical Institute	West Plains	N/A	N/A	N/A
112	Saline County Career Center	Marshall	N/A	N/A	50%
113	Warrensburg Area Career Center	Warrensburg	N/A	N/A	100%
114	Cass Career Center	Harrisonville	N/A	N/A	100%
115	Applied Tech	Sunset Hills	N/A	N/A	41%
116	Central College of Cosmetology	Saint Robert	N/A	N/A	N/A
117	New Dimensions School	Joplin	N/A	N/A	N/A
118	Academy of Beauty Professionals	Raymore	N/A	N/A	N/A
119	St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton	Fenton	N/A	N/A	80%
120	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
121	Trend Setters School	Cape Girardeau	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Academy of Hair Design-Springfield	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
123	Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
124	Urshan Graduate School of Theology	Wentzville	N/A	N/A	N/A
125	Skin Institute	Saint Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
126	The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles	St. Charles	N/A	N/A	N/A
127	Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis	St. Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
128	Evolve Beauty Academy	Washington	N/A	N/A	N/A
129	American Trade School	Saint Ann	N/A	N/A	N/A
130	Academy of Salon Professionals	Sedalia	N/A	N/A	N/A
131	Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center	Carthage	N/A	N/A	N/A
132	SPBK Enterprises Inc	Webb City	N/A	N/A	N/A
133	Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
134	Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis	St. Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Aesthetics Institute	St. Louis	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	Concorde Career College-Broadway	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	100%
139	Renaissance Beauty Academy	Cape Girardeau	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	Old Town Barber College - KC	Kansas City	N/A	N/A	N/A
141	Kansas City University-Joplin	Joplin	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in Missouri (2026)

Missouri vs. National Average