University of Missouri-St Louis

University of Missouri-St Louis pairs a published cost of attendance of $31,199 with an affordability standing that is relatively strong in Azimuth’s national comparison. Its listed charges include $14,112 for in-state tuition and fees, $35,112 for out-of-state tuition and fees, and $13,502 for room and board.

For aid recipients, the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,071, with average financial-aid savings of $16,128 from the published cost. That average is $1,003 above the peer median of $14,068 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks the university #292 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The aid savings and affordability standing point in the same direction.

At University of Missouri-St Louis, the published cost of attendance is $31,199, but aid recipients’ costs differ across family-income bands. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $13,031 for the lowest family-income band, $12,979 for the lower-middle band, $15,222 for the middle band, $17,598 for the upper-middle band, and $21,608 for the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $8,577, and Azimuth ranks the university #292 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid covers about 52% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an average savings of $16,128 against the sticker price.

Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $15,071, which is $1,003 above the peer median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size). Published in-state tuition is $14,112, and out-of-state tuition is $35,112.

For borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $20,000, which is $1,229 below the peer median of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size). 83.1% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans, and that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $15,027.

Azimuth places the return pillar at the 60th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $62,350, in the 58th percentile.

That is $5,049 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $3,166 more than the model expects for similar students.

That places the gap at the 66th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $7,480.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,314. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,019.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, University of Missouri-St Louis has median earnings of $62,350 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 58th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 2,711 completers.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, and the university’s median is above it by $5,049. Completers earn about $3,166 more than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings scenarios based on the program mix have a typical outcome matching the reported median, with a downside scenario of $42,955 and an upside scenario of $86,824. An estimated 30.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The peer comparison and the model estimate both point above their reference points.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, University of Missouri-St Louis has median earnings of $62,350 four years after completion. Azimuth places those earnings in the 58th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the university’s median is above it by $5,049. Graduates earn about $3,166 more than the model expects for similar students.

Azimuth places earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, in the 66th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,480.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,314. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,019.

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix range from $42,955 in the downside scenario to $86,824 in the upside scenario. Azimuth ranks the return pillar #592 among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Business/Commerce is the largest listed program, with 333 degrees awarded and median earnings of $65,373 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #18 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Psychology adds 142 degrees awarded and median earnings of $48,014, showing a broad spread across the school’s larger and higher-earning fields.

Program choice makes a wide difference in modeled earnings at University of Missouri-St Louis. The downside earnings scenario is $42,955, while the upside scenario reaches $86,824 four years after completion.

The financial picture pairs lower borrowing than comparable colleges with earnings beyond the model’s expectation. Borrowers who complete at University of Missouri-St Louis have median federal student loan debt of $20,000, below the $21,229 median at comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month if repaid over ten years. Completers earn about $3,166 more than the model expects for similar students, an earnings-beyond-expectations measure that compares their earnings with what the model expects for similar students.

Parent PLUS borrowers are a separate population and carry median debt of $15,027. For aid recipients, the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,071.

Lower borrower debt and higher-than-expected earnings point in the same direction.

University of Missouri-St Louis admitted 62.7% of applicants to its reported entering class, a lower rate than the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

At University of Missouri-St Louis, Nursing is the higher-earning large program, with median earnings of $78,608 four years after completion and 191 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #267 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Business/Commerce recorded $65,373 in median earnings and 333 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #18 nationally in its field. More moderate-earning large fields include Psychology, at $48,014 with 142 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #224 among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Teacher Education posted $38,980 and awarded 131 degrees; Azimuth ranks it #224 nationally in its field. The contrast across these large programs shows that four-year earnings differ substantially by field.

Business/Commerce is the standout ranked field, combining the university’s highest national placement with its largest degree count. The university has 19 ranked programs.

Azimuth ranks Business/Commerce #18 nationally within its field among nonprofit four-year institutions; it awarded 333 degrees and its completers earned $65,373 four years after completion. Nursing ranks #267, awarded 191 degrees, and had earnings of $78,608.

Psychology and Teacher Education each rank #224, with 142 and 131 degrees awarded and earnings of $48,014 and $38,980, respectively, four years after completion.

The degree mix at University of Missouri-St Louis is anchored by Business, which accounts for 23.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Health Professions next at 10.7% and Social Sciences at 9.2%. The university has 19 programs with an Azimuth national rank and 26 with published four-year earnings data.

The largest single program is Business/Commerce, at 333 degrees awarded, followed by Nursing at 191 and Psychology at 142. The highest-ranked program is Business/Commerce, which Azimuth ranks #2 in Missouri within its field, and its graduates earn a median of $65,373 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, at $102,723, from 66 degrees awarded a year. Electrical Engineering follows at $96,083, with 22 degrees awarded, and Mechanical Engineering at $84,087 from 39 degrees awarded.

Nursing, the second-largest program, also appears among the top earners at $78,608, though its national rank of #267 and state rank of #5 in Missouri are more modest. The pattern is a university where the largest programs and the best-paid ones are not the same set.

The highest earnings come from engineering and computer science, fields that together award fewer degrees than Business/Commerce alone. 22.2% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields, a share that sits below the concentration of earnings at the top of the pay scale. Those three programs together award fewer degrees than Business/Commerce alone.