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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO
Official name

University of Missouri-Columbia

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University of Missouri-Columbia is a public four-year school in Columbia, MO, with its campus in a city. It was founded in 1839[1]. It has about 35,770 undergraduates across its 3 campuses[3].

Founding year: Wikidata (community-edited) · Other facts: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
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187years of history[1]
  1. 1839Founded
  2. 2026Today
TypePublic
SettingCity
Undergraduates35,770[3]
From abroad1.8%[3]

Undergraduates and international share add up all 3 University of Missouri campuses (this campus alone: 23,929, 1.0% international). The international share is weighted by each campus’s undergraduates. Acceptance rate, test scores, graduation rate, costs and everything else on this page describe this campus only, because those figures cannot be added up across campuses.

Other campuses

University of Missouri has 2 other campuses. We do not give them pages of their own; their undergraduates are counted in the totals above. Each has its own admission rules and costs, so check that campus’s own website.

  • University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · 6,817 undergraduates
  • University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO · 5,024 undergraduates

Academics

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Costs

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Help paying, for students from abroad

Need-based aidNot stated on the school’s page[2]
ScholarshipsOpen to international students[2]

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Housing and food

Reported by the school to the U.S. Department of Education · per year, all students[3]
Room and board, on campus$13,700[3]
Room and board, off campus (not with family)$13,700[3]

The Scorecard does not say whether first-year housing is guaranteed or how many students live on campus. Check the school’s housing page.

Scorecard averages · reference only

Average cost of attendance$31,713[3]
Tuition, in-state / out-of-state$14,837 / $36,056[3]

These averages include U.S. students and the aid they receive. They are not an international student’s net price.

Getting in

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When to apply

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Your application checklist

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Scores in detail

What the school asks for, and where its students land.

English test

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SAT and ACT

You do not have to send one. If you do, the gold bar shows where the middle half of enrolled students land.

SATOptional
1150 to 1330[3]
Middle half of enrolled students · approximate, built from section percentiles
4001600
ACTOptional
23 to 30[3]
Middle half of enrolled students
136

Extra steps for students from abroad

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How many get in

78%[3]Of applicants are admitted (U.S. and international together)
Coming soonApplications a year
Coming soonAdmitted from abroad

Living in Columbia

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Clubs, sports and activities

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