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Missouri Baptist University is a private regional university located in Saint Louis, Missouri. Missouri Baptist University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Missouri Baptist University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $39,658 10 years after enrolling, 28th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Missouri Baptist University bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Missouri Baptist University is ranked 26th in Missouri.
Missouri Baptist University’s median net annual cost of $21,782 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Missouri Baptist University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Education, Criminal Justice, Health & Fitness, Accounting, Behavioral Sciences - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$21,782
Average years to graduate
4.5
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Missouri Baptist University - Educ. Administration, Business Administration, Student Counseling, Education, Health & Fitness, Curriculum and Instruction - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
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Rank: #57
Economic score: 0.93
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Missouri Baptist University is 7% lower than the state average, and 6% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Missouri Baptist University, Pell Grant recipients represent 16% of the measured graduating class, 19% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Missouri Baptist University graduates within 4.7 years.
Missouri Baptist University is in the bottom 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Missouri Baptist University’s economic mobility score of 3.17 is calculated by adjusting the 7.29 economic score of lower-income students by the 16% pell grant recipients within the student body. Missouri Baptist University’s EMS of 3.17 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Missouri Baptist University pays $21,782 a year, $22,376 less than the $44,158 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $21,782
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Missouri Baptist University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $21,782 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,122. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,572
Pell grants
$4,559
State grants
$1,891
Institutional grants
$16,168
Missouri Baptist University offers 13 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Missouri Baptist University offers 11 programs, 6 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
24
Hybrid programs
16
Percentage of programs online
34%
Missouri Baptist University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 699 applicants, of which 432 were admitted and 236 enrolled. Missouri Baptist University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
78%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
39%
59%
In-state
69%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
76%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
N/A
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
5%
12%