Top colleges in Missouri by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Missouri with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis leads this list at $482,012 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
10 Yr. ROI
$482,012
Washington University in St Louis
10 Yr. ROI
$300,146
Missouri University of Science and Technology
10 Yr. ROI
$297,370
Top 25 Top colleges in Missouri by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | MO | Private nonprofit | 337 | $482,012 | Grad 61.7% · Net $31,817 |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | MO | Private nonprofit | 7,857 | $300,146 | Grad 94.3% · Net $21,786 |
| 3 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | MO | Public | 5,521 | $297,370 | Grad 64.4% · Net $16,298 |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Missouri | MO | Private for-profit | 284 | $288,549 | Grad 100.0% · Net $30,716 |
| 5 | Saint Louis University | MO | Private nonprofit | 7,267 | $207,890 | Grad 79.5% · Net $24,398 |
| 6 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | MO | Public | 6,817 | $205,176 | Grad 55.5% · Net $13,310 |
| 7 | William Jewell College | MO | Private nonprofit | 924 | $200,688 | Grad 67.7% · Net $17,562 |
| 8 | Rockhurst University | MO | Private nonprofit | 1,580 | $194,560 | Grad 74.6% · Net $25,884 |
| 9 | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | Public | 23,929 | $189,324 | Grad 74.9% · Net $20,268 |
| 10 | Truman State University | MO | Public | 2,513 | $184,363 | Grad 68.5% · Net $12,780 |
| 11 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | MO | Private nonprofit | 5,658 | $183,786 | Grad 66.2% · Net $22,066 |
| 12 | University of Missouri-St Louis | MO | Public | 5,024 | $178,382 | Grad 56.6% · Net $15,071 |
| 13 | Avila University | MO | Private nonprofit | 1,312 | $174,279 | Grad 52.4% · Net $16,053 |
| 14 | College of the Ozarks | MO | Private nonprofit | 1,444 | $166,664 | Grad 63.7% · Net $6,100 |
| 15 | Park University | MO | Private nonprofit | 4,555 | $165,238 | Grad 38.4% · Net $21,032 |
| 16 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | MO | Private nonprofit | 2,092 | $159,624 | Grad 0.0% · Net $14,601 |
| 17 | University of Central Missouri | MO | Public | 5,648 | $156,130 | Grad 54.1% · Net $14,462 |
| 18 | Logan University | MO | Private nonprofit | 229 | $151,094 | Grad 22.2% · Net $20,218 |
| 19 | Lindenwood University | MO | Private nonprofit | 4,624 | $149,000 | Grad 49.3% · Net $19,638 |
| 20 | Missouri Southern State University | MO | Public | 3,019 | $145,648 | Grad 41.6% · Net $12,007 |
| 21 | Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | MO | Private nonprofit | 632 | $143,487 | Grad 43.2% · Net $10,566 |
| 22 | Northwest Missouri State University | MO | Public | 4,378 | $142,662 | Grad 54.2% · Net $16,244 |
| 23 | Missouri State University-Springfield | MO | Public | 13,313 | $137,569 | Grad 57.9% · Net $17,613 |
| 24 | Missouri Western State University | MO | Public | 2,219 | $135,886 | Grad 38.5% · Net $13,251 |
| 25 | Southeast Missouri State University | MO | Public | 6,373 | $127,914 | Grad 57.9% · Net $15,882 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; 46 campuses met every filter and the top 25 are published.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.