Colleges in Missouri and what each costs

56 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Mizzou cost of attendance	Columbia	Public, 4-year	$35,988
Missouri State cost of attendance	Springfield	Public, 4-year	$27,511
Washington University in St. Louis cost of attendance	St. Louis	Private, 4-year	$100,935
Saint Louis University cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Private, 4-year	$83,365
University of Missouri-Kansas City cost of attendance	Kansas City	Public, 4-year	$36,011
Southeast Missouri State University cost of attendance	Cape Girardeau	Public, 4-year	$29,996
University of Central Missouri cost of attendance	Warrensburg	Public, 4-year	$26,170
Missouri University of Science and Technology cost of attendance	Rolla	Public, 4-year	$33,271
University of Missouri-St. Louis cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Public, 4-year	$39,311
Columbia College cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$44,863
Lindenwood University cost of attendance	Saint Charles	Private, 4-year	$44,302
Park University cost of attendance	Parkville	Private, 4-year	$34,108
Northwest Missouri State University cost of attendance	Maryville	Public, 4-year	$27,590
Moberly Area Community College cost of attendance	Moberly	Public, 2-year	$15,990
Missouri Southern State University cost of attendance	Joplin	Public, 4-year	$24,376
State Fair Community College cost of attendance	Sedalia	Public, 2-year	$17,777
Crowder College cost of attendance	Neosho	Public, 2-year	$23,410
Jefferson College cost of attendance	Hillsboro	Public, 2-year	$25,571
Truman State University cost of attendance	Kirksville	Public, 4-year	$29,476
Webster University cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Private, 4-year	$56,159
Missouri Western State University cost of attendance	Saint Joseph	Public, 4-year	$33,566
State Technical College of Missouri cost of attendance	Linn	Public, 2-year	$22,739
Three Rivers College cost of attendance	Poplar Bluff	Public, 2-year	$22,106
Ranken Technical College cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Private, 2-year	$38,473
Mineral Area College cost of attendance	Park Hills	Public, 2-year	$22,169
Rockhurst University cost of attendance	Kansas City	Private, 4-year	$68,272
Missouri Baptist University cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Private, 4-year	$57,851
College of the Ozarks cost of attendance	Point Lookout	Private, 4-year	$38,826
Missouri Valley College cost of attendance	Marshall	Private, 4-year	$41,097
Lincoln University cost of attendance	Jefferson City	Public, 4-year	$27,913
Drury University cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$57,619
Southwest Baptist University cost of attendance	Bolivar	Private, 4-year	$46,488
Avila University cost of attendance	Kansas City	Private, 4-year	$56,800
William Woods University cost of attendance	Fulton	Private, 4-year	$56,512
North Central Missouri College cost of attendance	Trenton	Public, 2-year	$21,463
Evangel University cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$45,520
Central Methodist University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences cost of attendance	Fayette	Private, 4-year	$49,918
Missouri State University, West Plains cost of attendance	West Plains	Public, 2-year	$21,066
Harris-Stowe State University cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Public, 4-year	$27,649
William Jewell College cost of attendance	Liberty	Private, 4-year	$39,137
Kansas City Art Institute cost of attendance	Kansas City	Private, 4-year	$66,563
Culver-Stockton College cost of attendance	Canton	Private, 4-year	$50,054
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary cost of attendance	Kansas City	Private, 4-year	$31,529
Westminster College cost of attendance	Fulton	Private, 4-year	$57,146
Drury University, College of Continuing Professional Studies cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$23,357
Ozark Christian College cost of attendance	Joplin	Private, 4-year	$30,776
Urshan University cost of attendance	Wentzville	Private, 4-year	$19,762
Hannibal-LaGrange University cost of attendance	Hannibal	Private, 4-year	$43,105
Stephens College cost of attendance	Columbia	Private, 4-year	$50,561
Mission University cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$35,391
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis cost of attendance	Saint Louis	Private, 4-year	$63,029
Cottey College cost of attendance	Nevada	Private, 4-year	$48,731
Calvary University cost of attendance	Kansas City	Private, 4-year	$26,419
Central Christian College of the Bible cost of attendance	Moberly	Private, 4-year	$28,799
Evangel University, James River Assembly of God Church cost of attendance	Ozark	Private, 2-year	$33,879
Conception Seminary College cost of attendance	Conception	Private, 4-year	$47,337

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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