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Acceptance Rate 62.67%
Yield 12.63%
SAT Score 1,240
ACT Score 24
Applicants 6,193

Missouri-St Louis Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 62.67% at University of Missouri-St Louis. Total 6,193 students applied and 3,881 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,240 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.umsl.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.umsl.edu/admissions/applications.html
Acceptance Rate62.67%
Average Test Scores1,240 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 62.67%. A total of 6,193 students (2,132 men and 4,061 women) have applied to and 3,881 (1,256 men and 2,625 women) students admitted to University of Missouri-St Louis.
Among them, 208 male and 282 female students have enrolled into Missouri-St Louis and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.63%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Missouri-St Louis
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,1932,1324,06100
Admitted3,8811,2562,62500
Enrolled49020828200
Acceptance Rate 62.67% 58.91% 64.64% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.63% 16.56% 10.74% - -
[Chart] University of Missouri-St Louis Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Missouri-St Louis, 26 applicants (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 126 applicants (26%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,240 at Missouri-St Louis. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,290 and 25th percentile score is 1,060.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Missouri-St Louis. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Missouri-St Louis with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Missouri-St Louis
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total106012401290
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510610630
Math550630660
ACT Composite192427
Math172226
English172327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Missouri-St Louis, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Missouri-St Louis
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Missouri-St Louis

The calendar system at University of Missouri-St Louis is Semester. University of Missouri-St Louis accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Missouri-St Louis accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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