Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 76,554 with 44,071 female students and 32,483 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Missouri-Columbia has the most enrolled students of 31,304, while Northwest Missouri State University has the least number of students of 8,505 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Missouri | 11,637 | 5,323 | 6,314 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 31,304 | 13,746 | 17,558 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 15,181 | 6,142 | 9,039 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 8,505 | 3,255 | 5,250 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | 9,927 | 4,017 | 5,910 |
| Purdue University Global-St. Louis | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||
| Total | 76,554 | 32,483 | 44,071 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 57,267 with 32,475 female students and 24,792 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Missouri-Columbia has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 23,745, while Northwest Missouri State University has the least number of undergraduate students of 5,308.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Missouri | 7,345 | 3,273 | 4,072 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 23,745 | 10,844 | 12,901 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 12,415 | 5,234 | 7,181 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 5,308 | 2,072 | 3,236 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | 8,454 | 3,369 | 5,085 |
| Total | 57,267 | 24,792 | 32,475 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 19,287 with 11,596 female students and 7,691 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of Missouri-Columbia has the most enrolled graduate students of 7,559, while Southeast Missouri State University has the least number of graduate students of 1,473.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Missouri | 4,292 | 2,050 | 2,242 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 7,559 | 2,902 | 4,657 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 2,766 | 908 | 1,858 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 3,197 | 1,183 | 2,014 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | 1,473 | 648 | 825 |
| Total | 19,287 | 7,691 | 11,596 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 57,267 students, 6,057 students (10.58%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 23,035 students (40.22%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 19,287 students, 6,763 students (35.07%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 3,079 students (15.96%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| University of Central Missouri | 7,345 | 600 (8.17%) |
3,200 (43.57%) | 4,292 | 705 (16.43%) |
645 (15.03%) |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 23,745 | 1,332 (5.61%) |
11,860 (49.95%) | 7,559 | 2,756 (36.46%) |
1,071 (14.17%) |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | 12,415 | 1,995 (16.07%) |
2,902 (23.37%) | 2,766 | 749 (27.08%) |
688 (24.87%) |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 5,308 | 641 (12.08%) |
1,437 (27.07%) | 3,197 | 2,101 (65.72%) |
34 (1.06%) |
| Southeast Missouri State University | 8,454 | 1,489 (17.61%) |
3,636 (43.01%) | 1,473 | 452 (30.69%) |
641 (43.52%) |
| Purdue University Global-St. Louis | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Average | 57,267 | 6,057 (10.58%) |
23,035 (40.22%) |
19,287 | 6,763 (35.07%) |
3,079 (15.96%) |