Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 81.52% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 24.23%.
University of Missouri-Kansas City has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 69.48% and University of Missouri-Kansas City has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 32.37% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Lincoln University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Missouri Southern State University | 1,937 (734/1,199) | 1,927 (729/1,194) | 605 (237/368) | 99% (99%/100%) | 31% (33%/31%) |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 5,180 (1,843/3,337) | 3,599 (1,178/2,421) | 1,165 (406/759) | 69% (64%/73%) | 32% (34%/23%) |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 6,311 (4,260/2,051) | 5,143 (3,512/1,631) | 1,146 (892/254) | 81% (82%/80%) | 22% (25%/12%) |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 6,877 (2,363/4,514) | 5,884 (2,002/3,882) | 1,095 (419/676) | 86% (85%/86%) | 19% (21%/15%) |
| Average | 5,076 (2,300/2,300) | 4,138 (1,855/2,282) | 1,003 (489/514) | 81.52% (80.7%/99.2%) | 24.23% (26.3%/22.5%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1209. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 598 and the average SAT Math score is 611.
University of Missouri-Kansas City has the highest SAT scores of 1,415 and Northwest Missouri State University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,065 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Lincoln University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Missouri Southern State University | 5% (32) | 1080 | 530 | 550 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 3% (36) | 1415 | 700 | 715 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 1% (6) | 1275 | 620 | 655 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 2% (24) | 1065 | 540 | 525 |
| Average | 2.75% | 1209 | 598 | 611 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 24. By subject, the average ACT English score is 23 and the ACT math score is 23.
The following table compares ACT Scores between selected colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Lincoln University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Missouri Southern State University | 79% (479) | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | 50% (586) | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 71% (815) | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | 84% (919) | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Average | 71.00% | 24 | 23 | 23 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
| Lincoln University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
| Missouri Southern State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| Northwest Missouri State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.