univstats

Missouri Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 745,524 students have applied and among them 450,999 were admitted to Missouri Colleges. 136,739 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Missouri Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Missouri Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total745,524 450,999136,739
Public Schools329,659 258,01382,793
4 Years (Or High)328,331 257,05382,037
2-4 Years401 277186
Less Than 2 Years927 683570
Private Schools415,865 192,98653,946
4 Years (Or High)414,814 192,17253,500
2-4 Years1,051 814446
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Missouri Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Missouri Colleges is 60.49% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 78.27% and the average rate of private schools was 46.41%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Missouri Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Missouri Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average60.49%
Public Schools78.27%
4 Years (Or High)78.29%
2-4 Years69.08%
Less Than 2 Years73.68%
Private Schools46.41%
4 Years (Or High)46.33%
2-4 Years77.45%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for Missouri Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Missouri Colleges was 60.49% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 78.27% and the average rate of private schools was 46.41%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Missouri Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
Missouri Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average30.32%
Public Schools32.09%
4 Years (Or High)31.91%
2-4 Years67.15%
Less Than 2 Years83.46%
Private Schools27.95%
4 Years (Or High)27.84%
2-4 Years54.79%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for Missouri Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of Missouri Colleges is 812 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
Missouri Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%365368
75%444446
Public Schools25%424435
75%516525
Private Schools25%306302
75%372368
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for Missouri Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of Missouri Colleges is 35 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
Missouri Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%15 1414
75%20 2019
Public Schools25%171616
75%232322
Private Schools25%131212
75%171717
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for Missouri Colleges