Largest Missouri Colleges and Universities

Largest Missouri Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Missouri-Columbia has the most students of 31,543 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Missouri. Missouri State University-Springfield is ranked second with 24,360 students and Saint Louis University follows them with 17,059 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Missouri Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Missouri-Columbia Public, four-yearsColumbia, MO	31,543	17,739	13,804
2	Missouri State University-Springfield Public, four-yearsSpringfield, MO	24,360	14,728	9,632
3	Saint Louis University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO	17,059	9,472	7,587
4	Washington University in St Louis Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO	16,357	8,597	7,760
5	University of Missouri-St Louis Public, four-yearsSaint Louis, MO	14,736	8,745	5,991
6	University of Missouri-Kansas City Public, four-yearsKansas City, MO	14,732	8,555	6,177
7	University of Central Missouri Public, four-yearsWarrensburg, MO	12,857	6,945	5,912
8	Southeast Missouri State University Public, four-yearsCape Girardeau, MO	9,501	5,638	3,863
9	Maryville University of Saint Louis Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO	9,261	6,686	2,575
10	Northwest Missouri State University Public, four-yearsMaryville, MO	9,152	5,911	3,241
11	Webster University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO	8,260	4,034	4,226
12	Missouri University of Science and Technology Public, four-yearsRolla, MO	7,154	1,730	5,424
13	Lindenwood University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Charles, MO	6,826	4,391	2,435
14	Park University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsParkville, MO	5,736	2,630	3,106
15	Missouri Baptist University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO	5,699	3,375	2,324
16	Columbia College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, MO	5,689	3,369	2,320
17	Missouri Southern State University Public, four-yearsJoplin, MO	4,147	2,558	1,589
18	Missouri Western State University Public, four-yearsSaint Joseph, MO	3,716	2,288	1,428
19	Truman State University Public, four-yearsKirksville, MO	3,664	2,244	1,420
20	Rockhurst University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKansas City, MO	3,577	2,367	1,210

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