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Missouri Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Missouri. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Avila University, has the lowest yield rate of 7.25% for academic year 2024-2025 in Missouri. Westminster College is positioned second with 10.13% yield and Culver-Stockton College follows them with 10%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Missouri.
Missouri Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Avila University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKansas City, MO
7.25% 3,975 3,490 253 87.80%
2Westminster College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFulton, MO
10.13% 2,654 2,102 213 79.20%
3Culver-Stockton College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCanton, MO
10.31% 1,880 1,863 192 99.10%
4University of Missouri-St Louis
Public, four-yearsSaint Louis, MO
12.63% 6,193 3,881 490 62.67%
5Webster University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO
13.63% 5,206 4,489 612 86.23%
6Saint Louis University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO
13.86% 15,533 11,656 1,615 75.04%
7Lindenwood University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Charles, MO
14.09% 7,966 4,528 638 56.84%
8Stephens College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbia, MO
14.57% 1,058 817 119 77.22%
9Southeast Missouri State University
Public, four-yearsCape Girardeau, MO
17.94% 10,461 7,691 1,380 73.52%
10Rockhurst University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKansas City, MO
19.16% 2,197 1,529 293 69.59%