Tightest Missouri Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Missouri colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. College of the Ozarks has the lowest acceptance rate as of 11.99% for academic year 2023-2024 in Missouri. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Missouri.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the OzarksPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPoint Lookout, MO | 11.99% | 2,919 | 350 | 284 | 81.14% |
| 2 | Washington University in St LouisPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Louis, MO | 12.06% | 32,754 | 3,951 | 1,847 | 46.75% |
| 3 | William Jewell CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLiberty, MO | 38.36% | 1,929 | 740 | 244 | 32.97% |
| 4 | Kansas City Art InstitutePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsKansas City, MO | 54.76% | 1,125 | 616 | 216 | 35.06% |
| 5 | Lindenwood UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSaint Charles, MO | 56.84% | 7,966 | 4,528 | 638 | 14.09% |
| 6 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, MO | 56.87% | 1,542 | 877 | 308 | 35.12% |
| 7 | Drury UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpringfield, MO | 57.58% | 2,690 | 1,549 | 337 | 21.76% |
| 8 | University of Missouri-St LouisPublic, four-yearsSaint Louis, MO | 62.67% | 6,193 | 3,881 | 490 | 12.63% |
| 9 | University of Central MissouriPublic, four-yearsWarrensburg, MO | 63.80% | 5,647 | 3,603 | 1,031 | 28.62% |
| 10 | Southwest Baptist UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBolivar, MO | 68.39% | 1,275 | 872 | 299 | 34.29% |
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