Best ROI 4-Year Colleges in Missouri

These are the best ROI 4-year colleges in missouri, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 37 institutions, with College of the Ozarks leading at 1.7x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 College of the Ozarks MO 1.7x
2 Missouri University of Science and Technology MO 1.3x
3 University of Missouri-Kansas City MO 1.1x
4 Truman State University MO 1.1x
5 Washington University in St Louis MO 1.0x
6 Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies MO 1.0x
7 Missouri Southern State University MO 0.9x
8 University of Missouri-St Louis MO 0.9x
9 University of Central Missouri MO 0.9x
10 Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies MO 0.8x
11 William Jewell College MO 0.8x
12 Avila University MO 0.8x
13 Missouri Western State University MO 0.8x
14 University of Missouri-Columbia MO 0.8x
15 Harris-Stowe State University MO 0.8x
16 Northwest Missouri State University MO 0.7x
17 Saint Louis University MO 0.7x
18 Missouri State University-Springfield MO 0.7x
19 Maryville University of Saint Louis MO 0.7x
20 Southeast Missouri State University MO 0.7x
21 Lindenwood University MO 0.7x
22 Park University MO 0.7x
23 Rockhurst University MO 0.7x
24 Evangel University MO 0.6x
25 Missouri Valley College MO 0.6x
26 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary MO 0.6x
27 Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences MO 0.5x
28 Westminster College MO 0.5x
29 Lincoln University MO 0.5x
30 Culver-Stockton College MO 0.5x
31 Southwest Baptist University MO 0.5x
32 Ozark Christian College MO 0.5x
33 Drury University MO 0.5x
34 Webster University MO 0.5x
35 Missouri Baptist University MO 0.4x
36 William Woods University MO 0.4x
37 Kansas City Art Institute MO 0.3x

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4-Year institutions in Missouri ranked by ROI. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.