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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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71 matching colleges · Showing 25–48
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Missouri 71 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Net price / year$27,047Payback43 years
Weak ROI
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO
Net price / year$13,251PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO
Net price / year$15,190Payback4 years
Weak ROI
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Fayette, MO
Net price / year$14,601Payback92.6 years
Weak ROI
Three Rivers College
Poplar Bluff, MO
Net price / year$8,496PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO
Net price / year$18,795Payback9.9 years
Weak ROI
East Central College
Union, MO
Net price / year$13,128PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Mineral Area College
Park Hills, MO
Net price / year$12,045PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Net price / year$25,884Payback5.5 years
Weak ROI
Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO
Net price / year$27,006PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
Net price / year$6,100PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO
Net price / year$18,086PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO
Net price / year$19,092PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Drury University
Springfield, MO
Net price / year$20,831PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO
Net price / year$21,677PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Avila University
Kansas City, MO
Net price / year$16,053Payback14.6 years
Weak ROI
William Woods University
Fulton, MO
Net price / year$26,569PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
North Central Missouri College
Trenton, MO
Net price / year$13,626PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Evangel University
Springfield, MO
Net price / year$18,669PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette, MO
Net price / year$22,766Payback144.3 years
Weak ROI
Missouri State University-West Plains
West Plains, MO
Net price / year$9,750PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO
Net price / year$9,922PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
William Jewell College
Liberty, MO
Net price / year$17,562Payback6.4 years
Weak ROI
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
Net price / year$27,650PaybackNot available