First-Gen Fit Rankings: Missouri

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 66 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 8 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 38 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 19 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis Maryland Heights	91 🏆 Excellent	—	—	—	—
2	Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis	76 ✅ Good	—	73.7%	$9,827	68.4%
3	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout	72 ✅ Good	—	49.2%	$6,381	90.2%
4	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield	67 ✅ Good	—	64.1%	$9,291	50%
5	Stephens College Columbia	63 ✅ Good	—	45.2%	$9,918	78.4%
6	Avila University Kansas City	61 ✅ Good	—	56.4%	$15,694	70.5%
7	Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly	61 ✅ Good	—	46.1%	$10,548	68.8%
8	Fontbonne University Saint Louis	61 ✅ Good	—	51.5%	—	—
9	Washington University in St Louis St. Louis	61 ✅ Good	—	17.8%	$1,716	95%
10	Missouri Southern State University Joplin	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	34%	$9,759	62.8%
11	Cottey College Nevada	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.2%	$14,093	67.2%
12	Truman State University Kirksville	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.5%	$6,046	84.7%
13	Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts Saint Louis	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	67.4%	$19,137	—
14	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.8%	$10,965	73.6%
15	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.4%	$10,576	75.4%
16	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.4%	$12,704	75.8%
17	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.4%	$16,528	84.7%
18	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.8%	$10,912	86.6%
19	Ozark Christian College Joplin	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.5%	$17,900	83.5%
20	Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.4%	$11,243	53.8%
21	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.3%	$13,176	73.9%
22	Park University Parkville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.9%	$18,687	57.6%
23	Urshan University Wentzville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.6%	$13,314	63%
24	Columbia College Columbia	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.7%	$23,967	75.1%
25	Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.8%	$21,285	78.3%
26	Lincoln University Jefferson City	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.7%	$20,070	59.9%
27	Logan University Chesterfield	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.4%	$14,934	50%
28	William Jewell College Liberty	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.6%	$12,909	73.8%
29	Culver-Stockton College Canton	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.4%	$17,712	67.2%
30	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.1%	$13,841	92.7%
31	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.4%	$13,031	73.6%
32	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	22%	$13,718	77.3%
33	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.9%	$14,601	52.9%
34	Mission University Springfield	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	55.9%	$22,017	59.4%
35	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.3%	$20,260	61.8%
36	Drury University Springfield	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.6%	$18,759	79.2%
37	Evangel University Springfield	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.3%	$16,198	76.4%
38	Lindenwood University Saint Charles	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	30%	$15,678	65.6%
39	Missouri Valley College Marshall	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	32%	$16,132	53%
40	Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.1%	$19,818	81.5%
41	Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.4%	$21,199	66.7%
42	Calvary University Kansas City	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.3%	$16,764	54.6%
43	Southwest Baptist University Bolivar	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.3%	$21,978	64.8%
44	Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	54.9%	$28,131	50%
45	Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.7%	$26,293	78.3%
46	Westminster College Fulton	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.3%	$24,543	71%
47	Webster University Saint Louis	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.8%	$22,359	68.7%
48	Saint Louis University Saint Louis	39 ⚠️ Low	—	16.9%	$22,501	87.8%
49	William Woods University Fulton	39 ⚠️ Low	—	34.8%	$24,014	58%
50	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis	38 ⚠️ Low	—	31.3%	$24,456	69.2%
51	Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis	37 ⚠️ Low	—	24.4%	—	—
52	Rockhurst University Kansas City	37 ⚠️ Low	—	20.1%	$22,797	79.1%
53	Conception Seminary College Conception	36 ⚠️ Low	—	19.5%	$22,728	75%
54	Cox College Springfield	35 ⚠️ Low	—	35.8%	—	0%
55	Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis	35 ⚠️ Low	—	11.1%	$21,808	65.3%
56	Research College of Nursing Kansas City	22 ⚠️ Low	—	17.7%	—	—
57	Aquinas Institute of Theology Saint Louis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
58	Concordia Seminary Saint Louis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
59	Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
60	Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
61	Kenrick Glennon Seminary Saint Louis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
62	A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
63	Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
64	Kansas City University Kansas City	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
65	Urshan Graduate School of Theology Wentzville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
66	Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis St. Louis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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