University of Missouri - St Louis Business Programs

Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Saint Louis makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

University of Missouri - St Louis Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMSL.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Public Relations & Advertising Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#122	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMSL has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#42	Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#46	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#46	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#178	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#189	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#199	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Missouri - St Louis?

Contact details for UMSL are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400
Phone:	314-516-5000
Website:	www.umsl.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UMSL.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/umsl

How Do I Get Into UMSL?

You can apply to UMSL online at: www.umsl.edu/admissions/applications.html

Admission Requirements for UMSL

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMSL?

The acceptance rate at UMSL is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to UMSL submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 615.

UMSL received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Missouri - St Louis?

The overall average net price of UMSL is $37,510. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMSL, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,004 a year. That adds up to $24,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMSL is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Missouri - St Louis Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,973 undergraduate students at UMSL, with 4,889 being full-time and 6,084 being part-time.

There are also 2,901 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,889 full-time undergraduates at UMSL, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Missouri - St Louis students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	250
Black or African American	732
Hispanic or Latino	167
White	3,103
International Students	129
Other Races/Ethnicities	508

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at University of Missouri - St Louis. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at UMSL. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Missouri - St Louis

In 2019-2020, 8,618 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMSL has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of UMSL

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Missouri - St Louis was 80.9%. This is the #404 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMSL regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMSL ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMSL.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Health Communication	#1
Accounting and Finance	#1
Auditing	#2
Business Statistics	#2
Public Relations & Advertising	#10
Entrepreneurship	#12
Entrepreneurial Studies	#18
Supply Chain Management	#21
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#22
General Business/Commerce	#42
General Business/Commerce	#42
Accounting	#55
Accounting	#83
Business Administration & Management	#258

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Missouri - St Louis Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	331	4	151	0	486
Accounting	0	106	1	18	0	125
Management Science	0	6	16	2	0	24
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	19	0	5	0	24
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	15	0	0	15
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	0	12	12
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	9	0	0	0	0	9
General Economics	5	3	0	0	0	8
Other Marketing	0	0	6	0	0	6
Supply Chain Management	0	0	5	0	0	5
Actuarial Science	0	4	0	0	0	4
Labor Studies	3	0	0	0	0	3
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	2	0	0	2
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	1	0	0	1
Accounting and Finance	0	0	0	0	0	0
Auditing	0	0	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business Statistics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	469	50	176	12	724

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.