Colleges with the highest graduation rates in Missouri
Colleges ranked by six-year graduation rate, from federal data.
Colleges with the highest graduation rates in Missouri53 schools
53 schools qualify, ranked by graduation rate. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in Missouri.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Has a graduation rate from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by graduation rate, highest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1Tie
Chamberlain University-Missouri
St. Louis, MO · Private for-profitTop 1% for graduation
- 100% graduate
- 328 undergraduates
- 1Tie
- 3
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Missouri
- 94% graduate
- 8,267 undergraduates
- 4
Bolivar Technical College
Bolivar, MO · Private nonprofitTop 4% for graduation
- 92% graduate
- 144 undergraduates
- 5
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit#4 in Missouri
- 80% graduate
- 10,519 undergraduates
- 6
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cape Girardeau, MO · Private nonprofitTop 11% for low debt
- 75% graduate
- 147 undergraduates
- 7
- 8
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- 75% graduate
- 2,430 undergraduates
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- 11
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofitTop 24% for earnings
- 66% graduate
- 6,062 undergraduates
- 12
Evangel University
Springfield, MO · Private nonprofit#17 in Missouri
- 65% graduate
- 1,427 undergraduates
- 13
Webster University
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit#25 in Missouri
- 64% graduate
- 2,204 undergraduates
- 14
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO · PublicTop 7% for earnings
- 64% graduate
- 5,510 undergraduates
- 15
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Missouri
- 64% graduate
- 1,427 undergraduates
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- 17
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofitTop 1% for earnings
- 62% graduate
- 275 undergraduates
- 18
St. Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
Fenton, MO · Private for-profitTop 11% for low debt
- 59% graduate
- 401 undergraduates
- 19
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit#21 in Missouri
- 58% graduate
- 789 undergraduates
- 20
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO · Public#34 in Missouri
- 58% graduate
- 8,099 undergraduates
- 21
Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO · Public#24 in Missouri
- 58% graduate
- 19,259 undergraduates
- 22
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Public#17 in Missouri
- 57% graduate
- 12,137 undergraduates
- 23
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Westminster College
Fulton, MO · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B-
- 55% graduate
- 593 undergraduates
- 25
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · Public#19 in Missouri
- 55% graduate
- 10,149 undergraduates
Compare cost and outcomes
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 26
- Alaska 5
- Arizona 16
- Arkansas 23
- California 128
- Colorado 26
- Connecticut 26
- Delaware 4
- District of Columbia 9
- Florida 61
- Georgia 60
- Hawaii 6
- Idaho 9
- Illinois 57
- Indiana 45
- Iowa 30
- Kansas 27
- Kentucky 29
- Louisiana 24
- Maine 19
- Maryland 26
- Massachusetts 67
- Michigan 44
- Minnesota 40
- Mississippi 16
- Montana 10
- Nebraska 19
- Nevada 6
- New Hampshire 13
- New Jersey 36
- New Mexico 11
- New York 135
- North Carolina 55
- North Dakota 9
- Ohio 99
- Oklahoma 23
- Oregon 21
- Pennsylvania 118
- Puerto Rico 52
- Rhode Island 11
- South Carolina 35
- South Dakota 11
- Tennessee 43
- Texas 85
- Utah 16
- Vermont 9
- Virginia 51
- Washington 24
- West Virginia 19
- Wisconsin 36
- Wyoming 3