2026 Cheapest Missouri College Costs Rankings
Among Missouri colleges, Saint Louis Community College has the cheapest tuition & fees ($6,990) and Ozarks Technical Community College has the second lowest tuition & fees ($7,040) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Missouri College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Missouri College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | $6,990 | - | - | - | 15,649 | 21% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO | $7,040 | - | - | - | 11,380 | 33% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | $7,500 | $7,425 | - | 87.5% | 3,802 | - | 28 to 1 |
| 4 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO | $9,903 | $7,702 | - | 73.5% | 9,501 | 58% | 20 to 1 |
| 5 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO | $11,530 | $8,477 | - | 96.4% | 3,945 | 48% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 | Park University Parkville, MO | $12,116 | $4,783 | - | - | 5,736 | 38% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | Columbia College Columbia, MO | $12,276 | $8,477 | - | - | 5,689 | 42% | 20 to 1 |
| 8 | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | $17,324 | $8,096 | 1,095 | 86.1% | 9,152 | 54% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | $17,692 | $13,236 | - | - | 2,054 | 21% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 | Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO | $18,008 | - | - | - | 1,784 | 53% | 11 to 1 |
Qualified Missouri Colleges in Core Admission Stats
