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For the academic year 2023-2024, total 345,770 students have enrolled in Missouri colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 267,546 undergraduate and 78,135 graduate students.

By gender, there are 146,358 male students and 199,412 female students at Missouri colleges. For online degree programs, 73,415 students have enrolled online exclusively at Missouri colleges.

Missouri College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Missouri-Columbia has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 31,543.
University of Missouri-Columbia has the largest number of male students of 13,804.
University of Missouri-Columbia has the largest number of female students of 17,739.
University of Missouri-Columbia has the most undergraduate students of 24,449.
Washington University in St Louis has the most graduate students of 8,137.
Maryville University of Saint Louis has the most online enrollment of 5,673 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Missouri Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	198	20	178	198	-	17
Aquinas Institute of Theology Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	110	68	42	-	110	8
Avila University Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	2,768	1,277	1,491	1,331	1,437	598
Mission University Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	434	278	156	381	53	122
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO Private, Less than 2 years	109	1	108	109	-	-
Cox College Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	724	106	618	541	183	250
Calvary University Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	244	131	113	174	70	115
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, MO Public, Less than 2 years	159	69	90	159	-	-
Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO Private, 4 years four-years	189	135	54	165	24	79
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,041	508	533	1,041	-	-
University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO Public, 4 years four-years	12,857	5,912	6,945	7,584	5,273	1,512
Grand River Technical School Chillicothe, MO Public, Less than 2 years	65	51	14	65	-	-
Columbia College Columbia, MO Private, 4 years four-years	5,689	2,320	3,369	5,207	482	4,019
Conception Seminary College Conception, MO Private, 4 years four-years	63	59	4	63	-	-
Concordia Seminary Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	589	523	66	-	589	216
Cottey College Nevada, MO Private, 4 years four-years	254	-	254	254	-	-
Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	550	345	205	-	550	148
Crowder College Neosho, MO Public, 2-4 years	3,959	1,405	2,554	3,959	-	473
Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,028	537	491	861	167	189
Drury University Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,615	738	877	1,391	224	104
East Central College Union, MO Public, 2-4 years	2,371	876	1,495	2,371	-	404
Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves, MO Private, 4 years four-years	72	27	45	-	72	21
Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City, MO Private, 2-4 years	619	556	63	619	-	619
Evangel University Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	2,289	1,091	1,198	1,511	778	722
Fontbonne University Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	332	136	196	209	123	74
Four Rivers Career Center Washington, MO Public, Less than 2 years	30	6	24	30	-	-
Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO Public, 4 years four-years	11,380	4,762	6,618	11,380	-	2,774
Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO Private, 4 years four-years	499	238	261	452	47	114
Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO Public, 4 years four-years	1,002	334	668	1,002	-	164
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private, Less than 2 years	55	2	53	55	-	-
Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence, MO Private, Less than 2 years	157	2	155	157	-	-
Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO Public, 2-4 years	3,775	1,555	2,220	3,775	-	439
Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO Private, Less than 2 years	107	16	91	107	-	-
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	539	69	470	447	92	-
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	813	178	635	813	-	-
Kenrick Glennon Seminary Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	84	84	-	-	84	-
A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, MO Private, 4 years four-years	3,466	1,150	2,316	-	3,466	930
Lex La-Ray Technical Center Lexington, MO Public, Less than 2 years	25	-	25	25	-	-
Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO Public, 4 years four-years	2,054	921	1,133	1,926	128	138
Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO Private, 4 years four-years	6,826	2,435	4,391	4,663	2,163	3,177
State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO Public, 2-4 years	2,346	1,898	448	2,346	-	42
Logan University Chesterfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,406	619	787	251	1,155	591
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Public, 2-4 years	13,523	5,460	8,063	13,523	-	2,862
Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	9,261	2,575	6,686	5,692	3,569	5,673
Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics Jefferson City, MO Private, Less than 2 years	97	4	93	97	-	-
Midwest Institute Earth City, MO Private, 2-4 years	177	14	163	177	-	-
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	3,945	3,018	927	1,126	2,819	1,830
Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO Public, 2-4 years	2,447	912	1,535	2,447	-	525
Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	5,699	2,324	3,375	4,958	741	951
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO Public, 4 years four-years	4,147	1,589	2,558	3,881	266	868
Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,770	966	804	1,687	83	239
Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO Public, 4 years four-years	3,716	1,428	2,288	3,491	225	328
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO Public, 4 years four-years	31,543	13,804	17,739	24,449	7,094	3,557
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Public, 4 years four-years	14,732	6,177	8,555	10,166	4,566	683
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO Public, 4 years four-years	7,154	5,424	1,730	5,552	1,602	436
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO Public, 4 years four-years	14,736	5,991	8,745	12,317	2,419	2,564
Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO Public, 2-4 years	5,384	1,993	3,391	5,384	-	1,826
Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	168	94	74	-	168	70
Neosho Beauty and Barber College Neosho, MO Private, Less than 2 years	47	4	43	47	-	-
Truman State University Kirksville, MO Public, 4 years four-years	3,664	1,420	2,244	3,265	399	710
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO Public, 4 years four-years	9,152	3,241	5,911	5,241	3,911	3,288
Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO Private, 4 years four-years	736	409	327	610	126	121
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,454	647	807	1,454	-	5
Park University Parkville, MO Private, 4 years four-years	5,736	3,106	2,630	4,657	1,079	3,855
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	89	15	74	89	-	-
Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	1,784	1,630	154	1,784	-	91
Research College of Nursing Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	205	28	177	177	28	-
Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	3,577	1,210	2,367	2,303	1,274	775
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	17,059	7,587	9,472	10,413	6,646	1,143
Salem College of Hairstyling Rolla, MO Private, Less than 2 years	31	-	31	31	-	-
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	648	240	408	343	305	5
Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO Public, 4 years four-years	15,649	5,068	10,581	15,649	-	3,365
Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO Private, 4 years four-years	2,199	866	1,333	1,710	489	402
Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO Public, 2-4 years	1,919	626	1,293	1,919	-	662
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis Saint Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	153	8	145	153	-	-
State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO Public, 2-4 years	4,242	1,463	2,779	4,242	-	1,572
Stephens College Columbia, MO Private, 4 years four-years	568	43	525	392	176	44
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO Public, 4 years four-years	9,501	3,863	5,638	7,926	1,575	1,841
Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO Public, 4 years four-years	24,360	9,632	14,728	20,584	3,776	3,698
Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO Public, 2-4 years	2,604	803	1,801	2,604	-	1,397
North Central Missouri College Trenton, MO Public, 2-4 years	1,951	516	1,435	1,951	-	776
Kansas City University Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	2,109	988	1,121	-	2,109	-
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	16,357	7,760	8,597	8,220	8,137	678
Webster University Saint Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	8,260	4,226	4,034	2,322	5,938	2,273
Westminster College Fulton, MO Private, 4 years four-years	640	376	264	640	-	15
William Jewell College Liberty, MO Private, 4 years four-years	959	480	479	924	35	-
William Woods University Fulton, MO Private, 4 years four-years	2,046	827	1,219	1,342	704	1,104
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center Eolia, MO Public, Less than 2 years	32	2	30	32	-	-
St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO Public, 2-4 years	6,143	2,491	3,652	6,143	-	1,462
Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	182	1	181	182	-	-
Waynesville Career Center Waynesville, MO Public, Less than 2 years	27	2	25	27	-	-
Bryan University Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	153	17	136	144	9	153
Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin, MO Public, Less than 2 years	91	33	58	91	-	-
Kirksville Area Technical Center Kirksville, MO Public, Less than 2 years	22	6	16	22	-	-
Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains, MO Public, Less than 2 years	90	44	46	90	-	-
Saline County Career Center Marshall, MO Public, Less than 2 years	23	-	23	23	-	-
Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg, MO Public, Less than 2 years	31	1	30	31	-	-
Cass Career Center Harrisonville, MO Public, Less than 2 years	27	1	26	27	-	-
Applied Tech Sunset Hills, MO Public, Less than 2 years	172	11	161	172	-	-
Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert, MO Private, Less than 2 years	61	1	60	61	-	-
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau, MO Private, 4 years four-years	202	25	177	202	-	18
New Dimensions School Joplin, MO Private, Less than 2 years	38	-	38	38	-	-
Academy of Beauty Professionals Raymore, MO Private, Less than 2 years	31	-	31	31	-	-
Texas County Technical College Houston, MO Private, 2-4 years	96	11	85	96	-	-
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private, 2-4 years	253	224	29	253	-	-
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Fenton, MO Private, 4 years four-years	419	30	389	399	20	125
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO Private, 4 years four-years	3,802	1,646	2,156	3,465	337	2,178
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City, MO Private, 2-4 years	208	54	154	208	-	-
Academy of Hair Design-Springfield Springfield, MO Private, Less than 2 years	275	87	188	275	-	-
Healing Arts Center St. Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	113	22	91	113	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield, MO Private, Less than 2 years	297	32	265	297	-	-
Urshan Graduate School of Theology Wentzville, MO Private, 4 years four-years	116	71	45	-	116	40
City Vision University Kansas City, MO Private, 4 years four-years	296	151	145	257	39	296
Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	88	-	88	88	-	-
The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles St. Charles, MO Private, Less than 2 years	132	-	132	132	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis St. Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	214	6	208	214	-	-
Evolve Beauty Academy Washington, MO Private, Less than 2 years	16	1	15	16	-	-
American Trade School Saint Ann, MO Private, Less than 2 years	154	141	13	154	-	-
Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	284	20	264	284	-	10
Academy of Salon Professionals Sedalia, MO Private, Less than 2 years	50	5	45	50	-	-
Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center Carthage, MO Public, Less than 2 years	26	-	26	26	-	-
SPBK Enterprises Inc Webb City, MO Private, Less than 2 years	96	12	84	96	-	-
Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield, MO Private, Less than 2 years	396	229	167	396	-	-
Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College Kansas City, MO Private, Less than 2 years	31	11	20	31	-	-
Bolivar Technical College Bolivar, MO Private, 4 years four-years	144	11	133	144	-	12
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	659	237	422	659	-	393
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield Springfield, MO Private, 2-4 years	90	20	70	90	-	-
Trend Setters School Cape Girardeau, MO Private, Less than 2 years	65	15	50	65	-	-
Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis St. Louis, MO Private, 4 years four-years	164	61	103	-	164	35
Urshan University Wentzville, MO Private, 4 years four-years	474	193	281	474	-	160
St. Louis Med Tech St. Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	12	-	12	12	-	-
Aesthetics Institute St. Louis, MO Private, Less than 2 years	28	-	28	28	-	-
Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church Ozark, MO Private, 2-4 years	89	41	48	89	-	-
Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO Private, 4 years four-years	242	96	146	242	-	242
Concorde Career College-Broadway Kansas City, MO Private, Less than 2 years	26	3	23	26	-	-
Average	345,770	146,358	199,412	267,546	78,135	73,415

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