Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Missouri

This directory-style guide highlights 50 four-year colleges and universities in Missouri. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

University of Missouri-Columbia — Columbia, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Missouri State University-Springfield — Springfield, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Washington University in St Louis — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Saint Louis University — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Missouri-Kansas City — Kansas City, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
University of Missouri-St Louis — Saint Louis, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
University of Central Missouri — Warrensburg, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Ozarks Technical Community College — Springfield, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Maryville University of Saint Louis — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Southeast Missouri State University — Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Northwest Missouri State University — Maryville, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Park University — Parkville, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Missouri University of Science and Technology — Rolla, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Lindenwood University — Saint Charles, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Webster University — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Columbia College — Columbia, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Missouri Baptist University — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Missouri Southern State University — Joplin, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Missouri Western State University — Saint Joseph, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Truman State University — Kirksville, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary — Kansas City, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
A T Still University of Health Sciences — Kirksville, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Rockhurst University — Kansas City, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies — Fayette, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Southwest Baptist University — Bolivar, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Evangel University — Springfield, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Lincoln University — Jefferson City, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Logan University — Chesterfield, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Ranken Technical College — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Drury University — Springfield, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Missouri Valley College — Marshall, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
William Woods University — Fulton, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
College of the Ozarks — Point Lookout, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Avila University — Kansas City, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Kansas City University — Kansas City, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Harris-Stowe State University — Saint Louis, Missouri. Public four-year institution.
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — Fayette, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Culver-Stockton College — Canton, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Fontbonne University — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
William Jewell College — Liberty, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Cox College — Springfield, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies — Springfield, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Kansas City Art Institute — Kansas City, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Ozark Christian College — Joplin, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Kansas City University — Joplin, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Westminster College — Fulton, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Covenant Theological Seminary — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Stephens College — Columbia, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Concordia Seminary — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private nonprofit four-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.