- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MOSuburb: largeZIP 63141Founded 1957
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1957
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mobap.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Missouri Baptist University
Missouri Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Louis, Missouri, with 1,488 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $27,032 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention65%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share13%
Federal loans17%
$27,032net price / year
69%admission rate
910average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$49,360median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,279 of 1,704 for earnings#1,346 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,060 of 1,738 for graduation rate#528 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,617tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,084
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,084
- Average net price
- $27,032national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,606
$30,001–48,000$24,417
$48,001–75,000$25,313
$75,001–110,000$27,917
$110,001+$30,754
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 910
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 12–18
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college13%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,032
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,360middle 50%: $33,905–$74,182
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,182
Median, Missouri Baptist University$49,360
Lower quarter$33,905
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,488
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 55% / 45%
- Average age at entry
- 24.2
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 13%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,803 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,969
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,063,768
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic0.6%
Black14%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Health professions22%
Education12%
Psychology8.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.6%
Liberal arts & humanities6.5%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO | $13,114 | 63% | $47,246 |
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| Drury University Springfield, MO | $23,078 | 61% | $45,136 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Friends University Wichita, KS | $26,384 | 51% | $54,046 |
| Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL | $28,424 | 49% | $77,598 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA | $27,235 | 56% | $78,572 |
| Concordia University Texas Austin, TX | $26,128 | 43% | $64,677 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI | $29,952 | 49% | $53,928 |
| Eastern University Saint Davids, PA | $27,498 | 58% | $54,281 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 178244. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6879494.