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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology is based in the town of Rolla, MO — a public campus in a small-town setting.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,530

family income
under $30k

$10,333

$30–48k

$12,585

$48–75k

$16,140

$75–110k

$16,558

over $110k

Average net price

$16,2982023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Missouri University of Science and Technology rose from $12,898 (2008) to $16,298 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,898
2009	$14,188
2010	$14,829
2011	$15,492
2012	$15,153
2013	$14,874
2014	$14,096
2015	$14,303
2016	$14,473
2017	$14,205
2018	$14,262
2019	$12,964
2020	$12,682
2021	$13,799
2022	$13,773
2023	$16,298

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$29,2312024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Missouri University of Science and Technology rose from $18,769 (2009) to $29,231 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,769
2010	$20,446
2011	$21,230
2012	$21,838
2013	$22,102
2014	$21,798
2015	$21,793
2016	$21,698
2017	$22,045
2018	$22,012
2019	$22,211
2020	$23,123
2021	$23,352
2022	$24,736
2023	$25,653
2024	$29,231

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,818	$12,442
2001	$4,988	$12,870
2002	$5,646	$14,188
2003	$6,782	$15,600
2004	$7,238	$16,055
2005	$7,492	$16,617
2006	$7,816	$17,398
2007	$8,085	$18,030
2008	$8,488	$19,579
2013	$9,510	$24,675
2014	$8,961	$23,771
2015	$9,048	$24,470
2016	$9,057	$25,173
2017	$9,246	$25,918
2018	$9,440	$26,461
2019	$9,936	$27,484
2020	$10,165	$28,116
2021	$10,813	$29,097
2022	$11,365	$29,809
2023	$14,278	$31,678

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Missouri University of Science and Technology reports tuition of $14,984 for in-state students and $33,248 for out-of-state students. Check Missouri University of Science and Technology’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 5,521 undergrads, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

64.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Missouri University of Science and Technology within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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64.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Missouri University of Science and Technology rose from 52% (entered 1991) to 64.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	52%
1992 cohort	54.6%
1993 cohort	54.8%
1994 cohort	51.6%
1995 cohort	57.6%
1996 cohort	55.3%
1997 cohort	60.3%
1998 cohort	63.7%
1999 cohort	64.4%
2000 cohort	63.1%
2001 cohort	60.9%
2002 cohort	61.3%
2003 cohort	63.3%
2004 cohort	66.4%
2005 cohort	67.2%
2006 cohort	65.2%
2007 cohort	62.6%
2008 cohort	63.3%
2009 cohort	65.4%
2010 cohort	64%
2011 cohort	64.1%
2012 cohort	62.7%
2013 cohort	65.9%
2014 cohort	66.8%
2015 cohort	63.4%
2016 cohort	61.7%
2017 cohort	63.6%
2018 cohort	64.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,257	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,951	$9,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	—	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,009	$13,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,750	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,686	$8,993
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,266	$8,762
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,250	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,750	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,250	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,750	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$69,295

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$75,241

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$82,957

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Missouri University of Science and Technology admitted 6,059 of 8,352 applicants in Fall 2024. The 72.5% rate describes that application pool.

72.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $14,278 in-state tuition · 2023–24 5,521 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1190–14201600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Missouri University of Science and Technology received 8,352 applications and admitted 6,059 (72.5%), with 1,269 enrolling.

Missouri University of Science and Technology reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Missouri University of Science and Technology’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–690 and Math was 610–730 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1190–1420 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	630	690
SAT Math	610	670	730
ACT Composite	25	28	31

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

72.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Missouri University of Science and Technology declined from 95.9% to 72.5%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	95.9%
Fall 2002	92.2%
Fall 2003	93.2%
Fall 2004	93%
Fall 2005	62.9%
Fall 2006	90.3%
Fall 2007	90%
Fall 2008	91.6%
Fall 2009	92.8%
Fall 2010	91.2%
Fall 2011	89.8%
Fall 2012	89%
Fall 2013	82.2%
Fall 2014	85.9%
Fall 2015	88.1%
Fall 2016	79.3%
Fall 2017	83.5%
Fall 2018	84.2%
Fall 2019	79.2%
Fall 2020	81.5%
Fall 2021	85.4%
Fall 2022	81.5%
Fall 2023	73.1%
Fall 2024	72.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1190–1420Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1185	1420
Fall 2006	1110	1430
Fall 2007	1140	1370
Fall 2008	1115	1360
Fall 2009	1160	1370
Fall 2010	1150	1390
Fall 2011	1150	1400
Fall 2012	1130	1360
Fall 2013	1130	1360
Fall 2014	1140	1370
Fall 2015	1080	1300
Fall 2016	1186	1376
Fall 2017	1100	1340
Fall 2018	1188	1380
Fall 2019	1200	1450
Fall 2020	1238	1390
Fall 2021	1290	1460
Fall 2022	1173	1370
Fall 2023	1150	1378
Fall 2024	1190	1420

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–31Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	24	30
Fall 2002	25	30
Fall 2003	25	30
Fall 2004	24	30
Fall 2005	24	30
Fall 2006	24	30
Fall 2007	25	31
Fall 2008	25	30
Fall 2009	25	31
Fall 2010	25	31
Fall 2011	25	31
Fall 2012	26	31
Fall 2013	25	31
Fall 2014	26	31
Fall 2015	25	31
Fall 2016	25	31
Fall 2017	25	31
Fall 2018	25	31
Fall 2019	26	32
Fall 2020	26	31
Fall 2021	26	32
Fall 2022	25	31
Fall 2023	25	31
Fall 2024	25	31

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

5,521Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Missouri University of Science and Technology rose from 3,778 (Fall 2002) to 5,521 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,778
Fall 2003	3,948
Fall 2004	4,018
Fall 2005	4,219
Fall 2006	4,465
Fall 2007	4,705
Fall 2008	4,875
Fall 2009	5,145
Fall 2010	5,457
Fall 2011	5,604
Fall 2012	5,752
Fall 2013	6,064
Fall 2014	6,418
Fall 2015	6,747
Fall 2016	6,857
Fall 2017	6,872
Fall 2018	6,785
Fall 2019	6,396
Fall 2020	6,050
Fall 2021	5,668
Fall 2022	5,453
Fall 2023	5,467
Fall 2024	5,521

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

87%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Missouri University of Science and Technology has held near 87% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	87%
Fall 2005 cohort	87%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	88%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	87%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	85%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	86%
Fall 2023 cohort	87%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Missouri University of Science and Technology

22.8% of Missouri University of Science and Technology's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Missouri University of Science and Technology as a primarily residential campus of 5,521 undergraduates — and 86.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology's SAT section-percentile sums are 1190–1420 — their midpoint is above the MO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Missouri University of Science and Technology's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Missouri University of Science and Technology compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Missouri University of Science and Technology72.5%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Missouri University of Science and Technology$14,984

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Missouri University of Science and Technology's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Missouri University of Science and Technology$82,957

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

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Missouri University of Science and Technology, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	72.5%	72.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$14,984	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$82,957	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Missouri University of Science and Technology, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Missouri University of Science and Technology federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$107,195
Petroleum Engineering	$102,405
Computer Engineering	$99,620
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$98,264
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$96,090
Mining and Mineral Engineering	$95,707
Chemical Engineering	$94,686
Mechanical Engineering	$91,742
Engineering-Related Fields	$91,035
Nuclear Engineering	$89,929
Architectural Engineering	$85,754
Civil Engineering	$85,053
Information Science/Studies	$81,840
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	$80,332
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	$75,259
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$73,519
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$71,901
Applied Mathematics	$66,750
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$59,252
Biology, General	$58,290
Psychology, General	$49,360

These 21 fields listed for Missouri University of Science and Technology measure earnings after completion. The $82,957 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 12 additional Missouri University of Science and Technology fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Missouri University of Science and Technology report?

Missouri University of Science and Technology's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1190–1420 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Missouri University of Science and Technology's acceptance rate?

72.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,059 admitted from 8,352 applicants.

How much does Missouri University of Science and Technology cost?

In-state tuition is $14,984; out-of-state students pay $33,248. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Missouri University of Science and Technology report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $82,957. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

University of Missouri-Kansas City — 72.2% admitted
University of Missouri-St Louis — 62.7% admitted
University of Missouri-Columbia — 78.5% admitted
Missouri Valley College — 69.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.