COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 178396PUBLIC

COLUMBIA, MO

University of Missouri-Columbia

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$20,268Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate75.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$69,651working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,651
Median earnings 5 years after completion$65,749

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,841
$30,001–48,000$13,378
$48,001–75,000$13,722
$75,001–110,000$19,762
$110,001+$26,304

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion75.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention92.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients20.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share35.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid40.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,901federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates23,929IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate78.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,500

5,290 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

25 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$100,234 earnings · $21,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$95,415 earnings · $20,707 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$94,629 earnings · $22,250 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 793 working graduates$84,534 earnings · $21,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$83,684 earnings · $26,828 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 204 working graduates$83,231 earnings · $23,250 debt →Area StudiesBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$75,230 earnings · $24,250 debt →Family and Consumer Economics and Related StudiesBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$74,381 earnings · $27,000 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$73,861 earnings · $23,707 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 602 working graduates$69,333 earnings · $23,250 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 528 working graduates$69,016 earnings · $21,400 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$65,029 earnings · $20,569 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$64,747 earnings · $22,517 debt →Apparel and TextilesBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$63,723 earnings · $25,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$61,441 earnings · $23,250 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 181 working graduates$61,007 earnings · $20,500 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$60,424 earnings · $23,188 debt →Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 609 working graduates$59,265 earnings · $21,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 266 working graduates$55,839 earnings · $20,500 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$55,280 earnings · $21,500 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$55,098 earnings · $22,500 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$54,133 earnings · $27,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$47,983 earnings · $19,500 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$47,487 earnings · $23,182 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 163 working graduates$44,681 earnings · $20,867 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.