Mission University
Private College in Springfield, MO. Six-year graduation rate 44%. Median 10-year earnings $38,641.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,641, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 44%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $26,168, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. On economic mobility, 2.4% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.68 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
44% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 59% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. 14% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 7:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 342 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,118 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,017 at $0–30k against $23,029 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $8,177 on average. 68% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 101 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $22,017 |
| $30–48k | $15,383 |
| $48–75k | $18,064 |
| $75–110k | $26,307 |
| $110k+ | $23,029 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 232 of these 342 students, totalling $1,521,617 — an average of $6,559 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Greene County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)