Missouri Baptist University
Private College in Saint Louis, MO. Six-year graduation rate 46%. Median 10-year earnings $46,660.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,660 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 46% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $22,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.2 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 69% puts Missouri Baptist University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. Only 1,118 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Yield is high — 41% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate. 4% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | 3 (1%) |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 12–18 | 11 (4%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 46%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The part-time picture is harder: 30% return, against 65% full-time. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,452 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $27,623 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $21,808 at $0–30k, $29,420 at $110k+. 89% of students get grant aid averaging $18,719, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 64% 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 · 250 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 | $21,808 |
| $30–48k | $24,022 |
| $48–75k | $25,332 |
| $75–110k | $29,678 |
| $110k+ | $29,420 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 925 of these 1,452 students, totalling $6,714,080 — an average of $7,258 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (St. Louis 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)