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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Washburn's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Missouri Southern State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Missouri Southern State costs about $1.5K less per year on average than Washburn ($13,890 vs. $15,396, all students)

    Average cost, all students

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Missouri Southern State$13.9K
Washburn$15.4K
Aid generosity
Missouri Southern State33%
Washburn38%
Net price, with grants
Missouri Southern State$11.6K
Washburn$11.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Missouri Southern State90%
Washburn95%
Average grant
Missouri Southern State$7.6K
Washburn$9.8K
Aid from the college
Missouri Southern State70%
Washburn86%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Missouri Southern State$20.1K
Washburn$23.8K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Missouri Southern State$28.5K
Washburn$34.8K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Missouri Southern State$8.4K
Washburn$9.6K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Missouri Southern State$16.8K
Washburn$20.6K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Missouri Southern State8%
Washburn8%
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • Missouri Southern StatePublished data end at $110K
  • WashburnLittle need-based aid above $110K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricMissouri Southern StateWashburn
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need ––
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricMissouri Southern StateWashburn
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricMissouri Southern StateWashburn
Aid forms –FAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline ––
Need met, first-years ––
Average aid package, first-years ––
College grant dollars given as merit ––
Aid for international students ––

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;Washburn University Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2018 entrants;Washburn University Common Data Set 2017–18, 2017–18About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why