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University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (18% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 54% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,909 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,441 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 42% of graduates; 45 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business/Commerce, General 52.010118% 261
    Graduates in this field earn $65,373 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38017.4% 106
    Graduates in this field earn $78,608 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01017.2% 104
    Graduates in this field earn $48,014 4 years out
  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01014.9% 71
    Graduates in this field earn $51,187 4 years out
  5. Accounting 52.03014.9% 70
    Graduates in this field earn $72,635 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 1.5% → 9.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (138 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$102,723 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,810

    4 years after completion$102,723
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $80,969 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 126 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,083 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,941

    4 years after completion$96,083
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $87,424 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,698 · 39 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$89,660 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,709

    4 years after completion$89,660
    National median: $86,176Above typical

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 4 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mechanical Engineering$84,087 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,638

    4 years after completion$84,087
    National median: $92,135Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $70,747 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,250 · 69 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Civil Engineering$81,305 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$81,305
    National median: $86,517Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 33 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 13 to 1 in its Common Data Set (5,582 students, 434 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

64%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 2% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–911120%
10–1924644%
20–2911621%
30–39529%
40–49204%
50–99102%
100+20%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty54%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$90,850

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$10,909
$10,909
← Lessmore than 53% of 557More →
Endowment per student$16,476
$16,476
← Lessmore than 62% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Missouri-St Louis Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Missouri-St Louis Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)