Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 4,901 undergrads, where 18% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.65
Economic access
Campus size
14% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 24% take some
Where first-years come from
490 first-time students
18% came from other states and 10% from abroad; 72% are from Missouri. Fewer from other states than at 59% of colleges.
- In-state (Missouri)72%
- Other states18%
- Abroad10%
Top home states
- Missouri(home state)72% 351
- Illinois7.6% 37
- Texas2.0% 10
- Arkansas1.2% 6
- Oklahoma1.0% 5
From 20 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
946
new transfer students, 66% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 88% of colleges.
795 full-time, 151 part-time.
Going on to another college
21%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 515 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
23% of undergrads study part-time.
54% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 715 students.
Housing
Beds
715
About 15 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Great Lakes Valley Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 3% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of Missouri - St. Louis Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1995
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 316
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:University of Missouri-St Louis Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Missouri-St Louis Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)