SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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University of Missouri-Columbia SAT scores, admissions & trends

Columbia, MissouriPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at University of Missouri-Columbia typically score between 1150 and 1330 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1330, is a strong target. The school admits about 78% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 580670 and Math 570660. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total1150–1330
R&W580–670
Math570–660

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1330).
  • Within range — your score sits between 1150 and 1330.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (1150).

University of Missouri-Columbia at a glance

78%

Admit rate

+1.9 pts since 2021

23,929 undergrads

5,953

First-year class

+23% since 2021

31%

Yield

93%

First-year retention
$36,056 out-of-state

$14,837

In-state tuition

$20,268

Average net price

75%

6-yr graduation rate

$63,403

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has University of Missouri-Columbia's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 23% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 76.5% to 78.5%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 20182024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (78%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 20182024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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