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Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience helping students transition to college.
Updated on August 16, 2019The University of Missouri is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 78%. Located in Columbia, Missouri, Mizzou is the flagship campus of the Missouri university system and is the largest university in the state. MU has many graduate programs and research centers which, combined with its commitment to graduate and undergraduate education, has earned the school membership in the Association of American Universities. The university's strength in the liberal arts and sciences have earned the school a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Social life at the university owes much to the 58 Greek organizations on campus. In athletics, the Missouri Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Considering applying to the University of Missouri? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.
During the 2017-18 admissions cycle, the University of Missouri had an acceptance rate of 78%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 78 students were admitted, making Mizzou's admissions process somewhat competitive.
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The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to the University of Missouri. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.
The University of Missouri, which accepts over three-quarters of applicants, has a somewhat selective admissions process. Successful applicants tend to have standardized test scores and high school grades that are either average or above average. Admissions are not holistic, however, the university does look at the rigor of your high school courses, and you'll need to show that you have taken the minimum number of college preparatory classes. Also, admission to specific schools at MU may be more competitive than others. Finally, Mizzou is a large Division I athletic school, so special athletic talent can play a role in the admissions process.
In the scattergram above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. You can see that the majority of successful applicants had high school grades in the "A" and "B" range, combined SAT scores of 1000 or higher (ERW+M), and ACT composite scores of 20 or better. Slightly higher scores increase your chances of receiving an acceptance letter considerably.
