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Mission University: cost, admission and results

Mission University is a private nonprofit college in Springfield, Missouri. It has about 381 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $20,431 a year.

At a glance

  • $20,431Net price a year
  • 39%Graduation rate
  • $39,622Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Springfield, Missouri 65803
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
381
Graduate students
53
Students per teacher
7 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
mission.edu

Getting in

Mission University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$17,900
Room and meals on campus$9,000
Books and supplies$1,300
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$30,811
Average net price after grants and scholarships$20,431

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 18% above the median net price of colleges in Missouri on this site ($17,270). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$11,790
$30,001 to $48,000$18,624
$48,001 to $75,000$20,094
$75,001 to $110,000$23,298
Above $110,000$25,427

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMO medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year59%69%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)39%51%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$39,622$48,299$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$20,500$19,250$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Missouri and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

42% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 53% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 36% women and 64% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 59 of the 74 colleges in Missouri on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,362.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Mission University?

Published tuition and fees are $17,900 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Mission University?

39% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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