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Missouri Valley College: cost, admission and results

Missouri Valley College is a private nonprofit college in Marshall, Missouri. It has about 1,443 undergraduate students. It admits 69% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $24,230 a year.

At a glance

  • 69%Admission rate
  • $24,230Net price a year
  • 25%Graduation rate
  • $50,364Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Marshall, Missouri 65340
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
1,443
Graduate students
83
Students per teacher
18 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
moval.edu

Getting in

Missouri Valley College admits 69% of those who apply, which makes it moderately selective. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 974 out of 1600 (midpoints: 465 in reading and writing, 460 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 19 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$24,200
Room and meals on campus$11,300
Books and supplies$2,000
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$38,894
Average net price after grants and scholarships$24,230

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 40% 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$22,145
$30,001 to $48,000$21,377
$48,001 to $75,000$23,856
$75,001 to $110,000$26,597
Above $110,000$28,709

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 year53%69%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)25%51%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$50,364$48,299$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$22,934$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

36% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 43% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 41% women and 59% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 35 of the 74 colleges in Missouri on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,362.

Other colleges in Missouri of a similar size

Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Missouri Valley College?

Missouri Valley College admits 69% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Missouri Valley College?

Published tuition and fees are $24,200 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Missouri Valley College?

25% 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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