Mission University
Mission University is a private nonprofit university in Springfield, MO, with about 268 students on campus.
What to know about Mission University
Little price break for lower-income families
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $22,017 a year after grants, only $1,012 less than the $23,029 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓
Mission University is very small
About 268 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
Fewer first-year students return than at most colleges
Only 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year, fewer than at 88% of 4-year colleges. Outcomes ↓
Mission University focuses on business
44% of the degrees Mission University awards are in business; the next biggest field, theology, is 43%. Majors ↓
Very small classes
There are about 7 students for every teacher. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $28,448 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,383.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $72,256 over 4 years · 37% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Mission University?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Mission University is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$277 a month against about $2,550 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 66% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
Earnings by family background
Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
381 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Springfield
12% of Springfield’s 169,847 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Springfield pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Mission University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.