University of Missouri - Columbia Computer Science Programs

University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The location of Mizzou is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is University of Missouri - Columbia?

Contact details for Mizzou are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	105 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211
Phone:	573-882-2121
Website:	missouri.edu
Facebook:	http://socialmedia.missouri.edu/
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/Mizzou

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How Do I Get Into Mizzou?

You can apply to Mizzou online at: https://admissions.missouri.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Mizzou

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mizzou?

With an acceptance rate of 79%, Mizzou may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Mizzou submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

Mizzou received ACT scores from 69% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Missouri - Columbia?

The overall average net price of Mizzou is $35,077. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mizzou, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $8,168 a year. That adds up to $32,672 over four years for those students.

University of Missouri - Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,696 undergraduate students at Mizzou, with 21,875 being full-time and 1,821 being part-time.

There are also 7,705 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,875 full-time undergraduates at Mizzou, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Missouri - Columbia students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	610
Black or African American	1,392
Hispanic or Latino	1,149
White	17,254
International Students	254
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,216

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at University of Missouri - Columbia. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 96 countries are represented at Mizzou. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Missouri - Columbia

There are 48 bachelor’s degree and 87 master’s degree programs available online at Mizzou. In 2022-2023, 17,019 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mizzou has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mizzou majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Computer & Information Sciences	19%
Information Technology	39%
Other Computer & Information Sciences	63%

University of Missouri - Columbia Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	83	0	22	17	122
Information Technology	32	89	0	0	0	121
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	17	95	0	112
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer & IS Security	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	32	172	17	117	17	355

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.