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Estimated Cost of Attendance

2025-2026 Estimated Cost of Attendance


Undergraduate / Dependent Resident

On Campus Off Campus With Parents
Tuition* $8,400 $8,400 $8,400
Fees $840 $840 $840
Books and Supplies $1,292 $1,292 $1,292
Housing and Food $9,371 $9,817 $7,309
Transportation $1,340 $2,010 $2,010
Miscellaneous $2,423 $2,423 $2,423
TOTAL $23,666 $24,782 $22,274

 

*Tuition and costs for undergraduate students are based on 28 credit hours of enrollment for the year (14 credit hours per semester). Please note: These budgets are only estimates and are subject to change without notice. For summer school cost, divide total cost by one-third.

 

Undergraduate / Dependent Non-Resident

On Campus Off Campus With Parents
Tuition* $16,800 $16,800 $16,800
Fees $840 $840 $840
Books and Supplies $1,292 $1,292 $1,292
Housing and Food $9,371 $9,817 $7,309
Transportation $1,340 $2,010 $2,010
Miscellaneous $2,423 $2,423 $2,423
TOTAL $32,066 $33,182 $30,674

 

*Tuition and costs for undergraduate students are based on 28 credit hours of enrollment for the year (14 credit hours per semester). Please note: These budgets are only estimates and are subject to change without notice. For summer school cost, divide total cost by one-third.

 

Undergraduate / Independent Student

Resident Non Resident
Tuition*  $8,400 $16,800
Fees $840 $840
Books and Supplies $1,292 $1,292
Housing and Food $9,817 $9,817
Transportation $2,010 $2,010
Miscellaneous $6,426 $6,426
TOTAL $28,785 $37,185

 

*Tuition and costs for undergraduate students are based on 28 credit hours of enrollment for the year (14 credit hours per semester). Please note: These budgets are only estimates and are subject to change without notice. For summer school cost, divide total cost by one-third.

 

 

Graduate / Independent Student

On Campus Non Resident
Tuition $6,930 $12,600
Fees $756 $756
Books and Supplies $1,292 $1,292
Housing and Food $9,817 $9,817
Transportation $2,010 $2,010
Miscellaneous $6,426 $6,426
TOTAL $27,231 $32,901

 

*Tuition and costs for graduate students are based on 18 credit hours of enrollment for the year (9 credit hours per semester). Please note: These budgets are only estimates and are subject to change without notice. For summer school cost, divide total cost by one-third.

Lion Pride Tuition: Out-of-state students from Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Nebraska, Texas, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible for Missouri Southern Lion Pride Tuition Discount. Students receiving the Lion Pride Tuition Discount are billed for the full out-of-state tuition price, however, after the Lion Pride Discount is applied, they pay the same amount as an in-state student.