Federal data

Largest registered nursing programs in Missouri

Missouri registered nursing programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbiaPublic, 4-year335
2Saint Louis UniversitySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit, 4-year261
3Cox CollegeSpringfieldPrivate nonprofit, 4-year252
4Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgetonPublic, 4-year233
5Research College of NursingKansas CityFor-profit, 4-year199
6Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint LouisPrivate nonprofit, 4-year159
7University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas CityPublic, 4-year159
8Rockhurst UniversityKansas CityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year154
9Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfieldPublic, 4-year149
10Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivarPrivate nonprofit, 4-year142
11University of Missouri-St LouisSaint LouisPublic, 4-year126
12Chamberlain UniversitySt. LouisFor-profit, 4-year113
13North Central Missouri CollegeTrentonPublic, 2-year109
14Crowder CollegeNeoshoPublic, 2-year101
15University of Central MissouriWarrensburgPublic, 4-year97
16Moberly Area Community CollegeMoberlyPublic, 2-year93
17Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas CityPublic, 2-year92
18St Charles Community CollegeCottlevillePublic, 2-year84
19Missouri Western State UniversitySaint JosephPublic, 4-year82
20Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape GirardeauPublic, 4-year74
21Webster UniversitySaint LouisPrivate nonprofit, 4-year71
22Columbia CollegeColumbiaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year70
23Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryvillePublic, 4-year66
24Missouri State University-West PlainsWest PlainsPublic, 2-year65
25Mineral Area CollegePark HillsPublic, 2-year54

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.