,·Public Research, STEM-focused·Est. 1870
“A STEM-focused public research university — Missouri's premier engineering and computing school with a strong international engineering community.”
Missouri University of Science and Technology — known as Missouri S&T — is a public Carnegie R1 research university located in the small town of Rolla, Missouri, midway between St. Louis and Springfield. Founded in 1870 as the Missouri School of Mines, it is one of the oldest technological universities west of the Mississippi and remains the University of Missouri System's STEM-focused campus. With about 7,200 students (5,500 undergraduates), Missouri S&T is small for a public research university, which translates into accessible faculty, intensive lab work, and a tight community defined by an engineering-first culture. The university is organized primarily around the College of Engineering and Computing, which offers 16 undergraduate and 47 graduate degrees across nine departments — the largest concentration of engineering majors at any Missouri public school — plus the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education. Mechanical, civil, electrical, computer, chemical, aerospace, mining, and metallurgical engineering are among the strongest programs nationally, and the Computer Science department has grown rapidly to become the second-largest major. Missouri S&T was ranked No. 5 nationally by Money for 'best colleges for engineering majors' and consistently delivers strong ROI thanks to its focused STEM curriculum and aggressive corporate recruiting pipeline. Life in Rolla revolves around 'design teams' — student-led engineering competition teams (Solar Car, Mars Rover, Formula SAE, Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge) that win national titles every year — plus St. Pat's, the iconic week-long celebration of engineers that has been a Missouri S&T tradition since 1908. The university hosts a sizable international student community drawn from 60+ countries, supported by a long-established International Student and Scholar Services office. The campus's small size, Midwest cost of living, automatic merit awards, and direct industry pipelines into Boeing, Garmin, ExxonMobil, and Caterpillar make it a high-value option for international STEM students.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Engineering (undergraduate)
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Domestic
$14,984
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$33,248
/yr
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How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
The flagship college with 16 undergraduate and 47 graduate degrees across 9 departments; one of the largest engineering colleges in the Midwest.
Houses the sciences (math, physics, chemistry, biological sciences), humanities, education, and behavioral sciences supporting the broader STEM curriculum.
Newer college bridging engineering and business, supporting tech entrepreneurship, economic development, and undergraduate research with a $300M Kummer endowment.
4 years
The largest major on campus; ABET-accredited with capstone partnerships with Boeing, Caterpillar, and ExxonMobil. STEM-OPT eligible.
4 years
Rapidly growing program with strong placement at Garmin, Cerner, Microsoft, Boeing, and federal labs. STEM-OPT eligible.
4 years
One of only a handful of US mining engineering programs; rooted in the school's founding mission and feeds energy and natural resources industries globally.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $33,248
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
