Missouri

 Columbia University shall observe a test-optional policy for first-year applicants to Columbia College or College of Engineering who will be applying for Fall 2023 and 2024. Generally, the Columbia University admission process is holistic. This means that all parts of the application are considered. For selection, each applicant's academic potential, intellectual strength, and ability to think independently are considered. Other factors like the applicant's special interests and abilities, motivation, maturity, curiosity, and whether the students will be able to make productive use of four years at Columbia are also considered.

University of Missouri St Louis is globally known for the following:

• The university offers more than 50 degree courses to international students at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional levels. 
• It is a public research university which has a goal of offering high quality ranked and afforable education to international students. More than 80% of its students have received financial aid or scholarships.
• The university graduates can be found in more than 50 states and countries around the world and the alumni has more than 80,000 alumni.

According to the QS World Rankings 2024, University of Missouri St Louis has a ranking of #1201-1400 and in 2023, it has a ranking of #1001-1200. Other than this, it has a ranking if #801-1000 according to the Times Higher Education Rankings 2023. 

The English Language requirements for UG and PG international students are given as follows:

University of Missouri St Louis offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional degree courses to international students every year. Some of the popular courses at the university are given as follows:

• Business and Management 
• Marketing and Related Support Services
• Education 
• Social Sciences
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Psychology 
• Biology and Biomedical Sciences

To know about more courses at UMSL, click here. 

University of Missouri St Louis has an acceptance rate of around 50-60%. The general admission requirements for international students at UMSL are given as follows:

• SAT/ACT scores
• Overall GPA and academic performance
• High School Rank 
• Letters of Recommendation
• Additional academic factors

Yes,  SLU accepts Duolingo scores from international students. For graduate courses, SLU majorly accepts TOEFL / IELTS / PTE. We have mentioned below the Saint Louis University Duolingo requirements for masters and bachelors programs:

Know more about the Requirements to Study in the USA for International Students

Note: Graduate programs of SLU may require higher minimum scores based on the level of English proficiency required for the course of study.  

The first-year tuition fees of MS in Analytics course at St. Louis University is around INR 20 L for international students. Apart from the tuition fees, students are required to pay the amount for other expenses as well such as hostel & meals, insurance, and university fee. All of these other expenses at SLU will be around INR 17 L. Mentioned below are the deatiled first-year St. Louis University MS in Analytics fees:

The first-year tuition fee at SLU for MS in Information Systems is around 10 Lakh. Apart from the tuition fees, students are required to pay other expenses as well like hostel & meals, insurance, transportation, books & supplies, university fee, etc. All of these other expenses will cost around INR 18 Lakh.