Priority Application Deadlines

If you are planning to attend Missouri S&T, it's a good idea to submit your application before our Priority Application Deadlines to ensure that you're on the best track for all scholarships, financial assistance, and registration opportunities.

• Fall Semester (August-December) - priority scholarship application deadline is December 1, final scholarship deadline is February 1
  
• Spring Semester (January-May) - apply before December 1
• Summer Semester (May-July) - apply before May 1

You may apply for admission to Missouri S&T any time after completing six semesters of high school coursework (typically after your junior year). When you submit your application for admission, you are also applying for merit-based university scholarships. 

Freshman applicants for fall 2025 and fall 2026 have the option of being reviewed with or without test scores.  Choosing an application review without test scores will mean your admissibility will be determined by a committee.  The committee will require additional information including extracurricular activities and how you will contribute to the Missouri S&T community.  All student applicants will be required to submit transcripts.  Students can be admitted on unofficial transcripts and test scores.

To complete the application process, be sure to complete the steps detailed below.

1.) Complete your online application
It is important to remember the email address and password you used to create your application account.

2.) Missouri S&T does not charge an application fee!

3.) Submit your high school and/or college transcripts
Transcripts can be sent directly from your high school and/or college to Missouri S&T.

  MAIL TO :

   Missouri University of Science and Technology
   205 Centennial Hall, 300 W 12th Street
   Rolla, Missouri USA 65409-1060

4.) Submit your ACT/SAT test scores (optional)
Test scores can be sent directly from the testing agency. Use these codes to send test scores to S&T:

ACT: 2398  ||  SAT: 6876

Freshman applicants for fall 2025 and fall 2026 term have the option of being reviewed with or without test scores.  Choosing an application review without test scores will mean your admissibility will be determined by a committee.  The committee will require additional information including extracurricular activities and how you will contribute to the Missouri S&T community in addition to your high school transcript.  Scholarships, honors participation, and other opportunities may be more limited for choosing to review without test scores.

Students planning to attend Missouri S&T should follow a college preparatory curriculum completing at least 17 units of credit. Students wishing to graduate high school before a traditional 8 semesters are considered on a case-by-case basis under close consultation with local school districts and individual circumstances.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY

• English: 4 units, one of which may be speech or debate; two units emphasizing composition or writing skills. Acceptable courses may be English 9, 10, 11, 12; English Literature; Speech; Debate; Journalism; etc.
• Mathematics: 4 units (Algebra I and higher). Acceptable courses may be Algebra I, Algebra II/Intermediate Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, Math Analysis, etc.
• Social Studies: 3 units. Acceptable courses may be World History, American History, Government, Principles of Democracy, etc.
• Science: 3 units, one of which must be a laboratory course. Acceptable courses may be Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, etc.
• Fine Arts: 1 unit. Acceptable courses may be Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Painting/Drawing, etc.
• Foreign Language: 2 units, same language.

            1 unit = 1 year

Missouri S&T considers credits in the same manner that local high schools organize their coursework. For example, if a high school considers a course as a "science" credit, Missouri S&T will honor that designation by considering the same course a "science" requirement.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND STANDARDIZED TESTS

Take the ACT or SAT in the spring of your junior year and fall of your senior semester. Missouri S&T accepts ACT and SAT Superscores. To send test scores directly from the testing agency, use the Missouri S&T codes: ACT: 2398  ||  SAT: 6876

Students applying with their ACT are required to take the math, science, reading, and English sections.

Students choosing to be reviewed with test scores will be evaluated on a combination of high school record including classes, grade point average (GPA) or class rank, and standardized examinations (ACT or SAT test).  Students who attend non-ranking high schools are evaluated for admission based on their grade point average (GPA) in combination with their test scores.  

Freshman applicants applying for a bachelors degree for fall 2025 and fall 2026 terms have the option of being reviewed with or without test scores.  Choosing an application review without test scores will mean your admissibility will be determined by a committee.  The committee will require additional information including extracurricular activities and how you will contribute to the Missouri S&T community in addition to your high school transcript.  Scholarships, honors participation, and other opportunities may be more limited for choosing to review without test scores.

Homeschooled students, GED/HiSET, and students that have attended a non-accredited US school will be required to submit a standardized test score.

To complete the test optional application process, be sure to complete the steps detailed below.

1.) Under the Academic Program Select, select "Yes, I wish to be considered for admission without use of test scores."

2.) Complete the test optional questions. These questions are used in the admissions and scholarships determinations.

3.) Submit your application

4.) Send your high school and/or college transcripts
Transcripts can be sent directly from your high school and/or college to Missouri S&T.

  MAIL TO :

   Missouri University of Science and Technology
   205 Centennial Hall, 300 W 12th Street
   Rolla, Missouri USA 65409