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What Are UMSL's Average OAT and GPA?
The fall 2025 entering class at UMSL averaged a 3.50 GPA and a 318 OAT Academic Average (304 Total Science).
Last checked Nov 2, 2026.
- Class GPA
- 3.50 Official
- OAT Academic Average
- 318 Official
- OAT Total Science
- 304 Official
- Class size
- 46 seats Official
UMSL's class GPA ranks 17th of 25 programs, and its OAT Academic Average ranks 16th of 24 programs that report one. The OAT average is 7 points below the middle program (325), and the GPA is 0.06 below the 3.56 average for accepted applicants nationwide.
Closest OAT averages: Pacific (321) and NSU Oklahoma (323).
These are class averages, not cutoffs. Some admitted students sit well below them and many applicants above them are not offered a seat, so use them to see where you land and then read the rest of the file: letters, experience and the interview.
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What Are UMSL's Average OAT and GPA?
The fall 2025 entering class at UMSL averaged a 3.50 GPA and a 318 OAT Academic Average (304 Total Science).
How does UMSL's OAT score compare with other schools?
UMSL's class GPA ranks 17th of 25 programs, and its OAT Academic Average ranks 16th of 24 programs that report one. The OAT average is 7 points below the middle program (325), and the GPA is 0.06 below the 3.56 average for accepted applicants nationwide.
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Last checked Nov 2, 2026. Requirements and dates change each cycle, so confirm with UMSL before you apply. How we check our data.