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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Joplin, MO 64801-1595

Surrounding communitySmall city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
Total Population32,628 (27,751 urban / 4,877 rural)
Households13,220 (2.36 people per house)
Families8,347 (2.93 people per family)
Pop. — African American1,063
Pop. — Asian304
Pop. — Pacific Islander28
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native979
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)30,721
Pop. — Other412
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Diverse Fields

UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, no graduate coexistence
GraduateN/A
Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringMaster's degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Missouri Southern State University?

Ranks 1939th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $4,050 $4,050 $8,100
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $226 $226 $226
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $135 $135 $270
FT Graduate Tuition $4,050 $4,050 $8,100
FT Graduate Required Fees $19 $19 $19
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $225 $225 $450
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $11,920 $11,920 $15,700
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $13,689 $13,689 $17,469
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,306 $7,306 $11,086

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $3,668 trend  $4,006 $3,668 trend  $4,006 $7,168 trend  $7,786
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $600 trend  $600
On-Campus – Room & Board $4,930 trend  $5,214
On-Campus – Other Expenses $2,100 trend  $2,100
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $5,000 trend  $6,383
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,800 trend  $2,700
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,800 trend  $2,700

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$15
Graduate Application Fee$15
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 1,425 (633 male / 792 female)
Admitted 1,404 (618 male / 786 female)
Admission rate 99%
First-time Enrollment 818 (370 male / 448 female)
FT Enrollment 769 (352 male / 417 female)
PT Enrollment 49 (18 male / 31 female)
Total Enrollment5,549

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Missouri Southern State University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRecommended / Recommended / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Missouri Southern State University accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceYes
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath Assoc
NCAA Basketball Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath Assoc
NCAA Baseball Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath Assoc
NCAA Track & Field Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath Assoc

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 517th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 89%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 17 / 24
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity720
Meals per WeekN/A
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Missouri Southern State University Ranks 4676th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,698 380 pie   45%
State & Local Grant Aid $1,700 25 pie   3%
Institutional Grant Aid $2,005 686 pie   82%
Student Loan Aid $2,300 442 pie   53%
Any financial aid type   805 pie   96%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Missouri Southern State University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
4163104
Black Non-Hispanic
10570175
Hispanic
4861109
Asian / Pacific Islander
324375
American Indian / Alaskan Native
4391134
White Non-Hispanic
2,0012,9514,952
Race Unknown
N/AN/AN/A
Total 2,270 3,279 5,549

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Missouri Southern State University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
N/AN/AN/A
Black Non-Hispanic
81119
Hispanic
6713
Asian / Pacific Islander
246
American Indian / Alaskan Native
61420
White Non-Hispanic
322391713
Race Unknown
N/AN/AN/A
Total 344 427 771

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Missouri Southern State University.

  Men Women Total
28 35 63
30 31 61
3 57 60
16 28 44
4 37 41

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 1 32 2 35
Art/Art Studies, General
Biochemistry 2 2
Bioinformatics
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 1 27 1 30
Business/Commerce, General 30 2 32
Chemistry, General
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1 3 4
Computer Science 1 1 2
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst 2 9 11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 4 5
Computer Teacher Education 1 1 2
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 1 1
Computer and Information Sciences, General 5 5
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 4 56 1 61
Criminal Justice/Police Science 19 19
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 18 18
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2 2
Education, General
Elementary Education and Teaching 2 58 60
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other 1 1
English Language and Literature, General 1 15 16
Environmental Health 1 7 8
Finance, General 1 1
Financial Planning and Services 1 1 6 8
Fine/Studio Arts, General 10 10
French Language and Literature 1 1
German Language and Literature 2 2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 1 12 13
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other 1 1
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other 11 11
History, General 2 2
Industrial Engineering 2 2
International Business/Trade/Commerce 1 1 5 1 8
International Relations and Affairs 3 3
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 4 4
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 2 2
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2 1 2 57 1 63
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 3 3
Management Science, General 1 34 2 37
Manufacturing Technology/Technician
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 1 2 26 29
Mass Communication/Media Studies 1 6 1 8
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics, General 3 3
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 2 2
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 10 10
Music Performance, General 5 5
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 38 1 41
Operations Management and Supervision 2 4 6
Physics, General 1 1
Political Science and Government, General 1 9 10
Psychology, General 2 1 1 21 25
Public Relations/Image Management 1 3 4
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 19 19
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 1 1 1 39 1 44
Sociology 16 16
Spanish Language and Literature 1 10 11
Technical and Business Writing 2 2
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster 1 1
Total 9 11 6 7 14 661 14 722

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Missouri Southern State University Ranks 1388th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $55,739 ($57,447 male / $52,833 female)
Number of FT Faculty 208 (131 male / 77 female)
Number of PT Faculty N/A
FT Faculty Ratio N/A
Total Benefits $3,188,673
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Missouri Southern State University Summary

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Missouri Southern State University(formerly Missouri Southern State College), is a public, state university located at 3950 E. In 2003, the Missouri General Assembly authorized the renaming of the college to Missouri Southern State University – Joplin, and in 2005 the university dropped Joplin from its name. MSSU’s mission is to provide an international education, defined by the state of Missouri as, “develop such academic support programs and public service activities it deems necessary and appropriate to establish international or global education as a distinctive theme of its mission.” The main group of buildings consist of Billingsley Student Center, Webster Hall, Spiva Library, Hearnes Hall, Kuhn Hall, Reynolds Hall, Thomas E. Taylor Performing Arts Center, Matthews Hall, and Gene Taylor Hall. Hearnes Hall is the location of offices and classes for the English Department, as well as administrative services.

Missouri Southern State University Academics

Missouri Southern State University is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Comprehensive Learning Disability Services, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 529 work stations, available in: libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Repair Service Available On Campus, Computer Helpline Available, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Discounted Computer Software for Sale, Student Web Hosting, Wireless Network, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 10%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 10% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 80%. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Weekend College.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Missouri Southern State University.

Computer Science:
Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer Programming – General, Computer Science, Computer Systems Analysis, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems, Web/Multimedia Management
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Marine/Aquatic Biology
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
Security and Protective Services:
Fire Science/Firefighting, Forensic Technologies, Law Enforcement Administration, Police Science
Education:
Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, ESL Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Reading Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, multiple levels, Technology/Industrial Arts Education
Mathematics:
Computational Mathematics, Mathematics – General
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Technology, Environmental Health, Medical Radiologic Technology, Medical Staff Services Technology, Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine, Respiratory Therapy
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
Health/Physical Fitness
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business – General, Finance/Banking, Financial Planning, International Business, Management Science, Marketing Management, Operations Management
Foreign Language and Literature:
French, German, Spanish
Popular majors:
thirty-five percent health professions, sixteen percent liberal arts, thirteen percent security and protective services, seven percent engineering technologies, six percent business per marketing, six percent computer and information sciences, six percent precision production, twenty-four percent business per marketing, twenty-one percent education, eight percent health professions, eight percent security and protective services, five percent liberal arts
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Physics
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric, Mass Communications/Media Studies
English Language and Literature:
Creative Writing, English, English Language & Literature – General, Technical/Business Writing
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Social Sciences:
International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
History:
History – General

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of April. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 25. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $250 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

Missouri Southern State University Admissions

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This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were nine hundred and thirty-six total number of transfer students who applied and nine hundred and thirty-four total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 99% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 64%. Remember that this can change at any time.

For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of April. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 5th of August and In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of August. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. The regular application due date was not reported.

Missouri Southern State University Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at twenty-five percent scholarships per grants and seventy-five percent loans per jobs.

Missouri Southern State University Students

Missouri Southern State University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Besides, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Again, the student body consists of eighty-three percent in-state students, seventeen percent out-of-state students, six percent part-time students, fifty-six percent women, forty-four percent men, two percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, four percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, ninety percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, seventeen percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-three percent in top quarter of graduating class and seventy-two percent in top half of graduating class. The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Coed, where 99 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. The school’s size is approximately four thousand, eight hundred and forty-two degree-seeking undergrads and eight hundred and ninety-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen.

Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as biology pond, crime lab, art gallery, child development center, small business development center, indoor “livefire” firearms range, performing arts center, greenhouse, law library, cyber coffee shop, international trade and quality center, graduate center. This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Without doubt, the school is located 138 miles from Kansas City, 126 miles from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Missouri Southern State University Athletics

The Lions, Lady Lions are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_indoor
  • Men’s NCAA Division II and Women’s NCAA Division II Track_outdoor
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball

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MSSU is awesome. If you have the chance, come here. I know first hand that the Art Department and the Teaching Department are awesome! The Internation Studies program is awesome too. I'll be going to Europe in 2 weeks! Choose MSSU!