by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Missouri Southern State University was awarded 384 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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Missouri Southern landed the #1,490 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Missouri Southern held the #1,644 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Missouri Southern also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Missouri ranking.
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The acceptance rate at Missouri Southern State University is 97%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Missouri Southern is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 6% of students accepted to Missouri Southern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 480 and 610.
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The student to faculty ratio at Missouri Southern State University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Missouri Southern State University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Missouri Southern State University this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Missouri Southern is 15%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,927 undergraduates at Missouri Southern with 3,443 being full-time and 1,484 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,881 | $7,731 | $10,215 | $13,414 | $13,523 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Missouri Southern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Missouri Southern, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $4,929 a year. That adds up to $19,716 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Missouri Southern is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Missouri Southern are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595 |
| Phone: | 866-818-6778 |
| Website: | www.mssu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/mssulions?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/mosolions |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 211 | $38,297 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 96 | $30,300 |
| Public Policy | 96 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 90 | $29,462 |
| General Biology | 80 | $26,859 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 72 | $31,903 |
| Nursing | 61 | $53,753 |
| Other Health Professions | 60 | $47,016 |
| General Psychology | 42 | $29,594 |
| Health & Physical Education | 28 | $31,440 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,589 students took at least one online class at Missouri Southern State University. This is a decrease from the 2,869 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,589 | 1,047 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,869 | 1,181 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,836 | 1,045 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,813 | 1,073 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,914 | 1,077 |
Learn more about online learning at Missouri Southern State University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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