by our College Data Analytics Team
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Missouri State University - Springfield was awarded 415 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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Missouri State is ranked #427 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 48 colleges in Missouri, Missouri State is ranked at #11.
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The acceptance rate at Missouri State University - Springfield is 94%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Missouri State 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 7% of students accepted to Missouri State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 500 and 600.
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The student to faculty ratio at Missouri State University - Springfield is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Missouri State University - Springfield is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Missouri State University - Springfield enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Missouri State this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19,621 undergraduates at Missouri State with 13,128 being full-time and 6,493 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,381 | $13,144 | $15,950 | $17,994 | $19,206 |
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 State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Missouri State, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,939 a year. That adds up to $27,756 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Missouri State is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Missouri State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 901 S National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897 |
| Phone: | 417-836-5000 |
| Website: | www.missouristate.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/missouristateu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/missouristate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 405 | $29,727 |
| General Psychology | 274 | $27,139 |
| Marketing | 191 | $38,860 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 147 | $43,886 |
| General Biology | 134 | $27,017 |
| Health & Physical Education | 119 | $26,945 |
| Criminology | 116 | $31,997 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 105 | $28,963 |
| General Business/Commerce | 89 | $36,350 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 88 | $29,489 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 12,490 students took at least one online class at Missouri State University - Springfield. This is a decrease from the 14,405 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 12,490 | 3,900 |
| 2019-2020 | 14,405 | 3,773 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,079 | 2,380 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,857 | 2,154 |
| 2016-2017 | 8,106 | 1,876 |
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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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