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Northwest Missouri State University was awarded 63 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general educational leadership & administration.
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Northwest landed the #938 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Northwest also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in Missouri ranking.
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Northwest Missouri State University has an acceptance rate of 86%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Northwest.
About 2% of students accepted to Northwest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 473 and 578. Math scores were between 465 and 580.
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The student to faculty ratio at Northwest Missouri State University is about average at 18 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.
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 Northwest Missouri State University is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Northwest Missouri State University 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.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Northwest have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Northwest Missouri State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,482 undergraduates at Northwest with 4,813 being full-time and 669 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,949 | $10,824 | $12,077 | $15,843 | $17,895 |
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 Northwest, 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 Northwest, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,660 a year. That adds up to $26,640 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Northwest are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001 |
| Phone: | 660-562-1212 |
| Website: | https://www.nwmissouri.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 479 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 245 | $43,672 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 170 | $37,057 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 136 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 131 | $37,066 |
| Special Education | 83 | $38,040 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 77 | $34,195 |
| Computer Information Systems | 72 | $65,444 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 61 | $48,302 |
| Instructional Media Design | 60 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 4,213 students took at least one online class at Northwest Missouri State University. This is an increase from the 3,928 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,213 | 2,742 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,928 | 2,297 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,040 | 1,856 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,452 | 936 |
Learn more about online learning at Northwest Missouri State University.
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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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