Missouri Southern State University

3950 E. Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801-1595
(417) 625-9300
www.mssu.edu
fax:(417) 659-4457
president:Dr. Alan Marble
1726 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.97 Graduation Rate 0.37
0.29 0.44

STUDENT RATIO

5587

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

5376 | 10225

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

4125

CLASS SIZE

21

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
Not Available

SAT MATH

Not Available

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

21

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.29
0.44
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
18
21
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$21500

Average Monthly Payment

$239

Median Earnings

$32800

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

55%
URL Applyhttps://webapps.mssu.edu/FormWizard/FormViewer.aspx?Id=61
Application Fee25
Percent Admitted (Men)0.97
Percent Admitted (Women)0.97
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1462
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.79
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.04
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.93
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5523
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6488
Applicants Men717
Applicants Women1009
Admissions Total1679
Admissions Men696
Admissions Women983
ACT English 25th percentile score17
ACT English 75th percentile score24
ACT Math 25th percentile score17
ACT Math 75th percentile score24
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score7
Average SAT Score990
Median ACT English Score21
Median ACT Math Score21
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)68%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)71%
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