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Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO · Public · Midsize city · MSUS

Public institution in Springfield, MO · 13,407 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $49,827 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,502860th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,024490th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,928720th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,022625th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,992883rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,8271,069th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,5531,188th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
57.3%859th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
79.3%701st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.0%1,264th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1119617th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
13,407190th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.3%1,634th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 362 mi (DAL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 71 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,005$62,579
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,288$55,102
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$58,898$61,020
InsuranceBusinessbachelors$54,948$49,019
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$53,358$54,928
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,584$45,794
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$47,260$50,856
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$47,260$46,478
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,082$44,389
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,235$40,132
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,646$41,937
Housing and Human EnvironmentsFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$39,271$37,856

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,651,997 (M $3,565,934 · W $3,086,063)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Missouri State University-Springfield’s 13,407 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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