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.
- Top 9%Undergraduates
- Top 24%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $17,502861st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,024491st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,928725th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,022625th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,992890th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,8271,074th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,5531,193rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.3%864th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.3%707th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.0%1,276th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1119619th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,407190th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,947th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.3%1,650th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $63,005 | $62,579 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $59,288 | $55,102 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $58,898 | $61,020 |
| InsuranceBusiness | bachelors | $54,948 | $49,019 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,358 | $54,928 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,584 | $45,794 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $47,260 | $50,856 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $47,260 | $46,478 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,082 | $44,389 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $42,235 | $40,132 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,646 | $41,937 |
| Housing and Human EnvironmentsFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $39,271 | $37,856 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1905source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Bears"source
- Plaster Sports Complex seats about 16,300source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Maroon and Whitesource
- Mascot: Boomer Bearsource
- Campus size: about 225 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fourth District Normal School" (1905–1919)source
- Formerly known as "Southwest Missouri State Teachers College" (1919–1945)source
- Formerly known as "Southwest Missouri State College" (1945–1972)source
- Formerly known as "Southwest Missouri State University" (1972–2005)source
- Athletic conference: Conference USAsource
- Notable alum: John Goodmansource
- Notable alum: Kathleen Turnersource
- Notable alum: Don S. Davissource
- Notable alum: Roy Bluntsource
- Notable alum: Tess Harpersource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemissouristate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 179566)
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- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
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