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Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, MO · Public · Small city · MWSC · MWSU · Missouri Western State College · Western

Public institution in Saint Joseph, MO · 2,372 undergraduates · $42,647 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
$12,638490th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,800572nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,500696th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,282383rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,968622nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,6471,479th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,4991,381st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
39.8%1,520th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
59.3%1,617th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,372840th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.2%1,294th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 363 mi (MSP)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,802$57,643
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$57,017$59,124
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$55,512$50,439
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$50,856$50,606
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$48,432$43,128
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,682$39,741
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,342$38,289
MarketingBusinessbachelors$39,648—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$35,213$40,821
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,281$27,765
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementNatural Resourcesbachelors$33,281—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$33,216$33,993

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,275,124 (M $1,794,529 · W $1,480,595)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Missouri Western State University’s 2,372 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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