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.
- Top 19%Cost of attendance
- Top 25%Average net price
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,800573rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,500701st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,282383rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,968626th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,6471,486th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,4991,386th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.8%1,535th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.3%1,627th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,372840th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.2%1,308th highest of 2,140 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.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,802 | $57,643 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $57,017 | $59,124 |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $55,512 | $50,439 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $50,856 | $50,606 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,432 | $43,128 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $39,741 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,342 | $38,289 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,648 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $35,213 | $40,821 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $33,281 | $27,765 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementNatural Resources | bachelors | $33,281 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,216 | $33,993 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1915source
- Athletic nickname: "Griffons"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Max the Griffonsource
- Motto: "Everything is Possible"source
- Campus size: about 744 acressource
- Formerly known as "St. Joseph Junior College" (1915–1965)source
- Formerly known as "Missouri Western Junior College" (1965–1969)source
- Formerly known as "Missouri Western College" (1969–1973)source
- Formerly known as "Missouri Western State College" (1973–2005)source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- Football rivalry: Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State (since 1981)source
- Fight song: ""Missouri Western Fight Song""source
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- 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 websitemissouriwestern.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178387)
- Compare colleges in MORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MissouriEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Missouri Western State University vs Webster UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.