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Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO · Public · Town (remote) · NMSU · Northwest

Public institution in Maryville, MO · 4,550 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $47,885 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
$14,824663rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,181619th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$16,623639th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,906555th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,8851,193rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,6951,107th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
57.5%852nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.3%1,010th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.9%1,093rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,550531st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.3%1,340th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 324 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$15
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 60 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$67,660$65,387
Plant SciencesAgriculturebachelors$47,260$47,260
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,696$50,439
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$45,249$43,798
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,468$48,198
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$42,908—
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Sciencebachelors$42,682$45,715
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,969$43,379
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$39,950$42,682
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$39,909$40,017
MarketingBusinessbachelors$37,808$41,342
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$37,748$37,208

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,552,156 (M $1,979,839 · W $1,572,317)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northwest Missouri State University’s 4,550 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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