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.
- Top 25%Undergraduates
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,181620th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,623644th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,906555th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,8851,199th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,6951,111th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.5%857th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.3%1,017th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 85.9%1,104th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090706th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,550531st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.3%1,354th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $67,660 | $65,387 |
| Plant SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | $47,260 | $47,260 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,696 | $50,439 |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | $45,249 | $43,798 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,468 | $48,198 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $42,908 | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $42,682 | $45,715 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,969 | $43,379 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $39,950 | $42,682 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $39,909 | $40,017 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $37,808 | $41,342 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $37,748 | $37,208 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1905source
- Athletic nickname: "Bearcats"source
- Bearcat Stadium seats about 6,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Mascot: Bobby Bearcatsource
- Campus size: about 370 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fifth District Normal School" (1905–1919)source
- Formerly known as "Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College" (1919–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Northwest Missouri State College" (1949–1972)source
- Athletic conference: The MIAAsource
- Football rivalry: Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State (since 1981)source
- Football rivalry: Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State (since 1932)source
- Plays for the "Hickory Stick" (since 1908)source
- Fight song: ""Wings of Victory""source
- Notable alum: Jean Bartiksource
- Notable alum: Kim Reynoldssource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Basketball: 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017
- Football: 2016, 2015, 2013, 2009
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitenwmissouri.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178624)
- 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: Northwest Missouri State University vs Lindenwood UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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