Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, Missouri · Public
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1150–1420
- Undergraduates
- 3,019
- Setting
- City: Small
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1150–1420
- Reading and Writing
- 540–690
- Math
- 610–730
- Average total
- 1065
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 17–24
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (866) 818-6778
Cost
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,240per year
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $17,640per year
- Average net price
- $10,836What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $48,193
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Show all 75 programs
- Food Science and Technology · bachelor
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · undergraduate certificate
- Area Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · undergraduate certificate
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Computer Programming · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · undergraduate certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction · master
- Educational Administration and Supervision · master
- Educational/Instructional Media Design · graduate certificate
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · undergraduate certificate
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · undergraduate certificate, master
- Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · undergraduate certificate
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Non-Professional Legal Studies · undergraduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · undergraduate certificate
- International/Globalization Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Data Analytics · master, graduate certificate
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Physics · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Physical Science Technologies/Technicians · undergraduate certificate
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Research and Experimental Psychology · undergraduate certificate
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · undergraduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · undergraduate certificate, associate, bachelor
- Fire Protection · undergraduate certificate
- Homeland Security · undergraduate certificate
- Public Administration · undergraduate certificate
- Public Policy Analysis · bachelor
- Social Work · bachelor
- Social Sciences, General · undergraduate certificate, master
- Anthropology · undergraduate certificate
- International Relations and National Security Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Political Science and Government · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Air Transportation · undergraduate certificate
- Visual and Performing Arts, General · undergraduate certificate
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · undergraduate certificate
- Fine and Studio Arts · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Music · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, graduate certificate
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · bachelor
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · associate
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · undergraduate certificate, associate
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · bachelor
- Public Health · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · undergraduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · bachelor
- Business/Commerce, General · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Accounting and Related Services · master
- Business/Corporate Communications · undergraduate certificate
- Business/Managerial Economics · bachelor
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · undergraduate certificate
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · master
- Marketing · undergraduate certificate
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · bachelor
- History · undergraduate certificate, bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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