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Acceptance Rate

97.0%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

1150–1420

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$8,400

Out-of-State Tuition

$16,800

Undergrad Enrollment

3,101

Applicants

2,302

Yield Rate

25.8%

Endowment / Student

$15,655

Student:Faculty

16:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$12,007/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $48,028 over four years.

What grads earn

$49,114/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,080 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 9% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

62% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

11.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

15%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Missouri Southern State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,759
$30–48k$10,132
$48–75k$11,233
$75–110k$14,578
Over $110k$15,083

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

38%

Completion · all

46%

Completion · Pell

40%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

49%

Median debt

$19,174

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,302
Admitted
2,24397.4%
Enrolled
57926% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation59% / 41%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball16Football141Golf16Track & Field101

Women's

Basketball20Golf11Soccer31Softball24Track & Field112Volleyball19

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business/Commerce, General155 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies85 grads
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration50 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching50 grads
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General34 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General25 grads
Psychology, General24 grads
Secondary Education and Teaching23 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse21 grads
Social Work20 grads

4yr Grad Rate

22%

6yr Grad Rate

36%

Retention Rate

63%

Median Earnings

$42,620