by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Missouri Southern State University was awarded 22 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Missouri Southern is ranked #1,527 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 48 colleges in Missouri, Missouri Southern is ranked at #28.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 99%, some consider Missouri Southern to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 5% of students accepted to Missouri Southern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 610.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Missouri Southern State University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Missouri Southern State University is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Missouri Southern State University this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Missouri Southern is 15%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Missouri Southern State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,927 undergraduates at Missouri Southern with 3,443 being full-time and 1,484 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,601 | $8,687 | $9,705 | $12,868 | $12,918 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Missouri Southern, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Missouri Southern, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Missouri Southern are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595 |
| Phone: | 866-818-6778 |
| Website: | www.mssu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 261 | $33,167 |
| General Business/Commerce | 146 | $44,262 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 90 | $36,345 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 89 | $36,783 |
| Other Health Professions | 63 | $52,539 |
| General Biology | 61 | $31,149 |
| Nursing | 41 | $62,273 |
| Allied Health Professions | 37 | NA |
| General Psychology | 34 | $34,647 |
| Business Administration & Management | 33 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,472 students took at least one online class at Missouri Southern State University. This is a decrease from the 2,589 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,472 | 948 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,589 | 1,047 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,869 | 1,181 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,813 | 1,073 |
Learn more about online learning at Missouri Southern State University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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