Missouri State University-West Plains Ranking Badges

Missouri State West Plains earned 3 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 0 in the top 10% and 2 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 83 in Most Focused for Food Science Technology, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 3 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #3 of 83, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 62
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Missouri State University-West Plains Earned?

Missouri State University-West Plains holds 3 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	0
Top 15%	2
Total	3

What Is Missouri State University-West Plains Known For?

Missouri State University-West Plains is best known for Agriculture: 1 of its 3 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Food Science Technology, Teacher Education Subject Specific and Industrial Production Technology.

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Food Science Technology
Most Focused			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Industrial Production Technology
Most Focused	✓

How Does Missouri State University-West Plains Rank for Online Students?

Missouri State University-West Plains earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #41 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Industrial Production Technology.

How Does Missouri State University-West Plains Rank for Veterans?

Missouri State University-West Plains earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,516 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

Badges on this page come from rankings drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Missouri State University-West Plains appears in 62 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.