Northwest Missouri State University Data & Information Overview

If you’re interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth.

How Does Northwest Missouri State University Stack Up?

2026 College Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Northwest Missouri State University was awarded 204 badges in the 2026 rankings.

National Standing

Northwest is ranked #853 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.

Northwest also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Missouri ranking.

See all of the rankings for Northwest Missouri State University.

What Do Northwest Graduates Earn?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Northwest with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. This is good news for future Northwest graduates since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.