Missouri State University

Missouri State University was founded on March 17, 1905, as the Fourth District Normal School. It is the second largest university in Missouri and covers more than 220 acres in central Springfield. In 1972, the university was renamed Southwest Missouri State University and adopted its present name in 2005. The university also has a branch campus in West Plains and a research campus in Mountain Grove. Missouri State University is organized into the following academic units:

College of Arts and Letters
College of Business Administration
College of Continuing Education and the Extended University
College of Education
College of Health and Human Services
College of Humanities and Public Affairs
College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Graduate School

Missouri State University has officially recognized a number of sororities and fraternities. Some of these Greek Organizations are Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Alpha Lambda, Delta Zeta, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Mu Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Phi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Campus Location

901 S National
Springfield, MO 65897
USA
Main Tel: (417) 836-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Missouri State University Highlights

Where Missouri State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in hospitality, construction trades, education and teaching, and business and management.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,807	97
Master	777	42
Post-master's certificate	22	1
Doctorale	8	1

Missouri State Students

The student enrollment at Missouri State was 19,348 in 2007 (16,171 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 5,988
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 11,976
Room	$ 4,652
Board	$ 1,566
Books and supplies	$ 800
Other	$ 3,500

Financial Aid: Missouri State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Missouri State:

School	Location	Enrollment
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	12,180
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	25,544
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL	13,398
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater, WI	10,737
University of Mississippi Main Campus	University, MS	15,129
Sam Houston State University	Huntsville, TX	16,496
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Stillwater, OK	23,213
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, GA	16,841
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	28,260
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, KY	14,785

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		449
Without tenure; working toward tenure		122
Without tenure; tenure not available		147

Housing and Meals

Missouri State provides on-campus housing for 4,000 of its 16,171 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Missouri State Athletics

School sports include football (Gateway Football Conference), basketball (Missouri Valley Conference), baseball (Missouri Valley Conference), and track (Missouri Valley Conference).

Missouri State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 221 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 169 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Missouri State Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	73%
Women	76%
All	75%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	490-610
Math	500-620

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (22 awarded)

Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (11 awarded)

City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

Art/Art Studies
Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,048 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business/Commerce
Finance
Insurance
Logistics and Materials Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (54 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (34 awarded)

Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (25 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (657 awarded)

Agricultural Teacher Education
Art Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Business Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Physics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

Engineering/Industrial Management
Materials Science

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (10 awarded)

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (198 awarded)

Housing and Human Environments
Human Development and Family Studies
Public Administration
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Work

FINE ARTS (23 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (100 awarded)

Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (21 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science
Plant Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (265 awarded)

Ancient Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Cartography
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Latin Language and Literature
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (20 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (182 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (117 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Physician Assistant
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (11 awarded)

Gerontology
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (33 awarded)

Music Performance
Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (77 awarded)

Nurse Anesthetist
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (92 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded)

Intermedia/Multimedia

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (23 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (172 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Geology/Earth Science
Natural Sciences
Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (73 awarded)

Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (205 awarded)

Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology