Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University was initially founded in 1905 as a teachers college. It became Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College in 1919. The name was changed to Northwest Missouri State College in 1949. This college was granted university status on August 14, 1972 and was given its current name at that time. The university offers enrollment to over 5,000 undergraduates and more than 1,000 graduate students every year.

Northwest Missouri State University is composed of:

Booth College of Business and Professional Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education and Human Services

The sports teams of the university are known as the Bearcats. Men’s and women’s teams participate in sports like baseball, softball, football, basketball, cross country, track & field, volleyball, golf, tennis and soccer.

Campus Location

800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
USA
Main Tel: (660) 562-1212
Web Site

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Northwest Missouri State University Highlights

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

Many students concentrating in media, agricultural science and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, computer science and engineering, education and teaching, and landscaping and horticulture.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Large number of students.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	849	70
Master	179	22
Associate	36	1
Post-master's certificate	14	1
1-2 year certificate	6	1
Postbaccalaureate certificate	4	2

Northwest Missouri State Students

The student enrollment at Northwest Missouri State was 6,511 in 2007 (5,776 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% 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	$ 5,193
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 8,759
Room	$ 3,666
Board	$ 2,950
Books and supplies	$ 450
Other	$ 2,250

Financial Aid: Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State:

School	Location	Enrollment
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, CT	7,216
Butler University	Indianapolis, IN	4,479
SUNY College at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, NY	6,259
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, PA	7,765
Radford University	Radford, VA	9,122
Salisbury University	Salisbury, MD	7,581
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	25,544
Western Illinois University	Macomb, IL	13,331
Roger Williams University	Bristol, RI	4,586
Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	11,516

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		93
Without tenure; working toward tenure		81
Without tenure; tenure not available		69

Housing and Meals

Northwest Missouri State provides on-campus housing for 2,950 of its 5,776 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Northwest Missouri State Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Northwest Missouri State is in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Northwest Missouri State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 179 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 107 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Northwest Missouri State Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	72%
Women	78%
All	75%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	450-550
Math	490-590

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (12 awarded)

Animal Sciences

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (217 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Managerial Economics
Finance
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (48 awarded)

Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
Computer and Information Sciences
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (9 awarded)

Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

Acting
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (259 awarded)

Agricultural Teacher Education
Art Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Business Teacher Education
Computer Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Reading Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary School Administration/Principalship
Social Science Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Superintendency and Educational System Administration
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (20 awarded)

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (28 awarded)

Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
Human Development and Family Studies
Public Administration

FINE ARTS (19 awarded)

Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (15 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (110 awarded)

Economics
English Language and Literature
Geography
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (91 awarded)

Advertising
Journalism
Organizational Communication
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (51 awarded)

Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (31 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (98 awarded)

Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology
Social Psychology