Midwestern State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,661
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 94%
From Region 2%
Athletes 352 (10.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Hispanic 27%
Black 15%
International 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Midwestern State University 914 32% 44% 3% 15% 26% 4% $70,613 46 -0.19 82 96% 4.0%
Mechanical Engineering 26 — 92% 31% 4% 15% 31% 12% $90,317 9 -1.12 94 96% — — — —
Computer Science 29 — 86% 45% 0% 10% 24% 14% $93,540 14 -0.92 95 100% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $66,977 28 -0.45 78 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 60% 40% 0% 20% 0% 40% $63,343 49 -0.16 74 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $71,593 15 -0.86 83 — — — — —
Biology 25 — 48% 40% 0% 4% 32% 16% $62,176 26 -0.50 72 100% — — — —
Athletic Training 15 — 27% 47% 0% 13% 33% 7% $87,066 84 +1.05 93 99% 3.2% — — —
Dental Hygiene 14 — 14% 64% 0% 14% 14% 0% $76,301 78 +0.58 87 95% — — — —
Kinesiology 15 — 20% 33% 0% 27% 20% 0% $62,198 52 +0.05 72 100% — — — —
Kinesiology and Exercise Science — — — — — — — — $53,832 18 -0.93 56 — — — — —
Nursing 138 — 12% 37% 7% 25% 22% 1% $94,285 66 +0.20 96 96% 3.3% — — —
Radiologic Technology 111 — 20% 49% 5% 12% 32% 1% $87,066 78 +0.68 93 99% 3.2% — — —
Respiratory Care 77 — 27% 44% 8% 18% 23% 0% $87,066 84 +1.05 93 99% 3.2% — — —
Accounting 13 — 54% 23% 0% 0% 54% 8% $76,875 28 -0.66 87 97% — — — —
Business Administration 31 — 42% 39% 3% 23% 26% 3% $62,121 13 -0.81 72 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $69,208 6 -1.33 80 — — — — —
Economics 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $74,247 14 -0.89 85 — — — — —
Finance 15 — 67% 47% 0% 0% 33% 13% $84,438 32 -0.51 91 88% — — — —
General Business 19 — 63% 58% 0% 5% 21% 16% $52,366 1 -1.31 52 95% — — — —
Management Information Systems 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $64,357 2 -1.61 75 100% — — — —
Marketing 17 — 41% 41% 6% 6% 29% 6% $54,439 2 -1.80 57 84% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies — — — — — — — — $50,430 10 -0.92 47 100% — — — —
English 10 — 30% 30% 10% 20% 20% 0% $41,969 5 -1.27 24 95% — — — —
History 5 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $51,400 29 -0.54 49 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 115 — 32% 50% 3% 17% 21% 4% $53,195 32 -0.40 54 93% 6.3% — — —
Spanish 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,223 25 -0.61 49 — — — — —
Humanities 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,701 34 -0.47 50 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,282 17 -0.65 69 — — — — —
Mass Communication 15 — 33% 60% 0% 7% 7% 27% $47,070 5 -1.38 38 97% — — — —
Political Science 7 — 57% 14% 14% 14% 29% 0% $60,148 17 -0.89 68 — — — — —
Psychology 32 — 9% 38% 3% 12% 28% 9% $49,681 20 -0.82 45 93% — — — —
Social Work 20 — 15% 20% 0% 10% 60% 0% $54,970 59 +0.20 58 88% — — — —
Sociology 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,148 29 -0.52 49 93% — — — —
Substance Abuse Counseling 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $53,954 51 +0.08 56 — — — — —
Early Childhood Administration 11 — 9% 55% 0% 27% 9% 0% $51,750 51 -0.08 50 — — — — —
Education 22 — 64% 41% 0% 18% 27% 0% $52,655 38 -0.28 53 — — — — —
Elementary Education 38 — 5% 63% 0% 8% 24% 3% $51,447 47 -0.13 49 — — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $52,099 36 -0.47 51 — — — — —
Physical Education 7 — 29% 43% 0% 14% 43% 0% $52,254 26 -0.68 52 — — — — —
Secondary Education 8 — 62% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $51,872 33 -0.37 50 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $46,352 6 -1.44 36 94% — — — —
Music 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $34,588 6 -1.31 10 — — — — —
Musical Theatre — — — — — — — — $35,285 7 -1.23 11 — — — — —
Studio Art 12 — 25% 58% 0% 0% 33% 0% $33,902 5 -1.38 9 89% — — — —
Theatre 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $34,778 8 -1.11 10 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 25 — 32% 56% 0% 16% 20% 0% $48,273 3 -1.60 41 95% — — — —
Industrial Technology 5 — 80% 20% 0% 40% 20% 20% $89,664 48 +0.08 94 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,115
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $13,330
Est. In-State Cost $14,378
Est. Out-of-State Cost $17,244
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 64%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 40.5% 370 18% 43% 6% 19% 25% 1% $88,343 84 +0.56 93 98% 3.2%
Humanities 14.6% 133 33% 47% 3% 17% 22% 4% $52,239 32 -0.47 52 93% 6.3%
Business & Economics 11.3% 103 50% 42% 2% 10% 30% 10% $64,818 11 -1.03 76 93% —
Education 9.4% 86 28% 53% 0% 15% 24% 1% $51,900 38 -0.23 51 — —
Social Sciences 9.1% 83 19% 36% 2% 12% 31% 8% $51,716 17 -0.63 50 92% —
Professional 3.3% 30 40% 50% 0% 20% 20% 3% $55,172 9 -1.32 59 95% —
Computer Science 3.2% 29 86% 45% 0% 10% 24% 14% $93,540 21 -0.92 95 100% —
Engineering 2.8% 26 92% 31% 4% 15% 31% 12% $90,317 5 -1.12 94 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.7% 25 48% 40% 0% 4% 32% 16% $62,176 25 -0.50 72 100% —
Arts 2.4% 22 41% 64% 0% 5% 23% 0% $34,240 2 -1.32 9 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 7 57% 43% 0% 14% 14% 29% $64,381 12 -0.24 75 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $0.5M #291 75% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #463 66% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #513 19% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #336 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #393 0% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #508 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #419 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.2M #545 47% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 140 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 35 $389K $389K $0
Basketball 14 $526K $526K $0
Tennis 10 $158K $158K $0
Golf 9 $198K $198K $0
Total 208 $2.8M $2.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 79 $371K $371K $0
Soccer 31 $405K $405K $0
Softball 30 $314K $314K $0
Volleyball 20 $346K $346K $0
Basketball 17 $470K $470K $0
Tennis 10 $197K $197K $0
Golf 6 $241K $241K $0
Total 144 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 140 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 79 $371K $371K $0
Soccer 66 $795K $795K $0
Basketball 31 $997K $997K $0
Softball 30 $314K $314K $0
Tennis 20 $355K $355K $0
Volleyball 20 $346K $346K $0
Golf 15 $439K $439K $0
Total 352 $6.9M $6.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional