Missouri State University - Springfield

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 450,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,800 (75%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,742
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 85%
From Region 10%
Athletes 462 (4.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

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
Missouri State University - Springfield 2,987 37% 81% 3% 4% 5% 4% $63,210 19 -0.52 67 96% 7.6%
Computer Science 69 — 84% 59% 1% 3% 12% 20% $102,299 26 -0.66 97 100% — — — —
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst 21 +1 67% 76% 0% 0% 0% 19% $84,961 23 -0.65 90 — — — — —
Information Technology 74 +5 86% 74% 4% 7% 5% 4% $77,941 13 -0.99 85 100% 6.6% — — —
Chemistry 18 — 39% 67% 6% 6% 11% 11% $69,522 42 -0.20 77 97% — — — —
Geosciences 10 — 80% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $53,790 8 -1.02 46 100% — — — —
Mathematics 7 +5 43% 71% 0% 0% 0% 29% $87,131 63 +0.07 91 97% — — — —
Physics 10 +5 60% 70% 10% 0% 10% 10% $80,331 41 -0.23 87 — — — — —
Biology 103 +6 35% 76% 9% 1% 8% 4% $64,318 39 -0.25 69 94% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 32 — 25% 81% 0% 9% 3% 3% $64,318 30 -0.47 69 94% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 24 — 54% 83% 12% 0% 4% 0% $82,822 90 +1.01 89 97% — — — —
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 9 — 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,591 0 -1.93 43 96% 5.0% — — —
Agriculture 15 +1 47% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,607 0 -2.21 9 94% 5.3% — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 10 +1 50% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,845 15 -0.80 44 90% — — — —
Animal Sciences 25 +1 12% 76% 0% 8% 12% 0% $49,710 26 -0.54 35 94% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 19 — 11% 68% 0% 0% 11% 16% $60,945 34 -0.29 63 100% — — — —
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,750 16 -0.86 27 — — — — —
Horticultural Science 33 — 48% 42% 0% 3% 0% 55% $52,845 15 -0.80 44 90% — — — —
Athletic Training 26 +1 35% 73% 12% 8% 0% 4% $66,099 35 -0.27 72 100% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 56 +1 4% 96% 0% 0% 2% 0% $58,150 26 -0.51 57 96% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,490 21 -0.65 78 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 103 — 50% 77% 3% 9% 2% 2% $66,579 72 +0.56 73 96% — — — —
Health Services 35 — 11% 80% 6% 9% 3% 0% $68,943 56 +0.03 76 97% 6.4% — — —
Nursing 177 — 15% 79% 5% 5% 5% 1% $92,067 59 -0.02 94 100% 5.0% — — —
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer 13 — 15% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $66,099 8 -1.13 72 100% — — — —
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,099 35 -0.27 72 100% — — — —
Accounting 92 — 50% 84% 9% 2% 2% 2% $78,861 32 -0.53 86 98% — — — —
Business Administration, Management and Operations 28 — 29% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,655 51 -0.26 80 97% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 65 +2 65% 78% 5% 2% 3% 9% $72,655 51 -0.26 80 97% — — — —
Economics 16 +1 62% 69% 0% 6% 6% 19% $88,227 40 -0.37 92 90% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 12 — 58% 75% 0% 17% 0% 0% $62,438 27 -0.59 66 100% — — — —
Finance 108 +2 68% 80% 3% 1% 1% 10% $85,068 33 -0.48 90 99% 5.7% — — —
General Business 76 +2 54% 82% 0% 4% 4% 1% $60,051 9 -0.91 62 95% 6.6% — — —
Hospitality Management 31 +4 23% 87% 0% 3% 0% 3% $59,709 53 -0.08 61 97% 8.6% — — —
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 22 +6 36% 73% 0% 9% 5% 0% $70,643 35 -0.39 78 — — — — —
International Business 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 17% 50% $78,930 53 -0.21 86 — — — — —
Logistics 20 +1 60% 75% 5% 10% 0% 5% $72,655 9 -1.13 80 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $96,404 62 +0.23 95 97% — — — —
Marketing 157 +5 47% 85% 3% 1% 4% 2% $73,746 42 -0.30 81 98% 6.8% — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 12 — 75% 58% 0% 25% 0% 17% $46,896 5 -1.24 28 98% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 12 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 8% 17% $88,916 21 -0.66 92 100% — — — —
English 45 +4 31% 87% 0% 9% 4% 0% $51,189 47 -0.15 39 98% — — — —
Foreign Languages 14 +5 29% 71% 0% 0% 21% 0% $42,633 4 -1.37 17 95% — — — —
History 12 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,579 1 -1.60 13 100% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,290 22 -0.76 40 — — — — —
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 14 +3 21% 86% 0% 7% 7% 0% $58,916 84 +0.79 59 93% 5.9% — — —
Religious Studies 5 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,338 2 -2.03 6 100% 15.1% — — —
Anthropology 14 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 7% 0% $51,388 31 -0.50 40 98% — — — —
Cultural Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $48,274 12 -0.78 31 — — — — —
Film and Media Studies 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,436 27 -0.60 51 97% 8.9% — — —
Geography 6 +2 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $71,839 87 +1.12 80 93% — — — —
Gerontology 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,991 17 -0.62 30 91% — — — —
Health Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,392 33 -0.48 73 97% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 34 — 3% 85% 0% 0% 9% 0% $43,390 8 -1.17 19 95% 8.9% — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $43,660 1 -1.52 20 97% — — — —
International Communication — — — — — — — — $66,392 70 +0.42 73 97% — — — —
Journalism 16 +2 50% 69% 0% 6% 12% 0% $53,370 15 -1.00 45 100% — — — —
Political Science 26 +1 50% 77% 0% 4% 12% 0% $69,547 44 -0.20 77 94% — — — —
Psychology 251 +8 24% 76% 2% 4% 6% 2% $52,207 36 -0.43 42 92% 9.5% — — —
Public Relations 11 +1 18% 45% 0% 18% 27% 0% $66,392 33 -0.48 73 97% — — — —
Social Work 52 — 4% 92% 0% 2% 6% 0% $51,334 35 -0.23 40 100% 8.2% — — —
Sociology 17 +5 47% 59% 12% 12% 6% 6% $57,025 56 +0.01 55 94% 7.8% — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 78 +3 40% 87% 1% 4% 3% 1% $55,436 27 -0.60 51 97% 8.9% — — —
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 23 — 65% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,970 27 -0.53 52 93% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 43 — 0% 81% 2% 5% 7% 0% $41,811 3 -1.56 16 93% 9.0% — — —
Elementary Education 119 — 6% 95% 0% 0% 2% 0% $41,811 3 -1.56 16 93% 9.0% — — —
General Education 59 — 39% 83% 2% 10% 2% 2% $48,825 18 -0.73 33 95% — — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 23 +1 35% 91% 0% 4% 0% 4% $41,811 5 -1.55 16 93% 9.0% — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 97 — 31% 93% 0% 2% 4% 0% $41,811 5 -1.55 16 93% 9.0% — — —
Special Education 56 — 12% 91% 2% 0% 2% 0% $48,000 8 -1.19 31 97% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 18 +5 0% 78% 6% 6% 6% 0% $56,922 28 -0.47 54 95% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $44,218 27 -0.59 21 94% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 27 +6 30% 85% 4% 7% 0% 0% $44,218 38 -0.28 21 94% — — — —
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 4 +2 25% 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% $62,703 22 -0.62 67 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 42 — 19% 81% 10% 0% 5% 0% $55,873 38 -0.33 52 95% — — — —
Film Production 38 +2 58% 84% 3% 8% 5% 0% $54,271 80 +0.76 47 — — — — —
Housing and Human Environments 28 — 4% 86% 4% 0% 11% 0% $56,103 9 -1.37 52 97% — — — —
Intermedia/Multimedia 18 +1 50% 78% 6% 0% 6% 0% $44,218 39 -0.27 21 94% — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,228 6 -1.35 6 94% — — — —
Music Education 15 +1 60% 87% 0% 0% 13% 0% $45,767 45 -0.11 25 100% — — — —
Music Performance 9 — 44% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $34,228 6 -1.35 6 94% — — — —
Theater 35 +5 23% 86% 0% 0% 0% 9% $43,053 50 -0.00 18 89% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 15 — 20% 67% 0% 13% 20% 0% $44,631 64 +0.21 22 — — — — —
Construction Management 45 — 89% 89% 2% 0% 4% 4% $104,909 62 +0.40 97 100% — — — —
Criminology 90 +5 37% 76% 3% 9% 7% 0% $55,341 25 -0.63 50 97% 7.6% — — —
Dispute Resolution — — — — — — — — $56,369 30 -0.49 53 — — — — —
Industrial Production Technologies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,120 46 +0.03 92 — — — — —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $86,885 34 -0.15 91 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,983
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,969
Est. In-State Cost $12,914
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,832
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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
Business & Economics 22.0% 657 53% 81% 3% 3% 3% 5% $73,765 37 -0.47 81 97% 6.6%
Social Sciences 18.2% 543 28% 79% 2% 4% 7% 2% $53,649 27 -0.48 46 94% 9.1%
Health Sciences 14.0% 418 23% 81% 4% 5% 3% 1% $76,450 48 +0.00 84 98% 5.2%
Education 13.3% 397 19% 90% 1% 3% 3% 1% $43,726 3 -1.38 20 94% 9.0%
Arts 8.5% 254 30% 82% 4% 3% 7% 2% $49,555 40 -0.25 35 94% —
Computer Science 5.5% 164 83% 68% 2% 4% 7% 13% $89,088 15 -0.81 92 100% 6.6%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 159 36% 78% 8% 3% 6% 3% $67,111 46 -0.10 74 94% —
Professional 4.8% 144 56% 81% 3% 6% 6% 2% $72,818 61 -0.28 81 98% 7.6%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 113 34% 72% 0% 3% 4% 19% $51,363 13 -0.93 40 94% 5.2%
Humanities 3.1% 93 30% 86% 0% 5% 6% 0% $48,792 14 -0.50 33 97% 8.3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 45 53% 71% 7% 2% 7% 11% $71,167 29 -0.35 79 98% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $13.4M #172 90% $0.7M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.4M #143 52% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.5M #390 52% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #438 43% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #455 84% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #423 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $16.0M #273 84% $0.7M — — — —

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 D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 99 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Baseball 31 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 30 $887K $887K $0
Swimming & Diving 19 $479K $479K $0
Basketball 17 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Golf 7 $281K $281K $0
Total 203 $13.8M $13.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $927K $927K $0
Other Sports 39 $536K $536K $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $661K $661K $0
Soccer 31 $867K $867K $0
Softball 23 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $344K $344K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 14 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Golf 11 $357K $357K $0
Tennis 10 $384K $384K $0
Total 259 $9.0M $9.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $927K $927K $0
Football 99 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Soccer 61 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 55 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Other Sports 39 $536K $536K $0
Baseball 31 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 31 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Softball 23 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $344K $344K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 18 $638K $638K $0
Tennis 10 $384K $384K $0
Total 462 $28.1M $28.1M $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 93%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 93% 93%

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
Submitted Test Scores 78%
SAT Range 1020 – 1270
SAT Math Range 510 – 630
SAT RW Range 510 – 640