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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Marshall, MO
Population 20,000
Website https://www.moval.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,450
Men / Women 60% / 40%
From State 36%
From Region 10%
Athletes 38.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 36%
International 29%
Black 14%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 66.3% 66.3% 2012 Men: 70.9% 70.9% 2013 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2014 Men: 69.8% 69.8% 2015 Men: 61.5% 61.5% 2016 Men: 67.0% 67.0% 2017 Men: 66.3% 66.3% 2018 Men: 66.5% 66.5% 2019 Men: 67.5% 67.5% 2020 Men: 63.2% 63.2% 2021 Men: 72.5% 72.5% 2022 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2023 Men: 69.7% 69.7% 2024 Men: 59.0% 59.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Native: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2013 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 14.8% 14.8% 2012 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2013 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2014 Black: 20.1% 20.1% 2015 Black: 20.3% 20.3% 2016 Black: 24.5% 24.5% 2017 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2018 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2019 Black: 24.5% 24.5% 2020 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2021 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2022 Black: 28.1% 28.1% 2023 Black: 25.3% 25.3% 2024 Black: 22.8% 22.8% 2011 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2013 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2014 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2015 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2016 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2018 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2019 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2020 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2022 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2023 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2024 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2011 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2012 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2013 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2014 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2015 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2016 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2017 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2018 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2019 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2020 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2021 White: 48.6% 48.6% 2022 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2023 White: 41.2% 41.2% 2024 White: 37.2% 37.2% 2011 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2012 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2013 International: 10.7% 10.7% 2014 International: 11.4% 11.4% 2015 International: 9.5% 9.5% 2016 International: 8.2% 8.2% 2017 International: 9.6% 9.6% 2018 International: 10.9% 10.9% 2019 International: 12.9% 12.9% 2020 International: 12.8% 12.8% 2021 International: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 International: 9.8% 9.8% 2023 International: 14.2% 14.2% 2024 International: 19.3% 19.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2021 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2022 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2023 Black: 15.0% 15.0% 2024 Black: 14.5% 14.5% 2025 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2020 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2021 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2022 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2023 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2025 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2020 White: 43.5% 43.5% 2021 White: 40.7% 40.7% 2022 White: 32.5% 32.5% 2023 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2024 White: 35.2% 35.2% 2025 White: 35.9% 35.9% 2020 International: 19.7% 19.7% 2021 International: 21.0% 21.0% 2022 International: 33.0% 33.0% 2023 International: 34.1% 34.1% 2024 International: 30.3% 30.3% 2025 International: 29.1% 29.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Missouri Valley College 208 56% / 44% 35% $62,362 69 98%
Computer Science 9 +2 78% / 22% 56% $87,571 93 —
Cybersecurity 1 +1 100% / 0% 100% $71,543 82 —
Mathematics 6 +1 67% / 33% 83% $61,161 67 —
Biology 12 — 50% / 50% 42% $59,789 64 —
Agricultural Business and Management 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,858 68 —
Exercise Science 32 +1 66% / 34% 34% $53,261 48 100%
Nursing 23 — 9% / 91% 17% $95,900 96 96%
Accounting 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $63,645 71 —
Business Administration 40 +2 72% / 28% 48% $58,635 62 97%
Economics 5 — 80% / 20% 80% $66,358 76 —
Finance 4 +1 75% / 25% 50% $67,416 77 —
Marketing 12 +4 67% / 33% 67% $60,592 66 —
Organizational Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $58,635 62 97%
Communication 2 — 0% / 100% 100% $52,319 46 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,534 26 —
General Studies 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,859 41 —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $50,100 39 —
Mass Communication 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $51,598 44 —
Psychology 12 +1 58% / 42% 17% $49,148 36 —
Sociology — — — — $50,240 40 —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,846 47 —
Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,998 45 —
Elementary Education 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,751 44 —
Middle School Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,248 45 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $52,681 47 —
Social Studies Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,500 52 —
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,578 49 —
Art 1 +1 0% / 100% 100% $40,932 14 —
Dance — — — — $37,973 10 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $39,014 11 —
Music — — — — $41,976 16 —
Corrections 12 — 42% / 58% 17% $56,469 57 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,359
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 53%
4-Year Graduation Rate 16%
6-Year Graduation Rate 22%
Transfer-Out Rate 40%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 8% 16% 24% 32% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 26.2% 26.2% 2012 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0% 2013 Graduated: 24.9% 24.9% 2014 Graduated: 28.2% 28.2% 2015 Graduated: 29.2% 29.2% 2016 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1% 2017 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5% 2018 Graduated: 23.5% 23.5% 2019 Graduated: 23.3% 23.3% 2020 Graduated: 22.9% 22.9% 2021 Graduated: 25.2% 25.2% 2022 Graduated: 22.9% 22.9% 2023 Graduated: 24.5% 24.5% 2024 Graduated: 22.4% 22.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 17.2% 17.2% 2012 Men: 24.8% 24.8% 2013 Men: 20.1% 20.1% 2014 Men: 21.2% 21.2% 2015 Men: 18.1% 18.1% 2016 Men: 22.7% 22.7% 2017 Men: 21.8% 21.8% 2018 Men: 20.2% 20.2% 2019 Men: 18.5% 18.5% 2020 Men: 18.7% 18.7% 2021 Men: 19.0% 19.0% 2022 Men: 17.1% 17.1% 2023 Men: 17.8% 17.8% 2024 Men: 17.8% 17.8% 2011 Women: 44.2% 44.2% 2012 Women: 36.2% 36.2% 2013 Women: 33.5% 33.5% 2014 Women: 40.9% 40.9% 2015 Women: 46.7% 46.7% 2016 Women: 37.5% 37.5% 2017 Women: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 Women: 31.5% 31.5% 2019 Women: 32.6% 32.6% 2020 Women: 32.7% 32.7% 2021 Women: 35.8% 35.8% 2022 Women: 35.2% 35.2% 2023 Women: 38.0% 38.0% 2024 Women: 31.9% 31.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 18.9% 18.9% 2012 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2014 Black: 24.7% 24.7% 2015 Black: 25.3% 25.3% 2016 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2017 Black: 19.0% 19.0% 2018 Black: 15.6% 15.6% 2019 Black: 16.8% 16.8% 2020 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2021 Black: 12.4% 12.4% 2022 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2024 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2011 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2012 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Hispanic: 40.7% 40.7% 2015 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1% 2016 Hispanic: 23.5% 23.5% 2017 Hispanic: 30.4% 30.4% 2018 Hispanic: 26.9% 26.9% 2019 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 Hispanic: 27.8% 27.8% 2021 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 Hispanic: 37.2% 37.2% 2024 Hispanic: 22.6% 22.6% 2011 White: 27.2% 27.2% 2012 White: 26.2% 26.2% 2013 White: 28.2% 28.2% 2014 White: 26.4% 26.4% 2015 White: 30.4% 30.4% 2016 White: 32.3% 32.3% 2017 White: 30.2% 30.2% 2018 White: 20.5% 20.5% 2019 White: 20.9% 20.9% 2020 White: 20.2% 20.2% 2021 White: 33.8% 33.8% 2022 White: 28.9% 28.9% 2023 White: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 White: 28.0% 28.0% 2011 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 International: 59.1% 59.1% 2013 International: 31.9% 31.9% 2014 International: 43.8% 43.8% 2015 International: 27.0% 27.0% 2016 International: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 International: 41.7% 41.7% 2018 International: 53.7% 53.7% 2019 International: 41.5% 41.5% 2020 International: 43.8% 43.8% 2021 International: 31.6% 31.6% 2022 International: 31.8% 31.8% 2023 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2024 International: 25.5% 25.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 31.7% 66 73% / 27% 50% $60,412 65 97%
Health Sciences 26.4% 55 42% / 58% 27% $71,092 81 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 10.6% 22 55% / 45% 27% $49,815 38 —
Education 8.7% 18 39% / 61% 0% $52,472 46 —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 12 50% / 50% 42% $59,789 64 —
Professional 5.8% 12 42% / 58% 17% $56,469 57 100%
Computer Science 4.8% 10 80% / 20% 60% $85,968 92 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 6 50% / 50% 0% $61,858 68 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 6 67% / 33% 83% $61,161 67 —
Arts 0.5% 1 0% / 100% 100% $40,932 14 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 66%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 66% 66%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 49.9% 49.9% 2012 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1% 2013 Acceptance: 22.2% 22.2% 2014 Acceptance: 43.8% 43.8% 2015 Acceptance: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Acceptance: 46.5% 46.5% 2017 Acceptance: 53.7% 53.7% 2018 Acceptance: 59.2% 59.2% 2019 Acceptance: 52.7% 52.7% 2020 Acceptance: 62.2% 62.2% 2021 Acceptance: 65.9% 65.9% 2022 Acceptance: 61.2% 61.2% 2023 Acceptance: 52.7% 52.7% 2024 Acceptance: 69.2% 69.2% 2011 Yield: 42.4% 42.4% 2012 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2013 Yield: 86.5% 86.5% 2014 Yield: 42.0% 42.0% 2015 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2016 Yield: 29.3% 29.3% 2017 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2018 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2019 Yield: 34.4% 34.4% 2020 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2021 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2022 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2023 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2024 Yield: 29.2% 29.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,796 1,796 2012 Applicants: 1,795 1,795 2013 Applicants: 2,164 2,164 2014 Applicants: 2,049 2,049 2015 Applicants: 2,879 2,879 2016 Applicants: 3,265 3,265 2017 Applicants: 2,300 2,300 2018 Applicants: 2,516 2,516 2019 Applicants: 2,408 2,408 2020 Applicants: 2,898 2,898 2021 Applicants: 2,342 2,342 2022 Applicants: 1,824 1,824 2023 Applicants: 2,230 2,230 2024 Applicants: 2,489 2,489 2011 Admitted: 897 897 2012 Admitted: 936 936 2013 Admitted: 480 480 2014 Admitted: 897 897 2015 Admitted: 1,312 1,312 2016 Admitted: 1,518 1,518 2017 Admitted: 1,234 1,234 2018 Admitted: 1,489 1,489 2019 Admitted: 1,269 1,269 2020 Admitted: 1,802 1,802 2021 Admitted: 1,543 1,543 2022 Admitted: 1,117 1,117 2023 Admitted: 1,175 1,175 2024 Admitted: 1,722 1,722 2011 Enrolled: 380 380 2012 Enrolled: 381 381 2013 Enrolled: 415 415 2014 Enrolled: 377 377 2015 Enrolled: 395 395 2016 Enrolled: 445 445 2017 Enrolled: 392 392 2018 Enrolled: 525 525 2019 Enrolled: 437 437 2020 Enrolled: 408 408 2021 Enrolled: 549 549 2022 Enrolled: 381 381 2023 Enrolled: 422 422 2024 Enrolled: 502 502

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 820 820 2012 25th: 780 780 2013 25th: 790 790 2018 25th: 890 890 2019 25th: 870 870 2020 25th: 850 850 2021 25th: 750 750 2022 25th: 900 900 2023 25th: 920 920 2024 25th: 895 895 2011 75th: 995 995 2012 75th: 1000 1000 2013 75th: 900 900 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1060 1060 2020 75th: 1044 1044 2021 75th: 1100 1100 2022 75th: 1130 1130 2023 75th: 1140 1140 2024 75th: 1115 1115

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 360 360 2022 25th: 440 440 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 490 490 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 460 460 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 530 530 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 575 575

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 390 390 2012 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 390 390 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 420 420 2021 25th: 390 390 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 405 405 2011 75th: 475 475 2012 75th: 480 480 2013 75th: 440 440 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 510 510 2020 75th: 514 514 2021 75th: 540 540 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 540 540

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2021 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0% 2023 Submitted: 22.0% 22.0% 2024 Submitted: 8.0% 8.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.