Missouri Western State University — All Rankings Are Wrong

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Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Saint Joseph, MO

Population 120,000

Website https://www.missouriwestern.edu/

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)

Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,111

Men / Women 41% / 59%

From State 79%

From Region 14%

Athletes 23.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%

Black 15%

Mixed 10%

Asian 2%

Native American 1%

Hispanic 1%

International 1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International

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

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

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Missouri Western State University	423	42% / 58%	2%	$56,285	59	97%
Computer Science	11 —	82% / 18%	9%	$78,109	88	—
Cybersecurity	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$71,010	82	—
Information Technology	— —	—	—	$68,869	80	—
Chemistry	6 —	83% / 17%	17%	$58,742	64	—
Biochemistry	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$55,433	57	—
Biology	18 —	11% / 89%	0%	$51,544	47	95%
Wildlife Management	14 —	71% / 29%	0%	$47,341	34	100%
Clinical Laboratory Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$77,713	88	—
Kinesiology	18 —	61% / 39%	6%	$49,186	40	100%
Nursing	68 —	16% / 84%	0%	$78,033	88	99%
Public Health	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$61,629	70	—
Respiratory Care	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$63,653	73	—
Accounting	10 —	60% / 40%	0%	$64,754	75	100%
Business Administration	36 —	64% / 36%	0%	$53,418	52	98%
Economics	— —	—	—	$64,385	74	—
Finance	14 —	86% / 14%	0%	$69,923	81	100%
Health Information Management	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$64,849	75	94%
Logistics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,418	52	98%
Marketing	17 —	47% / 53%	12%	$59,493	66	100%
Recreation Management	15 —	73% / 27%	0%	$44,238	25	100%
Communication	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$56,181	59	94%
Communication	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—	—	—
History	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$42,018	19	94%
Interdisciplinary Studies	29 —	48% / 52%	0%	$51,685	47	93%
International/Global Studies	— —	—	—	$55,774	58	—
Philosophy	— —	—	—	$46,762	32	—
Political Science	— —	—	—	$54,527	55	—
Psychology	30 —	33% / 67%	0%	$37,242	10	95%
Public Relations	— —	—	—	$55,433	57	—
Social Work	12 —	8% / 92%	0%	$46,412	31	94%
Sociology	— —	—	—	$45,221	28	—
Early Childhood Education	13 —	8% / 92%	0%	$42,246	20	97%
Elementary Education	17 —	6% / 94%	0%	$42,246	20	98%
English Education	— —	—	—	$51,683	47	94%
Special Education	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$48,560	38	—
Teacher Education	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$51,683	47	94%
Animation	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$46,860	32	—
Art Teacher Education	— —	—	—	$41,418	18	—
Film Production	10 —	80% / 20%	0%	$40,298	15	—
Graphic Design	5 —	0% / 100%	0%	$43,286	22	95%
Music	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$40,756	16	—
Music Education	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$51,683	47	94%
Studio Art	— —	—	—	$40,035	15	—
Construction Engineering Technology	2 —	50% / 50%	50%	$68,529	80	100%
Criminal Justice	14 —	43% / 57%	7%	$49,705	41	90%
Electrical Engineering Technology	— —	—	—	$78,982	89	—
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	8 —	88% / 12%	0%	$78,698	88	—
Pre-Law	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$51,807	47	—

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,564

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,522

Est. In-State Cost $13,666

Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,841

ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 54%

4-Year Graduation Rate 23%

6-Year Graduation Rate 38%

Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated

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

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White

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	23.4%	99	63% / 37%	2%	$57,242	61	99%
Health Sciences	22.2%	94	27% / 73%	1%	$71,327	83	99%
Humanities & Social Sciences	19.1%	81	37% / 63%	0%	$45,807	29	94%
Education	9.2%	39	13% / 87%	0%	$44,264	25	97%
Professional	7.8%	33	48% / 52%	6%	$58,448	64	91%
Arts	6.1%	26	46% / 54%	0%	$43,550	23	95%
Life & Natural Sciences	4.5%	19	11% / 89%	0%	$51,749	47	95%
Agriculture & Food Science	3.3%	14	71% / 29%	0%	$47,341	34	100%
Computer Science	2.8%	12	83% / 17%	8%	$77,517	87	—
Physical Sciences & Math	1.4%	6	83% / 17%	17%	$58,742	64	—

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 100%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

	In-State	Out-of-State	International
Regular Decision	100%	100%	100%

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