SCHOOLS / MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Common Data Set

Missouri Southern State University

The Missouri Southern State University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 5 reports on file, 2021–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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JOPLIN, MOIPEDS 178341CARNEGIE CLASS 20
§5 reports2021–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,120
Median1,300
75th1,400
§ 5% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th18
Median21
75th25
§ 70% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 97%SAT SUBMIT 5%ACT SUBMIT 70%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants2,613reported count
Admits2,52397%
Class seats58623% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants2,6132,52397%586School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 23%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $30. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients11521% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$5,438H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$12,007Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $7,899.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio15EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3099ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate97%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3194ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
584ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
634ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate20%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile17ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile20ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile24ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate71%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile540ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile690ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile610ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile700ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile730ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate4%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded670DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded47DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$900COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$8,700COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$7,209IC2020.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$900COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$17,400COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$22,972DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$31,092DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment2524DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment266DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1357DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment4147DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment3881DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate95%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,644SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$5,284SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,514SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate42%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate45%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate42%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityJoplinHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameMissouri Southern State UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateMissouriHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years25%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years36%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years40%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate63%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time42%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate16%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate26%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$42,620
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
42%
6-year completion
Average net price
$12,007
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$19,174
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$27,146$27k
MEDIAN
$42,620$43k
P75
$61,890$62k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,759
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$10,132
$48,001 – $75,000
$11,233
$75,001 – $110,000
$14,578
$110,001 and up
$15,083
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
25%
6-yr grad
42%
8-yr grad
36%
Retention
63%
Pell grad
33%
Transfer
26%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.