Missouri Southern State University

Name: Missouri Southern State University Common Data Set 2022-23
Creator: Missouri Southern State University
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2022-23

The 2022-23 Common Data Set for Missouri Southern State University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Apr 5, 2023. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

99.5%

Applications

1,937

Admitted

1,927

Enrolled

605

SAT Composite

970-1230

SAT Math

490-610

SAT Reading

470-610

ACT Composite

18-24

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

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.

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

Nonpayment

21%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report451numbers from this report.

General Information

5 TABLES

Address Information

Name of College/University:Missouri Southern State University

Street Address Line 1:3950 E Newman Road

Main Phone Number (Area Code)417

Main Phone Number:625-9300

WWW Home Page Address:www.mssu.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):417

Admissions Phone Number:625-9378

Admissions Email Address:admissions@mssu.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://mssu.force.com/onlineapplication/

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:Semester

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

All

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	7	15	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	27	43	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	92

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	4052

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	4144

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	13	86	134
Hispanic/Latino	41	285	323
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	47	214	241
White, non-Hispanic	403	2213	2759
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	38	163	173
Asian, non-Hispanic	19	94	117
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	2	20	21
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	11	69	82
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	31	101	202
Total	605	3245	4052

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	309
Associate degrees	133
Bachelor's degrees	800
Postbachelor's certificates	2
Master's degrees	56
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	494	118	326	938
Did not persist	2	1	1	4
Final cohort	492	117	325	934
Completed in less than four years	64	21	109	194
Completed in less than five years	44	15	35	94
Completed in less than six years	15	4	7	26
Total completers	123	40	151	314
Six-year graduation rate	25%	34%	46%	34%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	453	90	311	854
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	453	90	311	854
Completed in less than four years	69	14	104	187
Completed in less than five years	48	12	41	101
Completed in less than six years	11	3	6	20
Total completers	128	29	151	308
Six-year graduation rate	28%	32%	49%	36%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	734	1203	Not reported	1,937
Admitted	729	1198	Not reported	1,927
Enrolled	223	330	Not reported	605
Enrolled full-time	223	330	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	14	38	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units18

English4

Mathematics4

Science3

Of these, units that must be lab1

Foreign language3

History3

Computer Science1

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	—	—	—	Yes
Recommendations	—	—	—	Yes
Interview	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Extracurricular activities	—	—	—	Yes
Talent or ability	—	—	—	Yes
Character and personal qualities	—	—	—	Yes
First generation	—	—	—	Yes
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	—	Yes
State residency	—	—	—	Yes
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	—	Yes
Work experience	—	—	—	Yes
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	5	32
ACT	79	480

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	970	1070	1230
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	470	530	610
SAT math	490	550	610
ACT composite	18	21	24
ACT math	16	19	23
ACT English	16	20	24
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8008.8

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69923.5

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59935.3

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49929.4

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3992.9

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100

SAT Math: 700-80017.7

SAT Math: 600-69920.6

SAT Math: 500-59935.3

SAT Math: 400-49926.5

SAT Math: 300-3990

SAT Math: Total100

SAT Composite: 1400-160012.5

SAT Composite: 1200-139915.6

SAT Composite: 1000-119943.8

SAT Composite: 800-99925

SAT Composite: 600-7993.1

SAT Composite: Total100

ACT Composite: 30-366.0

ACT Composite: 24-2925.4

ACT Composite: 18-2344.8

ACT Composite: 12-1723.3

ACT Composite: 6-110.4

ACT Composite: Total100

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class26

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class47

Percent in top half of high school graduating class75

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class25

Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class7

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:99

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.42

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:98.0

Admission Policies

Does your institution have an application fee?Yes

Amount of application fee:30

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Does your institution have an application closing date?No

Priority Date: Month8

Priority Date: Day1

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:one semester

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No

Other

If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	619
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	614
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	318

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Fall Rolling AdmissionX

Spring Rolling AdmissionX

Transfer Credit Policies

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:15

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit

American Council on Education (ACE)Yes

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes

Number2

Unit Typecredit

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)29%

Percent of males who join fraternities4%

Percent of females who join sororities3%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing47%

Percent who live off campus or commute53%

Percent of students age 25 and older6%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)26%

Percent of males who join fraternities3%

Percent of females who join sororities1%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing19%

Percent who live off campus or commute81%

Percent of students age 25 and older24%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students19

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19

Average age of full-time students22

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)24

Annual Expenses

6 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.mssu.edu/student-affairs/financial-aid/netcalc.html

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	8026	8026
Tuition: in-state	8026	8026
Tuition: out-of-state	16052	16052
Tuition: nonresident	16052	16052
Required fees	0	0
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	983	983	983
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	1230	1840	2323
Other expenses	2229	2229	4295

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

In-district:$268

In-state (out-of-district):$268

Out-of-state:$535

NONRESIDENTS:$535

Financial Aid

13 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	130	390	12
Average institutional non-need grant	4917	4917	1107
Athletic grant recipients	102	338	3
Average athletic grant	4615	6426	1737

Reporting Year

Academic Year2021-2022 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,901,987

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,982,975

Total Scholarships/Grants$8,884,962

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,935,989

Federal Work-Study$187,121

Total Self-Help$4,123,110

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$238,426

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$4,907,540

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$865,749

Total Scholarships/Grants$6,011,715

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,683,436

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$702,601

Parent Loans$318,356

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$466,359

Athletic Awards$2,177,101

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	553	2506	739
Applied for need-based aid	542	2403	585
Determined to have financial need	390	1829	408
Awarded any aid	383	1772	334
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	296	1374	252
Awarded need-based self-help aid	163	897	200
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	264	1023	52
Need fully met	67	316	50
Average percentage of need met	38.9	42.5	35.7
Average financial aid package	10295	10818	7013
Average need-based scholarship or grant	5866	5797	3623
Average need-based self-help award	3032	3836	3280
Average need-based loan	2941	3629	3272

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.414

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	240	58	22881
Federal loan programs	238	57	21568
Institutional loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	21	5	17054

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:35

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$10,449

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$365,730

Financial Aid Forms

Other (specify):X

Specify:I-20 MSSU Common Data Set Page 38 of 55 COMMON DATA SET 2022-2023 PARTS A - J

FAFSAX

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):3

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date): Month5

Students must reply by (date): Day1

Aid Available

Federal Pell GrantsX

State scholarships/grantsX

Private scholarshipsX

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

Alumni affiliationX

ArtX

AthleticsX

Job skillsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? N/A MSSU Common Data Set Page 41 of 55 COMMON DATA SET 2022-2023 PARTS A - J

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

2 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	134	153	287
Members of minority groups	9	13	22
Females	77	66	143
Males	57	87	144
Nonresidents	5	2	7
Doctorate or other terminal degree	97	Not reported	Not reported
Master's, but not terminal master's	37	Not reported	Not reported
Bachelor's degree	0	Not reported	Not reported
Unknown or other highest degree	0	Not reported	Not reported
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio17

based on ____ students3,114

and ____ faculty188

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	2.1%	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	1.0%	8.9%	1.7%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	5.8%	Not reported	11.1%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	0.6%	9.6%	1.5%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	3.2%	Not reported	0.5%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	1.9%	Not reported	1.9%
English	Not reported	Not reported	0.7%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	11.0%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	7.5%
Mathematics and statistics	1.9%	Not reported	0.9%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	5.8%	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	1.9%	Not reported	2.6%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.4%
Science technologies	1.9%	Not reported	1.9%
Psychology	5.8%	Not reported	4.2%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	1.3%	Not reported	3.5%
Social sciences	3.2%	Not reported	2.2%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	5.5%	Not reported	3.6%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	1.3%	Not reported	19.1%
History	1.3%	Not reported	1.2%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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