Doctoral/ProfessionalPublic

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·missouristate.edu
6-yr Graduation
58%
+0.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
24,360
peer median 17,192
Avg net price
$17,613
+$5.3k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
11,584
11,584 candidates competed
Admitted
10,487
90.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,689
25.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
58%+0.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
41%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
58%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

13.1pp gap
Pell recipients
49%451 of 929
Non-Pell (all)
62%1288 of 2074
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%318 of 557
No Federal Aid
64%970 of 1517

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 259 Title IV programs, 73 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 184 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
259
Passing
73
28.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
0.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.8%
+0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

259programs
  • Passing73 · 28.2%
  • No Data184 · 71.0%
  • Failing2 · 0.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
5
Watch
8
Safe
61
No data
184

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

75
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-6.3%
$50,313 vs $53,672
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
0.0%
$32,984 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+2.4%
$42,231 vs $41,236
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+4.3%
$42,990 vs $41,236
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+7.7%
$55,039 vs $51,086
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+9.1%
$44,969 vs $41,236
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+12.7%
$37,180 vs $32,989
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+15.1%
$37,959 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
0.0%
−$5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+2.4%
+$995
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+4.3%
+$1,754

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

63
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
99%
$76,565 debt · $77,435 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
87%
$45,170 debt · $51,844 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
68%
$46,643 debt · $68,531 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
67%
$25,500 debt · $37,959 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
67%
$25,667 debt · $38,485 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
65%
$26,191 debt · $40,386 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
65%
$32,541 debt · $50,313 earn
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
64%
$25,000 debt · $38,870 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 19

Action history · 21

  1. Aug 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  2. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Apr 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,718
$30–48k$13,529
$48–75k$14,905
$75–110k$18,770
$110k+$20,576

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,613
+$5,348vs Doctoral/Professional median $12,266
Federal loans
28.9%
In-state tuition
$9,502
Out-of-state
$18,770

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 5,481 students received $31.9M in Pell grants, alongside $65.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,481
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$31.9M
$31,854,093 total
Direct Loans
$65.4M
10,799 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
5k
’21
4k
’22
5k
’23
5k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$15.5M
3,926 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$21.0M
4,839 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$19.0M
1,305 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.3M
527 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.6M
202 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,520 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,520
Defaulted
39
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.6%
2017
6.6%
2018
3.9%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MSU

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs215
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,715 total completions
01Business
93425.1%
02Education
62916.9%
03Health Professions
62716.9%
04Psychology
2827.6%
05Computer Sciences
2807.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
2286.1%
07Biological Sciences
2135.7%
08Social Sciences
2085.6%
09Public Admin
1845.0%
10Communication
1303.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
24,360
12-mo unduplicated
28,368
Undergraduate
23,361
Graduate
5,007

Gender split

Men
39%11,151
Women
61%17,217

Race / ethnicity composition

White
78.0%
Hispanic
5.7%
Two or more
4.4%
Black
3.8%
Non-resident
3.1%
Unknown
2.6%
Asian
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
462
203 M · 259 W
Women athletes
56.1%
Athletic aid
$6.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$28.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.6M
$3.1M
Recruiting expense
$456K
$248K
Head-coach salaries
$251K
$104K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
— · 132 W
$928K
Football
99 M · —
$6.6M
Soccer
30 M · 31 W
$1.8M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
19 M · 36 W
$1.1M
Other Sports
— · 39 W
$536K
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$6.6M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.71
40 offenses · 23,418 students

3-year trend

1.002 yrs ago1.201 yr ago1.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
90
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
7
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
22
Rape
8
Burglary
8
Robbery
1
Fondling
1

By location

40total
  • On campus32
  • Non-campus8

Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
2
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation5
  • Race2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs123
Liquor720

Residence-hall fires

  • Freudenberger House1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • Hammons House2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Hammons House2 fires
    Smoking materialsDamage $0-$99
  • Hutchens House1 fire
    OtherDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
699

MSU vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MSU selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMissouri State University-Springfield
58%—24,360$17,613Doctoral/Professional
Grand Valley State University
67%83.0%22,011$16,317Doctoral/Professional
Lamar University
37%86.4%17,772$9,366Doctoral/Professional
Western Kentucky University
58%93.9%16,291$10,990Doctoral/Professional
Texas Woman's University
49%96.1%15,361$11,963Doctoral/Professional
Florida Gulf Coast University
57%63.4%16,612$12,568Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median57%86.4%17,192$12,266

Institutions like MSU

Explore the federal data for institutions in MSU's comparison group.

IPEDS

MSU Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
InstitutionalResearch [at] missouristate.edu
Phone
417-836-5274
Address
Carrington Hall 422, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65897

The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) serves as a centralized resource to campus decision-makers and planners by providing an objective standard for determining the extent to which MSU achieves its core mission of educated persons, as well as determining the extent to which MSU achieves its stated goals.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Egon J. Heidendal
    Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Missouri State University-Springfield

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MSU.

What is the graduation rate at Missouri State University-Springfield?

Missouri State University-Springfield reports a 6-year graduation rate of 58% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Missouri State University-Springfield?

Missouri State University-Springfield reports a total enrollment of 24,360 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Missouri State University-Springfield?

The average net price at Missouri State University-Springfield is $17,613 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Missouri State University-Springfield?

Missouri State University-Springfield's yield rate is 25.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Missouri State University-Springfield located?

Missouri State University-Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri 65897.

Who runs Institutional Research at Missouri State University-Springfield?

Missouri State University-Springfield's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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