Missouri Southern State University Computer Science Programs

Located in Joplin, Missouri, Missouri Southern State University is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Joplin makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Missouri Southern State University?

Contact details for Missouri Southern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595
Phone:	866-818-6778
Website:	www.mssu.edu

How Do I Get Into Missouri Southern?

You can apply to Missouri Southern online at: https://mssu.force.com/onlineapplication/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2Fonlineapplication%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for Missouri Southern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Missouri Southern?

Missouri Southern has the high acceptance rate of 97%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Missouri Southern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 480 and 610.

Missouri Southern received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Missouri Southern State University?

The overall average net price of Missouri Southern is $20,622. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Missouri Southern, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $4,929 a year. That adds up to $19,716 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Missouri Southern is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Missouri Southern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,245 undergraduate students at Missouri Southern, with 2,755 being full-time and 1,490 being part-time.

There are also 107 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,755 full-time undergraduates at Missouri Southern, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Missouri Southern State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	222
Hispanic or Latino	228
White	1,902
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	238

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Missouri Southern State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Missouri Southern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Japan.

Online Learning at Missouri Southern State University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Missouri Southern. In 2020-2021, 2,589 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Missouri Southern has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Missouri Southern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Missouri Southern State University was 4.0%. This is the #1,195 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Missouri Southern regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.