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Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO3,775 online only

Missouri State University-Springfield is a public university in Springfield, MO, with about 19,643 students on campus and 3,775 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
19,643
plus 3,775 studying only online
Admission rate
91%
higher than at 77% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$17,613
lower than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
58%
higher than at 57% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$49,827
higher than at 71% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Missouri State University-Springfield?

91%

of applicants admitted

About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
510–640
SAT math
510–630
ACT
19–26

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1122.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $25,048 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $18,770

Tuition & fees (in state) $9,502Room & board $11,006Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $3,340

After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,613.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$14,905

About $59,620 over 4 years · 40% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
58%
within 6 years · Pell students 49%
Come back for year two
77%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$49,827
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,992
about $233 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$233 a month against about $3,379 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

63%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 78% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 18%Health professions 11%Education 10%Social sciences 8%Psychology 7%Biology 6%Everything else 40%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods358 graduates a year · typical debt $24,250
$38k4 yrs out
Psychology, General280 graduates a year · typical debt $22,000
$44k4 yrs out
Marketing170 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$66k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations145 graduates a year · typical debt $24,500
$60k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing115 graduates a year · typical debt $26,020
$80k4 yrs out
Criminology113 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$49k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services112 graduates a year · typical debt $22,500
$72k4 yrs out
Biology, General109 graduates a year · typical debt $21,550
$52k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

13,313 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 78%Hispanic 6%Black 4%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 3%

Women and men

Women 61%Men 39%
21 : 1
students per teacher
22%
get Pell grants (lower income)
29%
take federal loans
9%
undergrads 25 or older
14%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Springfield

12% of Springfield’s 169,847 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Springfield pages.

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Straight-line distances from Missouri State University-Springfield; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.