Colleges / Missouri State University-Springfield
College · Public · Springfield, MO · City
MSU

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO

Address901 S National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897
Websitewww.missouristate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size13,313
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1122 · ACT 23.

If you get in

13,313 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.8k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants22%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr58%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
13,313
Location
Springfield, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White78%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.

Colleges / Missouri State University-Springfield
College · Public · Springfield, MO · City
MSU

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO

Address901 S National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897
Websitewww.missouristate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$41k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size13,313
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $41k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1122 · ACT 23.

If you get in

13,313 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$70k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$30k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.8k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants22%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans29%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr58%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$41k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$50k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
13,313
Location
Springfield, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White78%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Black4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 73

What you can study.