Colleges / Missouri Western State University
College · Public · Saint Joseph, MO · City
MWS

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, MO

Address4525 Downs Dr, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Websitewww.missouriwestern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size2,219
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

2,219 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.9k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
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
2,219
Location
Saint Joseph, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Western · MWSU · MWSC · Missouri Western State College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Black14%
  • Two or more races9%
  • Unknown6%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • International1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47

What you can study.

Colleges / Missouri Western State University
College · Public · Saint Joseph, MO · City
MWS

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, MO

Address4525 Downs Dr, Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Websitewww.missouriwestern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size2,219
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.

If you get in

2,219 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$33k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.9k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans28%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention56%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
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
2,219
Location
Saint Joseph, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Western · MWSU · MWSC · Missouri Western State College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Black14%
  • Two or more races9%
  • Unknown6%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • International1%
First-gen students40%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time11%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 47

What you can study.