Colleges / Northwest Missouri State University
College · Public · Maryville, MO · Town
NMS

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO

Address800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Websitewww.nwmissouri.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size4,378
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1119 · ACT 22.

If you get in

4,378 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$65k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.3k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr54%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,378
Location
Maryville, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Northwest
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 62

What you can study.

Colleges / Northwest Missouri State University
College · Public · Maryville, MO · Town
NMS

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO

Address800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Websitewww.nwmissouri.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size4,378
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1119 · ACT 22.

If you get in

4,378 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$65k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.3k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans42%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
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 retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr54%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out26%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,378
Location
Maryville, MO
Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Northwest
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 62

What you can study.