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Missouri Southern State University is a public institution situated in Joplin, Missouri. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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

Can I Afford Missouri Southern?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Missouri Southern students paid $268 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $535 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,026	$16,052
Books and Supplies	$902	$902
On Campus Room and Board	$7,624	$7,624
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,459	$3,459

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 #1,398 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.