Northwest Missouri State University Overview

Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution situated in Maryville, Missouri. Maryville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Northwest Missouri State University Known For?

• Students at Northwest have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Northwest.
• In <nil>, 77% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Northwest with a bachelor's degree make about $45,693 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Northwest Missouri State University?

Contact details for Northwest are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone:	660-562-1212
Website:	www.nwmissouri.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwest?

You can apply to Northwest online at: https://www.nwmissouri.edu/admissions/apply/index.htm

Admission Requirements for Northwest

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwest?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, Northwest is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Northwest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 483 and 573.

Northwest received ACT scores from 95% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Northwest Missouri State University?

The overall average net price of Northwest is $19,508. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 Northwest, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,055 a year. That adds up to $24,220 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest is 1.6%. 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.

Northwest Missouri State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,306 undergraduate students at Northwest, with 4,405 being full-time and 901 being part-time.

There are also 2,564 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,405 full-time undergraduates at Northwest, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest Missouri State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	37
Black or African American	187
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	3,659
International Students	121
Other Races/Ethnicities	228

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Northwest Missouri State University. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Northwest. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nepal, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Northwest Missouri State University

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at Northwest. In 2020-2021, 3,928 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwest has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Northwest

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest Missouri State University was 67.9%. This is the #546 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwest 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
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