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?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Northwest.
• In 2017-2018, 78% of the faculty were full-time.

Northwest Missouri State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Northwest has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#128	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Northwest.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Business Support & Assistance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Northwest has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences	College Factual
#3	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	College Factual
#14	Best Value Colleges for Computer Science	College Factual
#15	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences	College Factual
#43	Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	College Factual
#84	Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences	College Factual

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
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/NWMOState

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?

The acceptance rate at Northwest Missouri State University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% 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 480 and 580. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Northwest received ACT scores from 98% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. 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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,533 a year. That adds up to $26,132 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest is 9.2%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Northwest Missouri State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,482 undergraduate students at Northwest, with 4,813 being full-time and 669 being part-time.

There are also 1,785 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,813 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	41
Black or African American	258
Hispanic or Latino	191
White	3,978
International Students	117
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 5 bachelor’s degree and 7 master’s degree programs available online at Northwest. In 2019-2020, 4,040 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 28th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Northwest

The following table shows how Northwest is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Support & Assistant Services	#1	#1
Geography & Cartography	#1	#1
Multilingual Education	#4	#4
Social Sciences	#22	#10
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#37	#28
Health & Physical Education	#38	#31
Marketing	#40	#72
General Psychology	#43	#55
Psychology	#46	#49
Special Education	#55	#37
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#61	#21

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northwest majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	48%
Business Support & Assistant Services	75%
Business, Management & Marketing	38%
Curriculum & Instruction	62%
Education	31%
Educational Administration	42%
General Psychology	11%
Health Professions	35%
Marketing	27%
Psychology	5%
Special Education	33%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Northwest ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Northwest.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Geography & Cartography	#16
Health & Physical Education	#37
General Psychology	#39
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#40
Business Support & Assistant Services	#40
Marketing	#45
Curriculum & Instruction	#50
Instructional Media Design	#63
Psychology	#78
Special Education	#79
Social Sciences	#80
Educational Administration	#82
Nursing	#180
Education	#283
Business Administration & Management	#318
Health Professions	#410
Business, Management & Marketing	#427

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%.

Northwest Missouri State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	113	0	114	227
Educational Administration	0	0	22	180	202
Computer Science	0	0	0	160	160
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	157	0	2	159
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	118	118
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	62	0	40	102
Computer Information Systems	0	39	0	43	82
Special Education	0	28	0	45	73
Marketing	0	70	0	0	70
General Psychology	0	66	0	0	66
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	64	0	0	64
Communication & Media Studies	0	63	0	0	63
Child Development & Psychology	0	54	0	0	54
General Biology	0	48	0	1	49
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	43	0	0	43
General Agriculture	0	31	0	5	36
Health Sciences & Services	0	35	0	0	35
Chemistry	0	31	0	0	31
Industrial Production Technology	0	27	0	0	27
Finance & Financial Management	0	26	0	0	26
Accounting	0	23	0	0	23
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	22	22
Plant Sciences	0	21	0	0	21
Geography & Cartography	1	6	6	7	20
Computer Software & Applications	0	19	0	0	19
Animal Science	0	18	0	0	18
Criminology	0	18	0	0	18
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	17	0	0	17
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	14	0	0	14
Homeland Security	0	14	0	0	14
Political Science & Government	0	14	0	0	14
Wildlife Management	0	13	0	0	13
Design & Applied Arts	0	13	0	0	13
Allied Health Professions	0	12	0	0	12
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	11	0	0	11
Fine & Studio Arts	0	11	0	0	11
Mathematics	0	8	0	2	10
Student Counseling	0	0	0	9	9
Drama & Theater Arts	0	9	0	0	9
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	8	0	0	8
International Business	0	7	0	0	7
Management Information Systems	0	7	0	0	7
History	0	7	0	0	7
Business/Managerial Economics	0	6	0	0	6
Human Resource Management	0	6	0	0	6
Information Technology	0	6	0	0	6
Nursing	0	6	0	0	6
General English Literature	0	1	0	4	5
Writing Studies	0	4	0	0	4
Biological & Physical Science	0	3	0	0	3
Romance Languages	0	2	0	0	2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	2	0	0	2
Physics	0	2	0	0	2
Economics	0	2	0	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	2
Public Relations & Advertising	0	1	0	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	1	1
Other Agriculture	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Analysis	0	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0
Textile & Apparel Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Recreation Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	1,270	28	753	2,052

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
• Image Credit: By poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.