Missouri State University-Springfield Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
13,313 students
Larger than 93% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 24%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Missouri State University-Springfield, the largest reported group is White (78%), followed by Hispanic (5.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 2% | 9% |
| Black | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| White | 78% | 75.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| Non-resident | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 2.6% | 0.9% |
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Did you know? Missouri State University-Springfield
- 90.5%Missouri State University-Springfield admitted 9,128 of 9,726 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 26.5%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,416 of 9,128.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $17,270average net price after grants for aided students, against $19,760 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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