Missouri State University - Springfield Teaching Programs

Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Missouri State University - Springfield?

Contact details for Missouri State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 S National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897
Phone:	417-836-5000
Website:	www.missouristate.edu

How Do I Get Into Missouri State?

You can apply to Missouri State online at: https://www.missouristate.edu/futurestudents/applynow.aspx

Admission Requirements for Missouri State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Missouri State?

Since Missouri State has an acceptance rate of 93%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Missouri State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 620. Math scores were between 483 and 610.

Missouri State received ACT scores from 80% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Missouri State University - Springfield?

The overall average net price of Missouri State is $25,981. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Missouri State, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,939 a year. That adds up to $27,756 over four years for those students.

Missouri State University - Springfield Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,837 undergraduate students at Missouri State, with 12,049 being full-time and 6,788 being part-time.

There are also 4,088 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,049 full-time undergraduates at Missouri State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	219
Black or African American	441
Hispanic or Latino	528
White	9,889
International Students	348
Other Races/Ethnicities	624

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Missouri State University - Springfield. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at Missouri State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Missouri State University - Springfield

In 2022-2023, 11,836 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 17th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Missouri State University - Springfield Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	178	3	20	201
Secondary Education	0	100	2	15	117
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	41	36	77
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	13	59	72
Early Childhood Education	0	65	0	0	65
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	4	42	46
General Special Education	2	21	3	14	40
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	36	0	36
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	33	0	0	33
Teacher Education	0	0	0	29	29
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	5	19	24
Music Education	0	22	1	0	23
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	1	19	20
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	12	12
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	10	0	10
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	9	0	9
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	0	7	7
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	0	6	0	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	0	3	0	3
Administration of Special Education	0	0	2	0	2
Environmental Education	2	0	0	0	2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	4	419	140	272	835

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.