Northwest Missouri State University Teaching Programs

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

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwest?

Since Northwest has an acceptance rate of 86%, 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 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% 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 473 and 578. Math scores were between 465 and 580.

Northwest received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 2022-2023, 4,213 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 most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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
Educational/Instructional Technology	60%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	45%
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	46%
Reading Teacher Education	16%

Northwest Missouri State University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	177	235	412
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	136	136
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	18	0	65	83
Elementary Education	79	0	0	79
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	68	68
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	67	0	67
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	60	60
Early Childhood Education	44	0	0	44
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	17	0	11	28
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	19	19
Agricultural Teacher Education	14	0	1	15
Music Education	14	0	0	14
Art Education	11	0	0	11
Social Science Teacher Education	11	0	0	11
English & Language Arts Education	9	0	1	10
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	8	0	0	8
Mathematics Education	6	0	0	6
Computer Teacher Education	0	3	0	3
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	2	0	0	2
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	1	0	0	1
Chemistry Education	1	0	0	1
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	0	0
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	0
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	235	247	596	1,078

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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