How Student Population Changes at Missouri State University-West Plains

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,958 where 1,770 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.11 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Missouri State University-West Plains than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Missouri State University-West Plains since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,123	911	1,212
2014-15	2,164 41	843 -68	1,321 109
2015-16	1,961 -203	721 -122	1,240 -81
2016-17	1,941 -20	727 6	1,214 -26
2017-18	1,918 -23	692 -35	1,226 12
2018-19	1,869 -49	666 -26	1,203 -23
2019-20	1,951 82	649 -17	1,302 99
2020-21	1,920 -31	639 -10	1,281 -21
2021-22	1,960 40	632 -7	1,328 47
2022-23	1,770 -190	569 -63	1,201 -127
Average	1,958	705	1,253

Missouri State University-West Plains Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 87.12%. The percentage was 90.34% 10 years ago and Missouri State University-West Plains still has a high percentage of white students. 0.79% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.64% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Missouri State University-West Plains over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	26	9	45	35	0	1,918	0
2014-15	25	23	63	50	5	1,855	0
2015-16	37	15	64	33	3	1,634	27
2016-17	19	10	67	42	3	1,670	60
2017-18	21	10	70	41	2	1,663	54
2018-19	14	7	62	40	1	1,639	49
2019-20	15	14	53	51	1	1,681	50
2020-21	14	17	38	60	2	1,674	45
2021-22	21	16	32	51	1	1,720	49
2022-23	13	14	29	52	0	1,542	48
Average	21	14	52	46	2	1,700	38

Missouri State University-West Plains Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

569 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 44.05% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Missouri State University-West Plains from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,164	395	515	1,254
2015-16	1,961	256	561	1,144
2016-17	1,941	257	620	1,064
2017-18	1,918	276	697	945
2018-19	1,869	352	614	903
2019-20	1,951	518	592	841
2020-21	1,920	593	544	783
2021-22	1,960	590	633	737
2022-23	1,770	569	572	629
Average	1,939	423	594	922

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Enrollment Trends at Missouri State University-West Plains

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes