How many students at MWSU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 4,023 students have enrolled in Missouri Western State University with 3,841 undergraduate and 182 graduate students.
By gender, 1,539 male and 2,484 female students are attending the school.
It has more students compared to similar colleges (3,161 students in average - public Master's College and University (smaller programs)).
353 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,791 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Missouri Western State University has a total of 4,023 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,841 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 182 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,539 male and 2,484 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 4,023 | 3,841 | 182 |
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| Men | 1,539 | 1,470 | 69 |
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| Women | 2,484 | 2,371 | 113 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,758 White, 434 Black, and 85 Asian students out of a total of 4,023 are attending at Missouri Western State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 51 | 17 | 34 |
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| Asian | 85 | 27 | 58 |
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| Black | 434 | 213 | 221 |
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| Hispanic | 50 | 15 | 35 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| White | 2,758 | 1,008 | 1,750 |
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| Two or more races | 335 | 149 | 186 |
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| Race Unknown | 257 | 89 | 168 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 49 | 17 | 32 |
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| Asian | 79 | 26 | 53 |
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| Black | 420 | 203 | 217 |
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| Hispanic | 49 | 15 | 34 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| White | 2,627 | 964 | 1,663 |
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| Two or more races | 320 | 140 | 180 |
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| Race Unknown | 253 | 88 | 165 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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| Black | 14 | 10 | 4 |
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| Hispanic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 131 | 44 | 87 |
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| Two or more races | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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| Race Unknown | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, MWSU has 1,025 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 3,528 students under 25 years old, and 495 students over 25 years old out of 4,023 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,025 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. MWSU has 3,454 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 387 students aged 25 and over.
It has 74 graduate students aged under 25 and 108 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,025 | 696 | 329 |
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| 18-19 | 989 | 589 | 400 |
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| 20-21 | 882 | 533 | 349 |
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| 22-24 | 632 | 338 | 294 |
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| 25-29 | 216 | 131 | 85 |
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| 30-34 | 107 | 67 | 40 |
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| 35-39 | 59 | 43 | 16 |
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| 40-49 | 77 | 62 | 15 |
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| 50-64 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,025 | 696 | 329 |
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| 18-19 | 989 | 589 | 400 |
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| 20-21 | 880 | 531 | 349 |
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| 22-24 | 560 | 300 | 260 |
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| 25-29 | 174 | 107 | 67 |
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| 30-34 | 88 | 56 | 32 |
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| 35-39 | 42 | 31 | 11 |
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| 40-49 | 56 | 43 | 13 |
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| 50-64 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 72 | 38 | 34 |
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| 25-29 | 42 | 24 | 18 |
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| 30-34 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
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| 35-39 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
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| 40-49 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Missouri Western State University, 353 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,791 students are enrolled in some online courses.
299 students lived in Missouri or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 54 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 4,023 | 353 | 1,791 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,841 | 277 | 1,723 |
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| Graduate | 182 | 76 | 68 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Missouri Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 299 | 54 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 244 | 33 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 55 | 21 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,841 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 196 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.10%.165 students have transferred in as full-time status and 31 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,172 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 165 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,473 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 31 |
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