The student population at Missouri Southern State University is 4,144 (4,052 undergraduate and 92 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,472 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Missouri Southern is 97.78% which is decreased by 1,535 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 63 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

948 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 18.50% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,457 where 4,144 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

97.78% of total students is undergraduate students and 2.22% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,535 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 63 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Missouri Southern than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,6165,5872,3543,23329920
2014-155,613
-3
5,561
-26
2,372
18
3,189
-44
52
23
8
-1
44
24
2015-165,783
170
5,732
171
2,392
20
3,340
151
51
-1
19
11
32
-12
2016-176,231
448
6,117
385
2,546
154
3,571
231
114
63
41
22
73
41
2017-186,174
-57
6,021
-96
2,383
-163
3,638
67
153
39
50
9
103
30
2018-196,006
-168
5,851
-170
2,238
-145
3,613
-25
155
2
41
-9
114
11
2019-205,604
-402
5,475
-376
2,130
-108
3,345
-268
129
-26
39
-2
90
-24
2020-215,045
-559
4,927
-548
1,889
-241
3,038
-307
118
-11
35
-4
83
-7
2021-224,352
-693
4,245
-682
1,651
-238
2,594
-444
107
-11
3572
-11
2022-234,144
-208
4,052
-193
1,538
-113
2,514
-80
92
-15
34
-1
58
-14
Average5,4575,3572,1493,2081003169
Missouri Southern State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,357 where 4,052 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Missouri Southern State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,5874,1251,7972,3281,462557905
2014-155,5614,1401,7922,3481,421580841
2015-165,7324,2101,7992,4111,522593929
2016-176,1174,4601,8582,6021,657688969
2017-186,0214,3581,7262,6321,6636571,006
2018-195,8514,1721,6102,5621,6796281,051
2019-205,4753,8441,4872,3571,631643988
2020-214,9273,4431,3162,1271,484573911
2021-224,2452,7551,0621,6931,490589901
2022-234,0522,5719911,5801,481547934
Average5,3575,3571,5442,2645,357606944
Missouri Southern State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 100 where 92 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Missouri Southern State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142910128919
2014-155282644638
2015-1651633451629
2016-17114331518812655
2017-181533016141233489
2018-191552910191263195
2019-20129238151063175
2020-21118331221852362
2021-22107281216792356
2022-239222715702743
Average1001009131002356
Missouri Southern State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.32%. The percentage was 78.99% 10 years ago and Missouri Southern still has a high percentage of white students. 2.85% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.91% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1416410327420144,43642
2014-1516412334121534,31341
2015-1617411334326294,41276
2016-17190123382376134,65699
2017-18209117390408144,560114
2018-19194150354465104,354115
2019-20179162337418204,104114
2020-21182139343409413,601100
2021-22152115306347213,05495
2022-23179118245328212,83183
Average179126332343164,03288
Missouri Southern State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

948 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 18.50% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Missouri Southern State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,6138001,3783,435
2015-165,7838871,5083,388
2016-176,2311,0181,6853,528
2017-186,1741,0771,8373,260
2018-196,0061,0731,7403,193
2019-205,6041,0451,7912,768
2020-215,0451,1811,6882,176
2021-224,3521,0471,5421,763
2022-234,1449481,5241,672
Average5,4391,0081,6332,798

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