The student population at Missouri Western State University is 4,023 (3,841 undergraduate and 182 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,772 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at MWSU is 95.48% which is decreased by 1,775 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

353 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -49.28% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,264 where 4,023 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

95.48% of total students is undergraduate students and 4.52% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,775 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 3 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MWSU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,7955,6162,4223,19417961118
2014-155,834
39
5,650
34
2,364
-58
3,286
92
184
5
79
18
105
-13
2015-165,513
-321
5,296
-354
2,165
-199
3,131
-155
217
33
103
24
114
9
2016-175,363
-150
5,120
-176
2,107
-58
3,013
-118
243
26
103140
26
2017-185,533
170
5,292
172
2,175
68
3,117
104
241
-2
89
-14
152
12
2018-195,669
136
5,434
142
2,142
-33
3,292
175
235
-6
95
6
140
-12
2019-205,608
-61
5,367
-67
2,100
-42
3,267
-25
241
6
90
-5
151
11
2020-214,911
-697
4,717
-650
1,774
-326
2,943
-324
194
-47
70
-20
124
-27
2021-224,395
-516
4,219
-498
1,584
-190
2,635
-308
176
-18
56
-14
120
-4
2022-234,023
-372
3,841
-378
1,470
-114
2,371
-264
182
6
69
13
113
-7
Average5,2645,0552,0303,02520982128
Missouri Western State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,055 where 3,841 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 Western State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,6163,9451,7292,2161,671693978
2014-155,6503,8751,6312,2441,7757331,042
2015-165,2963,6311,4972,1341,665668997
2016-175,1203,4391,4022,0371,681705976
2017-185,2923,4981,4182,0801,7947571,037
2018-195,4343,5921,4332,1591,8427091,133
2019-205,3673,3821,3202,0621,9857801,205
2020-214,7173,0391,1841,8551,6785901,088
2021-224,2192,5799931,5861,6405911,049
2022-233,8412,3379511,3861,504519985
Average5,0555,0551,3561,9765,0556751,049
Missouri Western State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 209 where 182 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 Western State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141795231211273097
2014-151845837211264284
2015-162176748191505595
2016-1724393553815048102
2017-1824182364615953106
2018-1923581493215446108
2019-2024167333417457117
2020-211946734331273691
2021-221765922371173483
2022-23182146816863105
Average20920935292094699
Missouri Western State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.56%. The percentage was 80.26% 10 years ago and MWSU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.79% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1441595405594,651155
2014-15297460060124,586163
2015-1617754844494,442162
2016-17217145060104,286179
2017-182577489101114,341198
2018-192794492137114,371224
2019-203186530152104,284347
2020-213283446136133,648329
2021-22269245788143,193331
2022-2351854345062,758335
Average308049288114,056242
Missouri Western State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

353 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -49.28% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Missouri Western State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,8346962,0733,065
2015-165,5133371,3753,801
2016-175,3634591,4403,464
2017-185,5333051,6423,586
2018-195,6693431,6823,644
2019-205,6084161,7153,477
2020-214,9115672,7411,603
2021-224,3953461,9442,105
2022-234,0233531,7911,879
Average5,2054251,8232,958

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