The student population at Northwest Missouri State University is 8,505 (5,308 undergraduate and 3,197 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,020 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Northwest Missouri State is 62.41% which is decreased by 234 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,254 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.

2,742 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 461.89% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,027 where 8,505 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

62.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 37.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 234 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,254 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 Northwest Missouri State than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,4855,5422,4833,059943441502
2014-156,720
235
5,491
-51
2,438
-45
3,053
-6
1,229
286
687
246
542
40
2015-166,593
-127
5,618
127
2,452
14
3,166
113
975
-254
513
-174
462
-80
2016-176,530
-63
5,628
10
2,417
-35
3,211
45
902
-73
497
-16
405
-57
2017-186,338
-192
5,474
-154
2,343
-74
3,131
-80
864
-38
410
-87
454
49
2018-196,857
519
5,654
180
2,420
77
3,234
103
1,203
339
483
73
720
266
2019-207,104
247
5,710
56
2,401
-19
3,309
75
1,394
191
524
41
870
150
2020-217,267
163
5,482
-228
2,251
-150
3,231
-78
1,785
391
597
73
1,188
318
2021-227,870
603
5,306
-176
2,127
-124
3,179
-52
2,564
779
1,053
456
1,511
323
2022-238,505
635
5,308
2
2,072
-55
3,236
57
3,197
633
1,183
130
2,014
503
Average7,0275,5212,3403,1811,506639867
Northwest Missouri State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,521 where 5,308 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 Northwest Missouri State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,5424,9882,2272,761554256298
2014-155,4914,9802,1972,783511241270
2015-165,6184,9742,1252,849644327317
2016-175,6284,9182,0932,825710324386
2017-185,4744,8062,0302,776668313355
2018-195,6544,9282,1172,811726303423
2019-205,7104,9542,1042,850756297459
2020-215,4824,8131,9962,817669255414
2021-225,3064,4051,7922,613901335566
2022-235,3084,2781,6822,5961,030390640
Average5,5215,5212,0362,7685,521304413
Northwest Missouri State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,506 where 3,197 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 Northwest Missouri State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14943374231143569210359
2014-151,229582354228647333314
2015-16975446290156529223306
2016-17902441283158461214247
2017-18864365206159499204295
2018-191,203452201251751282469
2019-201,394462206256932318614
2020-211,7854561473091,329450879
2021-222,5649855124731,5795411,038
2022-233,1971,0324655672,1657181,447
Average1,5061,5062902701,506349597
Northwest Missouri State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.04%. The percentage was 80.91% 10 years ago and Northwest Missouri State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.80% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14173936316885,247160
2014-15203937418284,981167
2015-16233937021444,808176
2016-17204634922354,892192
2017-181853317233104,910194
2018-19215334124785,399209
2019-201954334236125,654205
2020-212060337262105,940203
2021-22246731627766,077202
2022-23237032333796,382223
Average215234223885,429193
Northwest Missouri State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,742 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 461.89% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Missouri State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,7204881,0975,135
2015-166,5933241,0785,191
2016-176,5303881,3054,837
2017-186,3383001,3474,691
2018-196,8579361,5164,405
2019-207,1041,2301,5294,345
2020-217,2671,8562,1843,227
2021-227,8702,2971,6313,942
2022-238,5052,7421,4714,292
Average7,0871,1731,4624,452

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