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Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, Texas Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Midwestern State University is a public four-year institution in Wichita Falls, Texas. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 5,324 students in fall 2024, including 4,303 undergraduates and 1,021 graduate students. It is part of Texas Tech University System.

Midwestern State University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, and Business Analytics. It awarded 1,328 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

5,324
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
1,328
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Health Professions 9
Education 10
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Psychology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Physical Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 2
History 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
914
Master's degrees
403
Doctoral degrees (research)
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,324
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,303
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,021
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,147
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,903
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,244
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
74%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Texas Tech University System
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Lone Star Conference
President
Dr. Stacia Haynie
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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