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Missouri State University-West Plains

West Plains, Missouri Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Missouri State University-West Plains is a public two-year institution based in West Plains, Missouri. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,919 students in fall 2024. It is part of Missouri State University.

Missouri State University-West Plains offers certificates and associate degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 284 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,919
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
284
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 33

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

Health Professions 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Education 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 9
Engineering Technologies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
21%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
247
Certificates under 1 year
11
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,919
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,919
Full-time, fall 2024
42%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,340
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Missouri State University
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Chancellor
Zora Mulligan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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, Student veteran organization

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