Saint Joseph, Missouri · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, Missouri Western State University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 3,716 students in fall 2024, including 3,491 undergraduates and 225 graduate students.
Missouri Western State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 76 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 541 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
3,716
Students enrolled
54%
First-year retention
541
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
76
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 76
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
54%
First-year retention, part-time students
32%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
423
Associate degrees
14
Master's degrees
90
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
9
Postbaccalaureate certificates
5
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,716
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,491
Graduate students, fall 2024
225
Full-time, fall 2024
56%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,237
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,954
Graduate students, 2024-25
283
Full-time, 2024-25
54%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
12%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
President
Elizabeth Kennedy
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, 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
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization