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Missouri State University - West Plains

128 Garfield Avenue, West Plains, MO 65775

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Missouri State University - West Plains School Description

Southwest Missouri State University-West Plains is a teaching and learning institution providing quality post-secondary educational opportunities to the communities we serve.

Missouri State University-West Plains is a public, two-year, open admission, separately accredited campus of the Missouri State University System. The campus is located in West Plains, Missouri, a city of 10,800 in the Ozarks Heritage region of southern Missouri. Over 1,800 students are enrolled in both part-time and full-time studies.

At Missouri State University-West Plains, we are committed to facilitating the learning experience in order to overcome barriers to education. The West Plains program offers associate’s degrees, transfer and career programs, as well as some bachelor’s and master’s degree programs through the campus in Springfield. We also offer classes at a satellite campus in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and an overseas campus in Dalian, People’s Republic of China.

Our faculty and staff are qualified professionals who have devoted themselves to helping students succeed. Courses are available morning, afternoon, and evening to accommodate the varied needs of our students. Students who encounter an obstacle or problem know West Plains’ faculty and staff are part of a community that wants them to thrive and who will work tirelessly to help them achieve their educational goals.

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Missouri State University - West Plains

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Missouri State University is a state university located in Springfield, Missouri. It is the state's second largest university with over 21,000 students, second only to the University of Missouri. From 1972 to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State University (initialized as SMS). MSU was granted a statewide mission in Public Affairs in 1995. The name was changed in 2005 to reflect this mission. In addition to its main campus, it has a two-year branch campus in West Plains, a research campus in Mountain Grove, and various programs in China.

Mission

Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons while achieving five goals: democratizing society, incubating new ideas, imagining Missouri’s future, making Missouri’s future, and modeling ethical and effective behavior.

History

Missouri State University was first founded under the name Fourth District Normal School on March 17, 1905. Like other normal schools of the day, the school's primary purpose in its early years was the preparation of teachers for the public school system.

The original campus was composed of a single building, Academic Hall, which was constructed on National Avenue in 1908. The building is now known as Carrington Hall, named after William T. Carrington, the first president of the State Normal School, and serves as the University's administrative center.

The Fourth District Normal School became Southwest Missouri State Teacher's College in 1919 to reflect its regional and academic emphases. Throughout the interwar period, the College's programs expanded to include liberal arts and sciences in the curriculum, thus facilitating a name change to Southwest Missouri State College in 1945. A burgeoning student population throughout 1950s and 1960s resulted in the establishment of residence halls such as Wells, Freudenberger, Blair-Shannon, and Woods (all named for one-time professors at the school), accompanied by a growth in post-graduate studies. This led to a third name change in 1972, to Southwest Missouri State University.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Midwest
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
68%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$6,334
Students Receiving Aid:
93%
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Missouri State University - West Plains Degree Programs

Associates Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Missouri State University - West Plains Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 68%
Part-Time 32%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 91%
Other 8%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%
African-American 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 93%
Out-of-State 7%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Missouri 93%
Arkansas 2%
Virginia 0%
Montana 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Missouri State University - West Plains Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 3,274 $ 6,334  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 3,060 $ 6,120  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 244 $ 244  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 2,788 57%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 291 47%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 1,738 41%  
Student Loans:
 $ 2,748 28%  
Any Aid:
   93%  

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