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Summary
Midwestern State University is a public institution that was founded in 1922. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,464, its setting is city, and the campus size is 255 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Midwestern State University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), Tier 2. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,238 (2012-13); out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,188 (2012-13).
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Midwestern State University aspires to be the public liberal arts university in Texas. Faculty, administrators, staff, and students actively participate in an academic community that focuses, refines, and continuously challenges points of understanding. Liberal arts form the basis of the education provided in both traditional liberal arts areas and professional disciplines. The university is dedicated to excellence in teaching, enhanced by significant research, creative discovery, and service. Curricular and co-curricular activities support students' intellectual, emotional, ethical, social, and physical growth and foster the ability to see the past clearly, to examine the present fairly, and to act with judiciousness. The university offers and affordable, nurturing, and challenging learning environment that serves citizend of Texas, other states, and many countries. The university strives to prepare its graduates to set high goals, be productive members of the global society, understand and relate to people and ideas different from their own, amd continue to learn throughout their lives. |
General Information
| School type | public, coed college |
| Year founded | 1922 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | city |
| 2011 Endowment | $16,307,801 |
Applying
When applying to Midwestern State University, it's important to note the application deadline is August 7, and the early action deadline is August 7. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due August 7. The application fee at Midwestern State University is $25. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 52.2 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 52.2% |
| Application deadline | August 7 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | August 7 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Midwestern State University is 18:1, and the school has 32.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Midwestern State University include: Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other; Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer; Accounting; and Business Administration and Management, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 71.2 percent.
Student Life
Midwestern State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,464, with a gender distribution of 41.7 percent male students and 58.3 percent female students. At this school, 22.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 78.0 percent of students live off campus. Midwestern State University is part of the NCAA II athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 6,181 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA II |
Campus Info & Services
Midwestern State University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Midwestern State University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Midwestern State University, 84 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Midwestern State University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 84% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Midwestern State University, 57.7 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $6,035.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| In-state tuition and fees | $7,238 (2012-13) |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $9,188 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $6,350 (2012-13) |
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* Overview details based on 2011 data
