Saturday, November 14, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

Missouri State University

Work 901 S. National Avenue Springfield, MO 65897
Work(800) 492-7900
Web site: http://www.missouristate.edu
  • 40Rank
  • 46Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Universities-Master's (Midwest)

Overview : Missouri State University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1906
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 16,273
Setting: urban
Endowment: $58,515,048
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 7/20
Application fee: $35
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 74.2%
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 In-state: $6,972; Out-of-state: $12,252
Mission  
School mission: Missouri State University offers the advantages of Missouri's second largest university (with 19,000 students from nearly every state and 80 other countries; 150 undergraduate and 42 graduate programs; NCAA Division I athletics; and 300 student organizations) on a comfortable, compact campus located in Springfield, Missouri's third largest city. Among the other attributes that make SMSU unique are: our statewide missions in public affairs, our strong cooperative education program (one of the largest in the Midwest), and our nationally recognized residence halls. SMSU has experienced seven years of growth, despite increasing freshman admission standards nearly every year during that period.

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