Missouri Southern State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Missouri Southern State University is a public master's university in Joplin, MO (city setting), with 3,930 undergraduates (61% women). It admitted 97% of 2,302 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1000–1170 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $28,451 a year for out-of-state students and $20,051 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,264 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 35% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, liberal arts & general studies. The campus reported 0.4 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Missouri Southern State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 35%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,400 in-state · $16,800 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Missouri Southern State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Missouri Southern State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 31 | — | 3 | $382k | $12,310 | — | |
| Baseball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 40 | — | 1 | $611k | $15,284 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 16 | — | 1 | $662k | $41,356 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 20 | — | 1 | $663k | $33,133 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 141 | — | 1 | $2.1M | $15,015 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 16 | — | 2 | $328k | $20,509 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 11 | — | 2 | $290k | $26,325 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 24 | — | 1 | $514k | $21,399 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 101 | — | 5 | $599k | $5,931 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 112 | — | 1 | $580k | $5,176 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 19 | — | 1 | $389k | $20,496 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.