Enrollment Trends at Missouri State University-Springfield

The student population at Missouri State University-Springfield is 24,360 (20,584 undergraduate and 3,776 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,087 (9.37%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Missouri State University-Springfield is 84.50% which is increased by 1,604 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 483 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, down from 70 in 2015.
3,698 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 159.51% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,340 where 24,360 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 24,360 students in 2025 and was lowest at 22,273 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 22,273 to 24,360 students, a net gain of 2,087 (9.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Missouri State University-Springfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,273	18,980	7,911	11,069	3,293	1,225	2,068
2016-17	23,538 1,265	20,316 1,336	8,538 627	11,778 709	3,222 -71	1,185 -40	2,037 -31
2017-18	23,697 159	20,364 48	8,533 -5	11,831 53	3,333 111	1,238 53	2,095 58
2018-19	23,697	20,138 -226	8,396 -137	11,742 -89	3,559 226	1,337 99	2,222 127
2019-20	23,453 -244	19,801 -337	8,211 -185	11,590 -152	3,652 93	1,368 31	2,284 62
2020-21	23,505 52	19,621 -180	7,950 -261	11,671 81	3,884 232	1,411 43	2,473 189
2021-22	22,925 -580	18,837 -784	7,677 -273	11,160 -511	4,088 204	1,498 87	2,590 117
2022-23	22,535 -390	18,419 -418	7,386 -291	11,033 -127	4,116 28	1,533 35	2,583 -7
2023-24	23,418 883	19,259 840	7,716 330	11,543 510	4,159 43	1,520 -13	2,639 56
2024-25	24,360 942	20,584 1,325	8,236 520	12,348 805	3,776 -383	1,396 -124	2,380 -259
Average	23,340	19,632	8,055	11,577	3,708	1,371	2,337

Missouri State University-Springfield Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,632 where 20,584 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Missouri State University-Springfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	18,980	14,540	6,050	8,490	4,440	1,861	2,579
2016-17	20,316	15,131	6,311	8,820	5,185	2,227	2,958
2017-18	20,364	15,363	6,407	8,956	5,001	2,126	2,875
2018-19	20,138	14,924	6,199	8,725	5,214	2,197	3,017
2019-20	19,801	14,005	5,781	8,224	5,796	2,430	3,366
2020-21	19,621	13,128	5,220	7,908	6,493	2,730	3,763
2021-22	18,837	12,049	4,720	7,329	6,788	2,957	3,831
2022-23	18,419	11,341	4,389	6,952	7,078	2,997	4,081
2023-24	19,259	11,613	4,450	7,163	7,646	3,266	4,380
2024-25	20,584	11,682	4,420	7,262	8,902	3,816	5,086
Average	19,632	19,632	5,395	7,983	19,632	2,661	3,594

Missouri State University-Springfield Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,708 where 3,776 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Missouri State University-Springfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,293	1,608	631	977	1,685	594	1,091
2016-17	3,222	1,581	585	996	1,641	600	1,041
2017-18	3,333	1,504	543	961	1,829	695	1,134
2018-19	3,559	1,585	577	1,008	1,974	760	1,214
2019-20	3,652	1,652	630	1,022	2,000	738	1,262
2020-21	3,884	1,702	594	1,108	2,182	817	1,365
2021-22	4,088	1,740	641	1,099	2,348	857	1,491
2022-23	4,116	1,794	695	1,099	2,322	838	1,484
2023-24	4,159	1,874	719	1,155	2,285	801	1,484
2024-25	3,776	1,705	615	1,090	2,071	781	1,290
Average	3,708	3,708	623	1,052	3,708	748	1,286

Missouri State University-Springfield Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.18%. The percentage was 79.74% 10 years ago and Missouri State University-Springfield still has a high percentage of white students. 2.21% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.46% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.60% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.74% to 76.18%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.44% to 2.21%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.02% to 3.46%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.24% to 5.60%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4128 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3604 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Missouri State University-Springfield over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	113	321	895	722	29	17,760	675
2016-17	114	343	918	771	18	18,850	775
2017-18	97	353	959	857	20	19,014	824
2018-19	118	376	908	765	18	19,080	848
2019-20	96	396	827	841	21	18,700	846
2020-21	92	461	824	995	26	18,722	844
2021-22	78	466	785	1,024	25	18,044	842
2022-23	72	499	729	1,087	27	17,415	821
2023-24	84	483	789	1,255	29	17,948	956
2024-25	93	538	843	1,363	21	18,558	1,084
Average	96	424	848	968	23	18,409	852

Missouri State University-Springfield Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,698 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 159.51% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Missouri State University-Springfield from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	22,273	1,425	5,002	15,846
2016-17	23,538	1,624	5,816	16,098
2017-18	23,697	1,876	6,230	15,591
2018-19	23,697	2,154	6,703	14,840
2019-20	23,453	2,380	6,699	14,374
2020-21	23,505	3,773	10,632	9,100
2021-22	22,925	3,900	8,590	10,435
2022-23	22,535	3,848	7,988	10,699
2023-24	23,418	3,775	8,188	11,455
2024-25	24,360	3,698	8,151	12,511
Average	23,340	2,845	7,400	13,095

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Enrollment Trends at Missouri State University-Springfield

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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