How many students at MBU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,699 students have enrolled in Missouri Baptist University with 4,958 undergraduate and 741 graduate students.
By gender, 2,324 male and 3,375 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,772 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
951 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,034 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Missouri Baptist University has a total of 5,699 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 4,958 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 741 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,324 male and 3,375 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,699 | 4,958 | 741 |
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| Men | 2,324 | 2,141 | 183 |
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| Women | 3,375 | 2,817 | 558 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,593 White, 410 Black, and 143 Asian students out of a total of 5,699 are attending at Missouri Baptist University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Missouri Baptist University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 34.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 39 | 16 | 23 |
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| Asian | 143 | 52 | 91 |
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| Black | 410 | 182 | 228 |
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| Hispanic | 16 | 10 | 6 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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| White | 4,593 | 1,816 | 2,777 |
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| Two or more races | 180 | 83 | 97 |
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| Race Unknown | 214 | 96 | 118 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 13 | 19 |
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| Asian | 136 | 51 | 85 |
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| Black | 319 | 151 | 168 |
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| Hispanic | 14 | 9 | 5 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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| White | 4,015 | 1,696 | 2,319 |
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| Two or more races | 165 | 76 | 89 |
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| Race Unknown | 194 | 92 | 102 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| Asian | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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| Black | 91 | 31 | 60 |
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| Hispanic | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 578 | 120 | 458 |
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| Two or more races | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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| Race Unknown | 20 | 4 | 16 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, MBU has 1,052 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 4,630 students under 25 years old, and 996 students over 25 years old out of 5,641 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,052 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. MBU has 4,551 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 332 students aged 25 and over.
It has 79 graduate students aged under 25 and 664 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,052 | 615 | 437 |
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| 18-19 | 2,493 | 1,463 | 1,030 |
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| 20-21 | 474 | 241 | 233 |
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| 22-24 | 611 | 328 | 283 |
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| 25-29 | 358 | 243 | 115 |
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| 30-34 | 158 | 121 | 37 |
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| 35-39 | 142 | 109 | 33 |
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| 40-49 | 242 | 201 | 41 |
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| 50-64 | 83 | 63 | 20 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,052 | 615 | 437 |
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| 18-19 | 2,493 | 1,463 | 1,030 |
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| 20-21 | 474 | 241 | 233 |
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| 22-24 | 532 | 272 | 260 |
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| 25-29 | 157 | 101 | 56 |
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| 30-34 | 59 | 42 | 17 |
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| 35-39 | 40 | 29 | 11 |
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| 40-49 | 52 | 43 | 9 |
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| 50-64 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 22-24 | 79 | 56 | 23 |
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| 25-29 | 201 | 142 | 59 |
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| 30-34 | 99 | 79 | 20 |
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| 35-39 | 102 | 80 | 22 |
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| 40-49 | 190 | 158 | 32 |
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| 50-64 | 65 | 47 | 18 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Missouri Baptist University, 951 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,034 students are enrolled in some online courses.
791 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 160 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,699 | 951 | 1,034 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,958 | 395 | 993 |
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| Graduate | 741 | 556 | 41 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Missouri Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 791 | 159 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 307 | 87 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 484 | 72 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,958 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 284 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.73%.219 students have transferred in as full-time status and 65 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,186 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 219 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,488 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 65 |
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MBU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 5,699 students are enrolled at MBU.
4,958 undergraduate and 741 graduate students are enrolled at MBU.
2,324 male (40.78%) and 3,375 female (59.22%) students are attending MBU.
89 international students (1.56%) are enrolled at MBU, including 68 undergraduate and 21 graduate students.
MBU has a student population that is predominantly White: 4,593 White (80.59%), 410 Black (7.19%), and 143 Asian (2.51%) students are enrolled.
1,052 students are under 18 and 13 students are over 65 years old.
951 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,034 students take some online courses.