Missouri Southern State University Student Population

How many students at Missouri Southern?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Missouri Southern State University has a total enrollment of 4,147 students, including 3,881 undergraduate and 266 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,589 male students (38.3%) and 2,558 female students (61.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,687 White students (64.8%) and 390 Hispanic students (9.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,881 undergraduate students (93.6%) and 266 graduate students (6.4%).
• Class Delivery: 868 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,687 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - Missouri Southern's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,589 male (38.32%) and 2,558 female (61.68%) students are attending Missouri Southern State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.12.

By class level, 3,881 (93.59%) are undergraduate students and 266 (6.41%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.40% are male and 60.60% are female, while among graduate students, 22.56% are male and 77.44% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,687 White, 240 Black, and 135 Asian students out of a total of 4,147 are attending at Missouri Southern State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Missouri Southern State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 56.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Missouri Southern has 754 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 3,297 students under 25 years old, and 850 students over 25 years old out of 4,147 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 754 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Missouri Southern has 3,220 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 661 students aged 25 and over.

It has 77 graduate students aged under 25 and 189 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Southern State University, 868 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,687 students are enrolled in some online courses.

639 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 229 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,881 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 331 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.53%.269 students have transferred in as full-time status and 62 students transferred in as part-time status.