Missouri Western State University Student Population

How many students at MWSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Missouri Western State University has a total enrollment of 3,716 students, including 3,491 undergraduate and 225 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,428 male students (38.4%) and 2,288 female students (61.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,493 White students (67.1%) and 378 Black students (10.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,491 undergraduate students (93.9%) and 225 graduate students (6.1%).
• Class Delivery: 328 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,585 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 - MWSU's body is relatively large.

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, 1,428 male (38.43%) and 2,288 female (61.57%) students are attending Missouri Western State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.41.

By class level, 3,491 (93.95%) are undergraduate students and 225 (6.05%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.99% are male and 61.01% are female, while among graduate students, 29.78% are male and 70.22% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,493 White, 378 Black, and 66 Asian students out of a total of 3,716 are attending at Missouri Western State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Missouri Western State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 52.4% 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, MWSU has 1,061 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 3,339 students under 25 years old, and 476 students over 25 years old out of 3,817 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,061 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. MWSU has 3,266 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 336 students aged 25 and over.

It has 73 graduate students aged under 25 and 140 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Western State University, 328 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,585 students are enrolled in some online courses.

284 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 44 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,491 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 187 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.36%.165 students have transferred in as full-time status and 22 students transferred in as part-time status.