Student Population by Gender

Northwest Missouri State University has a total of 8,505 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,308 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,197 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,255 male and 5,250 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,5055,3083,197
Men3,2552,0721,183
Women5,2503,2362,014
Northwest Missouri State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,382 White, 323 Black, and 70 Asian students out of a total of 8,505 are attending at Northwest Missouri State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Northwest Missouri State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American231013
Asian702743
Black323162161
Hispanic337134203
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders945
White6,3822,2254,157
Two or more races22382141
Race Unknown28387196
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1569
Asian461927
Black224121103
Hispanic25898160
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders734
White4,3661,6682,698
Two or more races17664112
Race Unknown1013665
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American514
Asian642
Black19109
Hispanic21129
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White23797140
Two or more races945
Race Unknown312

Student Age Distribution

By age, Northwest Missouri State has 515 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 5,689 students under 25 years old, and 2,812 students over 25 years old out of 8,505 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 515 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Northwest Missouri State has 4,908 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 398 students aged 25 and over.
It has 781 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,414 students aged 25 and over.
Northwest Missouri State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartNorthwest Missouri State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18515317198
18-191,8261,147679
20-211,9691,204765
22-241,379719660
25-29984572412
30-34576380196
35-39441315126
40-49618453165
50-6418613749
Over 65743
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18515317198
18-191,8251,146679
20-211,9161,182734
22-24652323329
25-291428557
30-34936231
35-39584414
40-49846024
50-6418144
Over 65330
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northwest Missouri State University, 2,742 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,471 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,889 students lived in Missouri or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 853 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Northwest Missouri State University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students8,5052,7421,471
Undergraduate5,3086411,437
Graduate3,1972,10134
Online Student Population by Locality
Missouri ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,88983914
Undergraduate5081267
Graduate1,3817137

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,308 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 309 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.82%.257 students have transferred in as full-time status and 52 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time4,021
Transfer-in Full-time257
Regular Part-time978
Transfer-in Part-time52
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