Northwest Missouri State University Student Population

How many students at Northwest Missouri State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northwest Missouri State University has a total enrollment of 9,152 students, including 5,241 undergraduate and 3,911 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,241 male students (35.4%) and 5,911 female students (64.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,828 White students (74.6%) and 398 Black students (4.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,241 undergraduate students (57.3%) and 3,911 graduate students (42.7%).
• Class Delivery: 3,288 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,472 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Northwest Missouri State's body is relatively small.

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, 3,241 male (35.41%) and 5,911 female (64.59%) students are attending Northwest Missouri State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 54.83.

By class level, 5,241 (57.27%) are undergraduate students and 3,911 (42.73%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.77% are male and 61.23% are female, while among graduate students, 30.91% are male and 69.09% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,828 White, 398 Black, and 92 Asian students out of a total of 9,152 are attending at Northwest Missouri State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northwest Missouri State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.7% 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, Northwest Missouri State has 713 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 5,475 students under 25 years old, and 3,524 students over 25 years old out of 9,152 total students.

Northwest Missouri State has 4,641 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 523 students aged 25 and over.

It has 834 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,001 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 Northwest Missouri State University, 3,288 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,472 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,093 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,195 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,241 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 298 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.69%.228 students have transferred in as full-time status and 70 students transferred in as part-time status.