Missouri State University-Springfield Student Population

How many students at Missouri State University-Springfield?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Missouri State University-Springfield has a total enrollment of 24,360 students, including 20,584 undergraduate and 3,776 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,632 male students (39.5%) and 14,728 female students (60.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 18,558 White students (76.2%) and 1,363 Hispanic students (5.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 20,584 undergraduate students (84.5%) and 3,776 graduate students (15.5%).
• Class Delivery: 3,698 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,151 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - Missouri State University-Springfield'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, 9,632 male (39.54%) and 14,728 female (60.46%) students are attending Missouri State University-Springfield. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.40.

By class level, 20,584 (84.50%) are undergraduate students and 3,776 (15.50%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.01% are male and 59.99% are female, while among graduate students, 36.97% are male and 63.03% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 18,558 White, 843 Black, and 538 Asian students out of a total of 24,360 are attending at Missouri State University-Springfield. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Missouri State University-Springfield is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 41.2% 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 State University-Springfield has 6,485 students under 18 years old and 36 students over 65 years old. There are 19,924 students under 25 years old, and 4,377 students over 25 years old out of 24,360 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 6,485 students are younger than 18 and 14 students are older than 65. Missouri State University-Springfield has 18,692 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,846 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,232 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,531 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 State University-Springfield, 3,698 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,151 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,777 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 921 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,584 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,278 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.21%.1,113 students have transferred in as full-time status and 165 students transferred in as part-time status.