University Profile

FOUNDED: 1937

NAME: Missouri Southern State University

LOCATION: 3950 E. Newman Rd., Joplin, Missouri, USA 64801-1595

ENROLLMENT:

• Total Enrollment: 5,417 (Fall 2012)
• Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,363 
• Graduate enrollment: 54

MINORITY ENROLLMENT: 11 percent (Fall 2011)

GENDER ENROLLMENT: Male 42 percent; Female 58 percent (Fall 2011)

STUDENT AGE:  65 percent 24 and younger; 35 percent 25 and above (Fall 2011)

FINANCIAL AID: 88 percent of students receive financial aid

TUITION AND FEES: Visit Bursar's Office for Tuition and Fee Information

Land Area: 373 Acres

Mascot: Lion ... Hear Us Roar!

Download the Lion Roar

ATHLETICS:
NCAA Division II

ATHLETIC CONFERENCE:
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association

ALMA MATER:
Read history of Alma Mater and view musical score.

Fight Song:

Read the lyrics and learn about the history of the fight Song here.

Listen to our Fight Song (MSSU Chamber Singers Performance)

Download the Fight Song (MSSU Chamber Singers Performance)

Listen to our Fight Song (Instrumental)

Download the Fight Song (Instrumental)

COLORS:
Green (PMS 349 or CMYK - C 90, m 31, y 96, k 2) and
Gold (PMS 129 or CMYK - C 1, m 16, y 77, k 0)

WEBSTIE COLORS:
Green - View hexidecimal #004000
Gold - View hexidecimal #FFF5CC

STUDENT:FACULTY RATIO: 18:1

AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORE: 21

AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE CLASS SIZE: 24

ACADEMIC CENTERS:

• School of Arts & Sciences
• School of Business Administration (Robert W. Plaster)
• School of Education
• School of Health Sciences, Public Safety and Technology
• Graduate Studies
• Distance/Online Learning

PLUS -

• Honors Program
• Institute of International Studies
• Small Business & Technology Development Center