Missouri State University-Springfield

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Missouri State University-Springfield

Missouri State University-Springfield operates as a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 13,313 students of which 21,763 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Missouri State University-Springfield is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 90.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,122 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,613, with published in-state tuition of $9,502 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,992, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 57.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.3%. Graduates earn a median of $49,827 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,553 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 706000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.