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Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001


Fax number: (660) 562-1121
Website: https://www.nwmissouri.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,306
Full-time undergraduates: 4,405
Part-time undergraduates: 901
Total graduate students: 2,564
Full-time graduate students: 985
Part-time graduate students: 1,579
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
83.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 370 acres
Nearest major city: Kansas City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 61%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 33%
Percent of students who live off campus: 67%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 260
Other computer facilities/services: online courses with library and databases
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
National Society of Leadership and Success; Sigma Society; Indian Student Association; Sigma Kappa; Sigma Sigma Sigma

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2; NAIA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; football; golf; racquetball; riflery; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; sand volleyball; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Kansas City International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 80% within six months of graduation

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