Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri · Also known as Northwest · Website
$47,885
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,885
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northwest Missouri State University is a public 4-year college in Maryville, Missouri with 4,378 undergraduates and 3,911 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,244 a year (tuition and fees $10,611 in-state, $17,324 out-of-state). It admits 86% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,885 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,244
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,611
Out-of-state $17,324
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,500
About $228 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,885
Rank 1,665 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,244
- Tuition in-state
- $10,611
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,324
- Cost of attendance
- $24,945
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,176
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,447
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,959
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,423
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,796
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,767 in 2015-16 to $10,611 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,119
- SAT reading, middle
- 515
- SAT math, middle
- 528
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 4,378
- Graduate students
- 3,911
- Part-time students
- 9.5%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 99
- Endowment
- $48.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,665 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,244 | $17,598 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,611 | $14,822 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,500 | $16,750 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,695 | $37,504 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,885 | $41,138 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 62% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
99 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 320 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 267 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 194 | $15,924 | $48,736 | $63,051 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 184 | $20,499 | $67,026 | $77,811 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 148 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $23,350 | $37,066 | $42,508 | $47,382 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 132 | $15,568 | $46,058 | $46,807 | $63,399 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 107 | $17,000 | $40,607 | $48,246 | $63,707 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $17,844 | $43,672 | $57,907 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $26,100 | $37,057 | $46,501 | $51,389 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,644 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $25,000 | $34,195 | $50,012 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $23,250 | $34,226 | $42,827 | $50,706 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 58 | $16,333 | $44,602 | $50,060 | $64,397 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $24,436 | $35,556 | $49,872 | $55,695 |
| Geography and CartographyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $79,784 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $20,500 | $32,268 | $52,179 | $61,296 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $20,288 | $48,557 | $57,705 | $69,303 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $17,250 | $48,302 | $58,035 | $66,647 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 35 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $17,250 | $38,678 | $49,328 | $53,676 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,000 | $37,983 | $57,564 | $57,214 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $22,750 | $42,389 | Withheld | - |
| Geography and CartographyOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $23,250 | Withheld | $72,893 | $76,194 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Northwest Missouri State University cost?
$16,244 a year is the average net price at Northwest Missouri State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,611 for in-state students and $17,324 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,945. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,176 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northwest Missouri State University?
86% of applicants are admitted to Northwest Missouri State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,119 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Northwest Missouri State University graduates earn?
$47,885 a year is the median pay of former Northwest Missouri State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,695 after 6 years). That ranks 1,665 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $67,026.
How much student debt do Northwest Missouri State University graduates have?
$21,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Northwest Missouri State University graduates, about $228 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northwest Missouri State University?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Northwest Missouri State University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Northwest Missouri State University?
Computer Science (320 master's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (267 graduate certificate graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (194 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 99 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.