About Missouri State University

Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive university system with a mission in public affairs. Our purpose is to develop fully educated persons with a focus on ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement.

The Missouri State University system has four physical campuses:
•The main campus in Springfield, Mo.
•West Plains, Mo., offering two-year associate’s degrees
•Mountain Grove, Mo., focusing on fruit science and agriculture research
•Dalian, China, in partnership with Liaoning Normal University

Making a difference

Missouri State has a public affairs mission. It’s about helping the community, being a leader and being informed about the world and the people who live in it through:
•Community engagement
•Cultural competence
•Ethical leadership

By the numbers

The Missouri State community includes:
•22,866 students in the Missouri State system making it the second largest university in the state
•Six academic colleges, one School of Agriculture and one Graduate College
•Almost 4,000 faculty and staff members with 90 percent of full-time ranked faculty holding the most advanced degree in their field
•4,000 students living in University housing
•1,500 international students studying on the Springfield campus
•16 NCAA Division I teams with 48 NCAA championship appearances
•85,000 alumni applying their education around the world