unitid 178341 · Joplin, MO · public 4-year · city (small)
Missouri Southern State University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,658
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
97%
91st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
3,019
36th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
56th pctl among public 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
42nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,568
34th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,007
after aid, aided students
43rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,620
after entry, Title IV students
25th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$19,174
45th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,759 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k34%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $33,601
- First-generation students
- 45%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,960
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 189 | $57,377 | $20,737 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 88 | $39,648 | $21,850 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 80 | $40,509 | $31,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 71 | $40,880 | $18,649 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 60 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 52 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 46 | $55,730 | $17,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 33 | $43,976 | $24,120 |
| Psychology, General. | 31 | $42,457 | $23,609 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 30 | $42,119 | $23,147 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 29 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 27 | $61,244 | $25,374 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.