Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Missouri State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1105
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 9128 admitted students 180 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
7%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1010-1200. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 600, while 25% scored below 510 and another 25% scored above 600.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 600, while 25% scored below 500 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1105 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Missouri State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 41% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
510-600 -
Math
500-600
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 9128 admitted students 2081 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
81%
Similar to the SAT, Missouri State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 81% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 20.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
20-26 -
Math
18-26 -
Composite
20-26
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$55
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Missouri State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Missouri State received a total of 9,726 applications. These applications included 3,384 male applicants and 6,342 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 9,726 applicants, Missouri State admitted 9,128 students. Among the admitted students, there were 3,116 males and 6,012 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 2,562 students chose to enroll at Missouri State. This means that 2,562 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 959 were male and 1,603 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Missouri State had an overall acceptance rate of 94% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 92% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 95%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Missouri State had an overall yield rate of 28% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 31%, and for female admitted students, it was 27%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Missouri State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Missouri State University-Springfield uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Missouri State University-Springfield.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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