Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Northwest State is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.9% of undergraduate students being women and 40.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 5,306, with 3,179 women and 2,127 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Northwest State is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.9% of undergraduate students being women and 41.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,564, with 1,511 women and 1,053 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 40.1% 2,127 students
- women 59.9% 3,179 students
Graduate Students
- men 41.1% 1,053 students
- women 58.9% 1,511 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 83.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,421 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 4.2% of the student body, with 225 students. Hispanic students represent 4.0% of the population, with 213 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.3%, with 174 students. Asian students account for 0.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 43 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 4 students.
International students make up 2.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 128 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.6% of the population, totaling 87 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Northwest State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 83.5% 4,421 students
- African American 4.2% 225 students
- Hispanic 4.0% 213 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 174 students
- International students 2.4% 128 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 87 students
- Asian 0.8% 43 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Graduate Students
- White 64.9% 1,656 students
- International students 22.5% 574 students
- Unknown race 4.4% 112 students
- African American 3.6% 91 students
- Hispanic 2.5% 64 students
- Mixed race 1.1% 28 students
- Asian 0.9% 24 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 82.1% 248 students
- Hispanic 4.3% 13 students
- African American 3.6% 11 students
- International students 3.6% 11 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 9 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 9 students
- Asian 0.3% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 38% 2,033 students
- 18-19 35% 1,846 students
- 22-24 13% 667 students
- 25-29 3% 138 students
- 40-49 1% 61 students
- 30-34 1% 59 students
- 35-39 1% 41 students
- 50-64 0% 15 students
- 25-29 27% 704 students
- 22-24 26% 667 students
- 30-34 15% 380 students
- 40-49 13% 346 students
- 35-39 12% 300 students
- 50-64 5% 126 students
- 20-21 1% 38 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 673 | 70.62% | |
| Iowa | 115 | 12.07% | |
| Nebraska | 96 | 10.07% | |
| Kansas | 56 | 5.88% | |
| Illinois | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% |
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