Overview

Missouri State University-West Plains is a 2-year institution located in West Plains, MO, in a small town setting.

Location & Contact

Address 128 Garfield
West Plains, MO  65775
United States

Contact Ms. Melissa Jett
Coordinator of Admissions
Email: melissajett@missouristate.edu
Phone: 417-255-7955
Fax: 417-255-7959

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Agriculture, General		×
Food Science		×
Viticulture And Enology		×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Business/commerce, General		×
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies		×
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, And Special Effects		×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Elementary Education And Teaching		×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Engineering, General		×
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Industrial Production Technologies/technicians, Other		×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Human Development And Family Studies, General		×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences, General		×
Health/medical Preparatory Programs, Other		×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse		×
Respiratory Care Therapy/therapist		×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies		×
Personal And Culinary Services	Associate	Bachelors
Restaurant, Culinary, And Catering Management/manager		×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/police Science		×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,057

Applied

1,054

Accepted

1,726

Enrolled

Female Admissions

588

Females Applied

586

Females Accepted

100%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

442

Males Applied

441

Males Accepted

100%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

15

Application Fee

3.21

Avg. high school GPA for freshman

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record
Required for some programs	Other requirements may exist (see below)
Other requirements:	GED or HiSET Transcript, College Transcripts

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	Not reported	Not reported	Yes
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	Yes

Tuition & Fees

Fees

1,650

Full-time student fees

8,328

Room & board

Student Body

1,726

Total Undergrad students

0%

International Students

3%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.14%
Black or African American	3.26%
White or Caucasian	86.98%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.93%
Asian	0.58%
Two or more races	3.02%
Other	1.4%

Gender

Male (33.66%)

Female (66.34%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing Disabled housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	10%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Homecoming, Athletic Events and Welcome Week

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

More
Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA), Phi Theta Kappa (NHS)

Most popular organizations:
Student Government Association, Student Nurses Association, Student Ambassadors, Christian Campus House and Grizzly Cheer Team

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Other Campus Security & Safety:
access only with key, agreement with city police for patrols

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball	No	Division 1
Volleyball	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Basketball	No	No	No
Volleyball	No	Division 1

Faculty

251

Total Faculty

12:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 132

Part-time - 119

Male - 95

Female - 156