Is Missouri Southern State University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Missouri Southern State University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Missouri Southern State University's acceptance rate?

97% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 3,099 of 3,194 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 37%, from 2,333 in 2015 to 3,194 in 2024, and Missouri Southern State University's admit rate went from 94% to 97%.

What GPA do you need for Missouri Southern State University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.49 high school GPA, and 21% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Missouri Southern State University? (Middle 50%: 1120–1400)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Missouri Southern State University?

70% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 18–25, with a median of 21. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1120–1400 works out to about 22–31.

First-year students at Missouri Southern State University who sent an SAT scored 1120–1400, with a median of 1300 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Missouri Southern State University admits 97% of applicants.

Missouri Southern State University · Joplin, MO

Where your score lands at Missouri Southern State University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1120–1400, median 1300

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Missouri Southern State University by the numbers

Admit rate: 97%
Middle 50% SAT: 1120–1400
Median SAT: 1300
About on the ACT: 22–31
Sent an SAT: 5%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Missouri Southern State University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 37%, from 2,333 in 2015 to 3,194 in 2024, and Missouri Southern State University's admit rate went from 94% to 97%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	3,194	3,099	97%
2023	2,302	2,243	97%
2022	1,937	1,927	99%
2021	1,695	1,642	97%
2020	2,034	2,000	98%
2019	2,295	2,159	94%
2018	2,304	2,203	96%
2017	2,682	2,550	95%
2016	2,599	2,452	94%
2015	2,333	2,196	94%

In fall 2024, 634 of the 3,099 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Missouri Southern State University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1070Far reachHold
1070–1110ReachHold
1120–1290TargetHold
1300–1390TargetSend
1400 and upLikelySend

900100011001200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Missouri Southern State University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	540	630	710
SAT Reading and Writing	600	650	690
SAT total	1120	1300	1400
ACT composite	18	21	25

Of enrolled first-year students, 5% sent an SAT and 70% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.49; 95% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 21%; of new students who reported a rank

Missouri Southern State University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $12,007; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 42%
Median earnings: $42,620; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 4,778

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Missouri Southern State University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Missouri Southern State University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Missouri Southern State University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1120–1400, and the median was 1300. At 1300 or higher you're above half of them. Missouri Southern State University admits 97% of applicants.

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