Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) vs Rockhurst University

Missouri Southern State University and Rockhurst University, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to students with diverse aspirations. Missouri Southern, a public university located in Joplin, Missouri, boasts an acceptance rate of 98%, welcoming a large and diverse student body. Rockhurst, a private Jesuit university in Kansas City, Missouri, maintains a more selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 75%, fostering a smaller and close-knit community. While both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, Missouri Southern excels in fields like business, education, and nursing, while Rockhurst is renowned for its strengths in the liberal arts, sciences, and business. Explore the comprehensive comparison table below to delve into further details about these universities, including their graduation rates, student demographics, and additional factors that may influence your choice of higher education.

	Missouri Southern State University	Rockhurst University
Overview
Location	Joplin, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	59.0%	77.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	96.9%	66.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $35
SAT range	950 - 1170	1083 - 1288
ACT range	18 - 24	19 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	6.0%	5.0%
Students submitting ACT score	80.0%	68.0%
Total number of applicants	1,695	3,455
Total number of admissions given out	1,642	2,303
Admitted students who chose to enroll	578	403
Yield rate	35.2%	17.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $19,321 Out of state: $26,913	$61,815
Average net price	$9,703	$22,050
Tuition	In state: $7,244 Out of state: $14,836	$39,500
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,400 Meal plan: $5,652	Room/dormitory: $6,360 Meal plan: $4,380
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $6,885	99.0% Average amount $31,441
Students receiving federal student loan	46.0% Average amount $4,602	55.0% Average amount $5,037
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $8,077	8.0% Average amount $11,948

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,245 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%	2,704 Men 34.1% Women 65.9%
Graduate students	107 Men 32.7% Women 67.3%	922 Men 38.2% Women 61.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	22.1%	33.5%
International students	2.5%	1.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	735	931
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Texas	Missouri Kansas Illinois Nebraska Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education Liberal Arts	Health Professions Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Foreign Languages and Literatures
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	37.0%	74.2%
Dropout rate	32.2%	25.8%
Transferred out	27.4%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $64,678 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,482 Year 3: $54,298 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,753 Year 2: $54,515 Year 3: $54,231 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,466 Year 2: $47,930 Year 3: $52,943 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,016 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $49,539 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $42,995 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,297 Year 2: $38,946 Year 3: $42,227 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,440 Year 2: $26,121 Year 3: $40,971 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,859 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $40,702 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,697 Year 2: $32,391 Year 3: $37,967	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $107,312 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,724 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $81,865 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $65,843 Year 2: $66,179 Year 3: $68,163 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,377 Year 2: $61,814 Year 3: $65,622 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,627 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $63,270 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,845 Year 2: $60,213 Year 3: $60,704 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,988 Year 3: $49,356 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,957 Year 3: $48,380 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,861 Year 2: $43,519 Year 3: $44,790 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,858 Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: $38,388

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