Midwestern State University Description:

Midwestern State University is a public, four-year college located on 254 acres in Wichita Falls, Texas. The university's roughly 6,000 students are supported by an 18 to 1 student / faculty ratio. MSU offers a total of 45 undergraduate programs between the College of Health and Human Services, Dillard College of Business Administration, Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences, West College of Education, and College of Science and Mathematics.

Midwestern State's graduate program offers 28 degree programs. High achieving students should look into the Honors Pprogram, which provides additional intellectual challenges and scholarship opportunities. MSU students stay involved outside of the classroom as well -- the university has over 100 student clubs and organizations, as well as intramural sports and 14 sororities and fraternities. On the intercollegiate front, the MSU Mustangs compete in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference (LSC) with 13 teams, including men’s and women’s soccer, tennis, and golf.

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Admissions Data (2013):

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 72%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
• • SAT Critical Reading: 440 / 540
  • SAT Math: 460 / 550
  • SAT Writing: 420 / 520
    • What these SAT numbers mean
  • ACT Composite: 19 / 23
  • ACT English: 18 / 23
  • ACT Math: 18 / 24
  • ACT Writing: 6 / 8
    • What these ACT numbers mean

Enrollment (2013):

• Total Enrollment: 5,870 (5,193 undergraduates)

• Gender Breakdown: 42% Male / 58% Female
• 74% Full-time

Costs (2013 - 14):

• Tuition and Fees: $7,665 (in-state); $9,615 (out-of-state)
• Books: $1,200 (why so much?)
• Room and Board: $7,299
• Other Expenses: $1,740
• Total Cost: $17,904 (in-state); $19,854 (out-of-state)

Midwestern State University Financial Aid (2012 - 13):

• Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 90%
• Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Grants: 73%
  • Loans: 54%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Grants: $6,727
  • Loans: $6,145

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Most Popular Majors:

Accounting, Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology, Biology, Business, Mass Communication, Nursing, Psychology, Radiologic Science, Respiratory Care

Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 71%
• Transfer Out Rate: 33%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 17%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 40%

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics

Midwestern State University Mission Statement:

mission statement from http://www.mwsu.edu/welcome/president/mission-statement

"Midwestern State University is a leading public liberal arts university committed to providing students with rigorous undergraduate and graduate education in the liberal arts and the professions. Through an emphasis upon teaching, augmented by the opportunity for students to engage in research and creative activities alongside faculty and to participate in co-curricular and service programs, Midwestern State prepares its graduates to embark upon their careers or pursue advanced study. The university’s undergraduate education is based upon a comprehensive arts and sciences core curriculum. The understanding that students gain of themselves, others, and the social and natural world prepares them to contribute constructively to society through their work and through their private lives."