About the University

Founded in 1905, Northwest Missouri State University is a state-assisted, four-year regional university that also offers graduate degree programs with a recognized tradition of quality education. Northwest is governed by a state-appointed Board of Regents and accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditations include the North Central Association, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Located in Maryville, the 370-acre campus is 90 miles from Kansas City, Missouri; 100 miles from Omaha, Nebraska and 140 miles southwest of Des Moines. The University also owns a 450-acre farm and participates in the management of a lakefront area east of Maryville.

Undergraduate students can select from 107 majors at Northwest, 70 minors and 19 pre-professional degree programs. There are 42 graduate degree offerings as well as five certificate programs.

Students succeed at Northwest. The graduation rate is more than 60 percent, among the highest of the University's peer group of 41 universities and colleges.

Missouri Quality Award

Northwest has won three consecutive Missouri Quality Awards. Northwest was the first public university in the nation to establish an electronic campus (1984). The University's high graduation rate (nearly 60%) has been recognized across the United States.

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