Missouri State University’s fall enrollment is the highest ever. According to MSU, 26,000 students are enrolled. The previous record was 24,735 students in the fall of 2015.
The Springfield campus set a new record with a total of 24,116 students enrolled—that’s up 5.6 percent from last fall. Enrollment on the Springfield campus has grown by 15.9 percent since 2011. In West Plains, enrollment is slightly down from last fall.
Missouri State University President Clif Smart says they’re “especially pleased” that they have growth in areas that are important to the university, including students from underrepresented groups and transfer students.
Students from all Missouri counties, 47 other states and 89 countries are enrolled at Missouri State this fall.
The fall 2016 official enrollment figures are based on the 20th day of classes, the state of Missouri’s official enrollment census date.
