Headcounts and Directory Information
Missouri Southern State University (Missouri Southern) is a public, four-years institute located in Joplin, MO. It has a total enrollment of 4,147 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (smaller programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.
A total of 269 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Missouri Southern. The average faculty salary is $60,472 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 578 employees work at Missouri Southern. The average non-instructional staff salary is $48,623. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO |
| Phone Number | 866-818-6778 |
| Web | www.mssu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 139 Full-time / 130 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 411 Full-time / 167 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $60,472 |
| Staff Average Salary | $48,623 |
| Student Population | 4,147 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Missouri Southern State University, there are 578 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 411 full-time and 167 part-time staffs work at Missouri Southern. By gender there are 242 male and 336 female employees.
Among them, 269 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 139 full-time and 130 part-time faculty. By gender there are 115 male and 154 female faculty teaching at Missouri Southern.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 578 | 242 | 336 | 411 | 169 | 242 | 167 | 73 | 94 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 269 | 115 | 154 | 139 | 56 | 83 | 130 | 59 | 71 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 47 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Management | 31 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 61 | 36 | 25 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Service | 45 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 27 | 18 | - | - | - |
| Sales and related | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 83 | 17 | 66 | 60 | 12 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 18 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - |