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 4,144 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 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 291 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Missouri Southern. The average faculty salary is $59,021 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 666 employees work at Missouri Southern. The average non-instructional staff salary is $45,692. 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 | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 190 Full-time / 101 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 510 Full-time / 156 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $59,021 |
| Staff Average Salary | $45,692 |
| Student Population | 4,144 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Missouri Southern State University, there are 591 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 399 full-time and 192 part-time staffs work at Missouri Southern. By gender there are 270 male and 321 female employees.
Among them, 291 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 134 full-time and 153 part-time faculties. By gender there are 144 male and 143 female faculties teaching at Missouri Southern.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties 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 | 591 | 270 | 321 | 399 | 166 | 233 | 192 | 104 | 88 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 287 | 144 | 143 | 134 | 57 | 77 | 153 | 87 | 66 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 47 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Management | 28 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 19 | - | - | - |
| Business and Financial Operations | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 58 | 38 | 20 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Service | 37 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 20 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Sales and related | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 88 | 19 | 69 | 66 | 15 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - |