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Issue date: 8/12/08 Section: MIAA

Name: Northwest Missouri State University

Location: Maryville, Mo.

Distance from Caniglia Field: 115 miles (2 hours, 6 minutes)



Nickname: Bearcats

Web site: nwmissouri.edu/sports



Joined MIAA: 1912

Athletic Budget: $5.01 million

Directors Cup Finish: 44th (329 points)



Coaches' Poll - Cross Country: 8th (19 points)

Coaches' Poll - Football: 1st (76 points)

Coaches' Poll - Soccer: 7th (20 points)

Coaches' Poll - Volleyball: 7th (41 points)



Stadium: Mel Tjeerdsma Field

Capacity: 6,500

Surface: Artificial



Total Enrollment: 6,511

Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,661

Gender Breakdown: 44.2 percent men, 55.8 percent women



In-State Tuition & Fees: $5,535

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees: $9,540



Admissions Rate: 75.3 percent

Composite ACT Scores: 25th percentile - 20, 75th percentile - 25





Retention Rates: 73 percent full-time, 43 percent part-time

Overall Graduation Rate: 52 percent



Varsity Athletes by Program: Men's Track - 57, Women's Track - 42, Men's Baseball - 38, Men's Basketball - 17, Women's Basketball - 11, Men's Football - 126, Women's Soccer - 23, Women's Softball - 15, Men's Tennis - 10, Women's Tennis - 8, Women's Volleyball - 18

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