Missouri Southern State

Name: Missouri Southern State UniversityLocation: Joplin, Mo.

Distance from Caniglia Field: 341 hours (5 hours, 32 minutes)



Nickname: Lions

Web site: mssu.edu/athletics



Joined MIAA: 1989

Athletic Budget: $3.71 million

Directors Cup Finish: 32nd (385.25 points)



Coaches' Poll - Cross Country: 1st (63 points)

Coaches' Poll - Football: 7th (33 points)

Coaches' Poll - Soccer: 6th (31 points)

Coaches' Poll - Volleyball: 8th (34 points)



Stadium: Fred G. Hughes Stadium

Capacity: 7,000

Surface: Artificial



Total Enrollment: 5,593

Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,593

Gender Breakdown: 40 percent men, 60 percent women



In-State Tuition & Fees: $3,668

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees: $7,168



Admissions Rate: 98.5 percent

ACT Composite Scores: 25th percentile - 19, 75th percentile - 25





Retention Rates: 62 percent full-time, 36 percent part-time

Overall Graduation Rate: 33 percent



Varsity Athletes by Program: Men's Track - 84, Women's Track - 86, Men's Baseball - 34, Men's Basketball - 14, Women's Basketball - 10, Men's Football - 108, Men's Golf - 12, Men's Soccer - 26, Women's Soccer - 20, Women's Softball - 24, Women's Tennis - 7, Women's Volleyball - 17