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Originally established as a two-year normal school in 1905, Northwest Missouri State University is a state-assisted, four-year regional university that also offers graduate degree programs. The University is governed by an eight-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor. Accreditations include the North Central Association, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Located in Maryville, the 370-acre campus is 90 miles from Kansas City, Missouri; 100 miles from Omaha, Nebraska and 140 miles southwest of Des Moines. The University also owns a 450-acre farm and participates in the management of a lakefront area east of Maryville.
In addition to online and interactive video academic delivery to its students, Northwest offers outreach programs at its Kansas City Center, on the campus of the Liberty (Mo.) Public School District, and the St. Joseph (Mo.) Center at 7th and Felix Streets.
Undergraduate students can select from 107 majors at Northwest, 70 minors and 19 pre-professional degree programs. There are 42 graduate degree offerings as well as five certificate programs.
Students succeed at Northwest. The graduation rate is more than 60 percent, among the highest of the University's peer group of 41 universities and colleges.
The University has implemented quality management throughout its system in its "Culture of Quality;" for its efforts, Northwest has won three consecutive Missouri Quality Awards. Northwest was the first public university in the nation to establish an electronic campus (1984). The University's high graduation rate (nearly 60%) has been recognized across the United States, including the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Northwest became a four-year college in 1919 and added its first master degree programs (which were in education) in 1955. For more information about the University's history, visit Celebrating Northwest: 100 Years of Traditions and Transitions.
Some facts about Northwest (based on the 2006-2007 academic year) include: