Midwestern State University

Public · Moderately Selective · TX

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationTX · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads4,087

Student:faculty18:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate25.1%

6-yr grad rate42.7%

Drop-out rate36.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$11k

Out-of-state tuition$13k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity59.4%

Gender diversity63.5%

International6%

Identity—

Overview

Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls holds Texas's specific designation as a public liberal-arts university, now part of the Texas Tech University System, giving it a residential, small-class character unusual among the state's larger public universities.

Academics

Nursing, business, and the sciences are established programs, taught with more direct faculty contact than students would get at a large Texas flagship, consistent with the university's liberal-arts-university charter.

Campus & student life

The campus has a genuinely residential feel by Texas public-university standards, with a smaller, quieter city setting near the Oklahoma border, and Division II athletics give it conventional college sports rhythms.

Getting in

Admission is accessible and Texas-resident-heavy, with review weighted toward academic preparation rather than a heavily competitive or essay-intensive process.

After graduation

Graduates tend to stay in North Texas and the broader Texas job market, with nursing and business graduates finding regional placement pipelines in and around Wichita Falls.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate93.5%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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