Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Southern State University was founded in 1937 as Joplin Junior College.[2] At its conception, Joplin Junior College had 114 students and only 9 faculty members. In 1964, residents of Jasper County, MO approved a $2.5 million bond issue to begin construction on a new campus, where the university is currently located. The new campus opened in the fall of 1967 with 2,399 students and 95 faculty members. In 1977, the school was renamed Missouri Southern State College and officially became a state-assisted four-year college and part of the state of Missouri's higher education system. In 2003, the Missouri General Assembly authorized the renaming of the college to Missouri Southern State University - Joplin; in 2005 the university dropped Joplin from its name.....
| Affiliation | : | NCAA Division II – MIAA |
| Established | : | 1937 |
| Phone | : | 18668186778 |
| Place | : | 3950 Newman Rd, Joplin, MO 64801, USA, |
| Location | : | Joplin , Missouri , United States of America |
| Zip Code | : | 64801 |
| Website | : | www.mssu.edu |
| Students | : | 5,754 |
