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Transfer Student Profile

The following data provide a profile of new transfer students who enrolled for the fall 2009 semester. You may also view this in PDF format PDF icon and compare profiles of transfer students from previous semesters. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this link.

  • Total transfer enrollment:  1,564
  • Gender:
  • Female:  878 (56.2%)       
  • Male:  686 (43.8%)      
  • Enrollment by college of major:
  • Arts and Letters:  148 (9.5%)       
  • Business Administration *: 541 (34.6%)       
  • Education **:  139 (8.9%)
  • Health and Human Services:  260 (16.6%)       
  • Humanities and Public Affairs:  103 (6.6%)       
  • Natural and Applied Sciences:  204 (13.0%)       
  • Undeclared:  169 (10.8%)
* Includes 133 students in the business completion program in China.
** Includes only students in early childhood, elementary, middle school, and special education. Another 123 students (7.9% of total) are in secondary education and are included with the subject areas they plan to teach.
  • Geographic origin:
  • Southwest Missouri (24 county region):  658 (42.1%)   
  • St. Louis (St. Louis City and St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties):  228 (14.6%)   
  • Kansas City (Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties):  49 (3.1%)   
  • Other Missouri counties:  185 (11.8%)   
  • Other states (31 other states represented):  127 (8.1%)   
  • Other countries (24 other countries represented):  317 (20.3%)  
  • Type of sending institution:
  • Two-year institutions               
  • Missouri public *:  965 (61.7%)
  • Missouri private:  10 (0.6%)
  • Out-of-state:  125 (8.0%)
  • Subtotal:  1100 (70.3%)
  • Four-year institutions           
  • Missouri public:  146 (9.3%)
  • Missouri private:  139 (8.9%)
  • Out-of-state:  146 (9.3%)
  • Subtotal:  431 (27.5%)
  • Other (e.g., international, exchange programs):  33 (2.1%)
* includes Missouri State-West Plains
  • Number of minority students:  139 (8.9%)   
  • Number living in residence halls:  363 (23.2%)  
  • By classification:
  • Freshman:  229 (14.6%)   
  • Sophomore:  465 (29.7%)   
  • Junior:  759 (48.6%)   
  • Senior:  111 (7.1%)