Starting this fall, some out-of-state students can enroll at Missouri Western with what amounts to in-state tuition.
The university on Wednesday announced the “Griffon Rate” for both undergraduate and graduate tuition, for new and current students.
“Missouri Western is committed to keeping higher education affordable, and the Griffon Rate reflects that commitment,” said Howard McCauley, dean of enrollment management.
“We’re pleased to extend our low in-state tuition to thousands of other potential students.”
The Griffon Rate will save undergraduate students taking classes on the main campus about $200 per credit hour: tuition will drop from the out-of-state rate of $392.36 to the in-state rate of $192.65. For a student taking 15 credit hours per semester, that’s a savings of almost $6,000 per year.
In addition to the Griffon Rate, which is available to all students from the 51 specified counties, Missouri Western will continue to offer the Neighboring States, Frontier and Midwest Student Exchange scholarships for out-of-state students in other counties who meet the academic requirements of each scholarship. The Griffon Rate cannot be used in conjunction with those three scholarships; however, it is stackable with other forms of financial aid.
Freshman students receiving the Griffon Rate are subject to the normal freshman residency requirements. They have the option of living off-campus if they meet one of the criteria for exceptions, such as living with their parents, grandparents or legal guardians within 50 miles of St. Joseph.
The Griffon Rate is available to students from the following counties:
ILLINOIS: Adams, Alexander, Calhoun, Hancock, Jackson, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Pike, Randolph, St. Clair and Union
IOWA: Appanoose, Davis, Decatur, Fremont, Lee, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, Van Buren and Wayne
KANSAS: Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Crawford, Doniphan, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Nemaha, Shawnee and Wyandotte
NEBRASKA: Cass, Douglas, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson and Sarpy
Visit www.missouriwestern.edu/businessoffice/griffonrate.asp to learn more about the Griffon Rate.