Welcome to Northwest Missouri State University’s website. Northwest has distinguished itself among American universities in at least three areas: First, our electronic campus; second, our Culture of Quality; and third, our outstanding athletic programs. In 1987, Northwest installed the first comprehensive electronic campus in the nation by equipping every residence hall room and faculty office with a networked computer workstation. Today, Northwest students have continuous seven-day-a-week access to the internet, e-mail, the library, over 200 databases, and 100 instructional videos-all from the convenience of their residence hall rooms. Additionally, a University operated cable television network allows students to schedule educational programs on their TV as well as watch their favorite TV shows. Twenty-seven specialized computer laboratories supplement this system. Obviously, our students and faculty have an advantage when it comes to easy access to computing resources.

Our Culture of Quality program also was launched in 1987. Today, we use the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria as a conceptual framework for discussing quality and as a template for planning and agenda setting. Our faculty continues to push the frontier when it comes to innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Northwest students show greater satisfaction than the national average with every dimension of university life as measured by the Noel-Levitz survey. Over the last two years, the University has received numerous awards and recognition for its quality efforts, including the National Association of College and University Business Officers First Place Award and the prestigious Missouri Quality Award.

Northwest's athletic teams continue to win honors on the field or court and in the classroom. Most recently, the Bearcats won back-to-back NCAA Division II National Football Championships (1998 and 1999) while placing the largest number of players on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. In 1997-98 Northwest was honored as the best overall athletic program in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

If you are interested in more information regarding any aspect of Northwest Missouri State University, please contact us. We think you will like what you discover.