Missouri Western State University prefers to compare to other institutions that offer Baccalaureate degrees or higher, are open admission, and are state controlled.  Here is how MWSU achieves this.

Using the IPDES data center:

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/

Link on Compare Individual Institutions

Select Use final release data and continue

Hover over By Variables and then link on Browse/Search Variables

Search for Carnegie and select Institutional Characteristics

Select years and select Carnegie Classification:  Basic and continue

Hover over By Variables and then link on Browse/Search Variables

Search for primary public control and select Institutional Characteristics

Select years and select Primary public control and continue

Hover over By Variables and then link on Browse/Search Variables

Search for open admission policy and select Admissions and Test Scores

Select years and select Open admission policy and continue

Select Continue

Select Primary public control and select State and save

Select Carnegie Classification 2010:  Basic and select Doctoral/Research Universities,  

          all three Master's options and all three Baccalaureate options and save

Select Open admission policy and yes and save

Select Submit