Missouri Western recently announced good news for some current and prospective students who live out of state. Effective this fall, the University will offer out-of-state students from 51 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska a new tuition rate equivalent to the in-state tuition rate. The Griffon Rate applies to both undergraduate and graduate tuition.
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
For undergraduate students taking classes on the main campus, tuition for 2013-14 will drop from the out-of-state rate of $392.36 per credit hour to the in-state rate of $192.65.
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.