Northwest Missouri State University
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Former names
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Fifth District Normal School Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College Northwest Missouri State College |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1905 |
| Endowment | $25.5 million (2015) |
| President | John Jasinski |
| Provost | Timothy Mottet |
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Academic staff
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253 |
| Students | 6,485 (Fall 2014) |
| Undergraduates | 5,542 (Fall 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 943 (Fall 2014) |
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Maryville, Missouri, U.S. 40°21′12″N 94°53′00″W / 40.353306°N 94.88340°WCoordinates: 40°21′12″N 94°53′00″W / 40.353306°N 94.88340°W |
| Campus | Rural, 370 acres (149.7 ha) |
| Colors | Bearcat green and White |
| Nickname | Bearcats |
| Mascot | Bobby the Bearcat |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – MIAA |
| Website | www |
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Administrative Building
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Northwest's Administration Building
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| Location | 800 University Dr, Maryville, Missouri |
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| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Architect | Felt, J.H. and Co; Marshall, D.E. and Co |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 10000504 |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 2010 |
Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum. The school is governed by a state-appointed Board of Regents and headed by President Dr. John Jasinski.
The Northwest Bearcats compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division II) and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for men's and women's sports. They have won six NCAA Division II football national championships (1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2016) and finished four times as runner-up (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008). The Northwest Bearcats cheerleading squad have won three (2010, 2012, and 2013) Universal Cheerleaders Association Division II National Champions.
In 1905 the Missouri Legislature created five districts in the state to establish normal schools, comprising a state teacher college network.
Maryville won the competition for the Northwest district with an offer to donate 86 acres (34.8 ha) (on coincidentally the northwest corner of town) and $58,000 on the site of a Methodist Seminary. The other districts in the network were to be at Kirksville (Northeast - now Truman State), Cape Girardeau (Southeast), Springfield (Southwest - now Missouri State), and Warrensburg (Central - now Central Missouri).
The original mission of the school, initially known as the Fifth District Normal School, was to teach elementary school teachers. Classes began on June 13, 1906 with a lab school teaching Maryville's children (that was eventually named the Horace Mann school) in kindergarten through third grade. The school was later expanded to a full-fledged high school before dropping back to its current configuration of kindergarten through sixth grade.
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