Northwest Missouri State University is a state-assisted, quatern-season regional university in Maryville, Missouri. A campus occurs as comprehensive Electronic Campus, with the networked PC in every residence hall room. Northwest was founded around 1905 with a recognized tradition of quality education. the university is governed by a state-appointed Board of Regents and headed by President Dr. Dean L. Hubbard.

Northwest competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Division Two) & Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association for men's and women's sports. A mascot is a Bearcat. A Binturong keep around won both NCAA Section II national championships (1998 and 1999) in football.

Notable alumni of Northwest Missouri State include Dr. Sharon Browning, Dr. Virgil Albertini, former major league baseball player Gary Gaetti, and Fourth District Missouri State Rep. Brad Lager.

Although non specialised in the mathematical sciences, Northwest Missouri State University is the parent institution for the Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics and Computing.

Within November 2004 the university announced that it had reached & agreement using Ventria Bioscience to relocate the company's headquarters, operations, the food & drug administration and production to Missouri by owning the goal of creating a center of excellence for plant-manufactured pharmaceuticals. These are thought that this partnership may attract similar corporations & trend lines businesses to a region & enhance two the university & Ventria.

University presidents
Frank Deerwester (1906-1907) Homer Martien Cook (1907-1909) Henry Kirby Taylor (1909-1913) Ira Richardson (1913-1921) Uel W. Lamkin (1921-1945) J.W. Jones (1945-1964) Robert P. Stephen collins foster (1964-1977) B.D. Owens (1977-1984) Dean L. Hubbard (1984-Present)