As a result of administrative and legislative pressures brought to simultaneously increase out-of-state fees and limit the number of nonresident students, based on the feeling that they do not pay their own way, the study was conducted to: (1) determine the total money payment to Northwest Missouri State University, the State of Missouri and to Missourians attributable to the presence of nonresident students attending Northwest Missouri State University; (2) determine the impact of these expenditures on Missouri's economy with the use of an appropriate multiplier; (3) determine the increased cost to the State of educating nonresident students at Northwest Missouri State University, and (4) determine the net effect of nonresident students attending Northwest Missouri State University on the State's economy. A random sample of nonresident students currently in attendance at NWMSU was surveyed to determine their spending patterns. NWMSU records were studied and interviews with various administrative officials were conducted to determine additional cost figures. It was determined that nonresident students are an economic asset to the University, the local community, and the State. (Author)