On the top level is the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The SMSU Campus at Mountain Grove and Institute for School Improvement are indirectly below the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The College of Arts and Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University College, Graduate College, Continuing Education, Libraries, Academic Support Services, and Institutional Research are all directly below the Vice President for Academic Affairs.