MU Facts
The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 in Columbia, Mo., as the first public university west of the Mississippi River, the first public university in Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase territory.
Chancellor
Dr. Brady J. Deaton
Libraries
MU’s library collection is the largest in the state and includes 3.2 million volumes, almost 9 million microforms, 1.7 million government documents and 54,000 journal subscriptions. The system consists of Ellis Library, University Archives and specialized libraries across campus: engineering, geological sciences, health sciences, journalism, law, mathematical sciences, veterinary medicine and the Columbia Missourian newspaper library.
Living Alumni
Worldwide: 248,664
Missouri: 120,457
St. Louis: 46,034
Kansas City: 24,187
Visit the Mizzou Alumni Association.
Enrollment (Fall 2008)
Total: 30,200. In state: 22,712. Out of state: 7,488. Undergraduate: 23,042. Graduate and professional: 7,158.
Above figures include international: 1,565; minority: 3,199.
Annual Undergraduate Fees
(Based on 28 credit hours, 2008-09)
Missouri resident: $8,500 a year; non-resident: $18,850 a year
Annual Room and Board (2008-09)
Various options available. For example, a double occupancy room with 21 meals per week costs $8,100.
Average ACT Score
25.5 (state: 21.6; national: 21.1)
Freshman Retention Rate
85.4 percent
Six-year Graduation Rate
68.5 percent (state: 56 percent; national 56.1 percent)
Degrees Granted for 2007–08
6,932
Number of Degree Programs
Total: 286
Bachelor's: 93
Master's: 96
Post-Master's Certificates: 17
First Professional: 3
Education Specialist: 6
Doctoral: 71
Budget (FY 2009)
$1.75 billion
Endowment Pool (Year Ended June 30, 2008)
$541 million
Externally Funded Research (FY 2008)
$203 million
Full-Time Employees (Benefit-Eligible)
12,730
Classification
MU belongs to the Association of American Universities and has been designated a Research University/Very High and a Community-Engaged University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. MU also is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Acreage
1,372 acres (main campus)
17,830 acres (statewide total)
Mascot
Bengal Tiger
Colors
Black and Gold
Nickname
Mizzou
Visitor Information
104 Jesse Hall
Phone: 573-882-6333
Toll-free: 800-856-2181
visitus.missouri.edu
