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University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

https://missouri.edu

#246 National Colleges

80.73% Admission Rate
Least Selective

21,933 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Founded in 1839, it was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It is a member of the Association of American Universities.

Enrolling more than 30,000 students in 2020, it offers more than 300 degree programs in thirteen major academic divisions. Its well-known Missouri School of Journalism was founded by Walter Williams in 1908 as the world's first journalism school; It publishes a daily newspaper, the Columbia Missourian, and operates an NBC affiliate KOMU. The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the world's most powerful university research reactor and is the United States’ sole source of isotopes used in nuclear medicine. The university operates University of Missouri Health Care, running a number of hospitals and clinics in Mid-Missouri.

Its NCAA Division I athletic teams are known as the Missouri Tigers, and compete in the Southeastern Conference. The American tradition of homecoming is claimed to have originated at Missouri.

The campus is home to the State Historical Society of Missouri, and the Museum of Art and Archaeology. Its historic center, Francis Quadrangle, is a National Historic District. Jesse Hall and the Missouri Theatre are large performance venues and utilized by the University of Missouri School of Music.

"University of Missouri." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Missouri.
Location

City
Columbia, Missouri

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 19.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 14.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs 12.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 9.5%
Engineering 6.9%
Social Sciences 4.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.0%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 3.9%
Psychology 3.5%
Education 3.5%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 3.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.3%
Visual And Performing Arts 1.9%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.4%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 1.3%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.2%
Physical Sciences 1.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.0%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.9%
History 0.7%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.6%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 0.4%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.3%

Cost

In State Tuition
$10,477.00

Out of State Tuition
$28,348.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
38.04%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$16,001.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1248 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 680 620 560
Verbal 660 610 560

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 26 23
English 28 25 22