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University of Missouri

Not to be confused with Missouri State University.
For the university system, see University of Missouri System.
University of Missouri
Seal of the University of Missouri
Latin: Universitas Missouriensis
Former names
Missouri State University[1]
MottoSalus populi suprema lex esto (Latin)
Motto in English
"Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law"[2][3][4]
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedFebruary 11, 1839 (1839-02-11)[5]
Parent institution
University of Missouri System
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.75 billion (2019)[6]
Budget$2.2 billion (FY 2016)[5]
ChancellorMun Choi[7]
ProvostLatha Ramchand[8]
Academic staff
4,215 (Fall 2023)[9]
Administrative staff
6,965 (Fall 2023)[9]
Students31,041 (Fall 2023)[10]
Undergraduates23,629 (Fall 2023)[10]
Postgraduates7,412 (Fall 2023)[10]
Location
Columbia
,
Missouri
,
United States

38°56′43″N 92°19′44″W / 38.9453°N 92.3288°W / 38.9453; -92.3288
CampusMidsize city[11], 1,262 acres (511 ha)[5]
Total, 19,261 acres (7,795 ha)
Newspaper
ColorsOld gold and black[13]
   
NicknameTigers
Sporting affiliations
MascotTruman the Tiger
Websitemissouri.edu

The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) 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. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River.[14] It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[15]

Enrolling 31,041 students in 2023, it offers more than 300 degree programs in thirteen major academic divisions.[10][16] Its Missouri School of Journalism, founded by Walter Williams in 1908, was established as the world's first journalism school; it publishes a daily newspaper, the Columbia Missourian, and operates NBC affiliate KOMU.[17][18][19] The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the sole source of isotopes in nuclear medicine in the United States.[20] The university operates University of Missouri Health Care, running several hospitals and clinics in Mid-Missouri.

Its NCAA Division I athletic teams are the Missouri Tigers and compete in the Southeastern Conference. The American tradition of homecoming is claimed to have originated at MU.[21] Its alumni, faculty, and staff include 18 Rhodes Scholars,[22] 19 Truman Scholars,[23] 150 Fulbright Scholars,[24] 7 Governors of Missouri,[25] and 6 members of the U.S. Congress.[26] Two alumni and faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize: alumnus Frederick Chapman Robbins won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954[27] and George Smith was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018 while affiliated with the university.[28]

  1. ^ Switzler, William F. (1882). History of Boone County. St. Louis, Missouri: Western Historical Company. p. 327. OCLC 2881554.
  2. ^ "Our History". University of Missouri System. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "UM Seal Guidelines and History". Curators of the University of Missouri. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "University of Missouri System Style Guide" (PDF). Curators of the University of Missouri. September 7, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "MU Endowment Pool Profile". University of Missouri. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Figure Reports Systemwide endowment, of the four campuses of the University of Missouri System As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ^ Williams, Mara Jose (July 28, 2020). "President of 4 universities now also head of Mizzou. Faculty at other schools worry". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Latha Ramchand, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs". Curators of the University of Missouri. 2019. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Student Enrollment (Employee Headcount tab)". University of Missouri. 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d "Student Enrollment // MU Analytics". muanalytics.missouri.edu. 2014–2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "College Navigator - University of Missouri-Columbia". nces.ed.gov.
  12. ^ "HLC-University of Missouri".
  13. ^ Mizzou Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "University of Missouri". Britannica Kids. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  15. ^ "Carnegie R1 and R2 Research Classifications Doctoral Universities (updated 2018)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "Colleges & Schools | University of Missouri". missouri.edu. 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "World's First J-School Celebrates 100 Years". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  18. ^ "Colleges and Schools". University of Missouri. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "KOMU Celebrates 50 Years of News Coverage and Community Service". Missouri School of Journalism. February 9, 2004. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  20. ^ Williams, J. E. (June 1998). "MURR- The World's Most Powerful University Research Reactor". Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 39 (6): 13N–26N. ISSN 0161-5505. PMID 9627317.
  21. ^ Brooke, Eliza (August 31, 2015). "The History of Homecoming". Vice: Broadly. Vice Magazine. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  22. ^ "U.S. Rhodes Scholarships Number of Winners by Institution U.S. Rhodes Scholars 1904 – 2020" (PDF).
  23. ^ "Scholar Listing". The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  24. ^ "Grantee Directory". us.fulbrightonline.org. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  25. ^ "Missouri". National Governors Association. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  26. ^ "Mizzou". Mizzou. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  27. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1954". NobelPrize.org. Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  28. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved April 27, 2023.