University of Missouri

Not to be confused with Missouri State University.
For the university system, see University of Missouri System.
University of Missouri
Latin: Universitas Missouriensis[1]
Former names
Missouri State University[2]
MottoSalus populi suprema lex esto (Latin)
Motto in English
"Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law"[3][4][5]
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedFebruary 11, 1839; 185 years ago (1839-02-11)[6]
Parent institution
University of Missouri System
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.42 billion (2023)
(MU only)[7]
$2.24 billion (2023)
(system-wide)[8]
Budget$1.76 billion (FY 2024)[9]
ChancellorMun Choi[10]
ProvostMatthew Martens[11]
Academic staff
4,215 (fall 2023)[12]
Administrative staff
6,965 (fall 2023)[12]
Students31,041 (fall 2023)[13]
Undergraduates23,629 (fall 2023)[13]
Postgraduates7,412 (fall 2023)[13]
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[14], 1,262 acres (511 ha)[6]
Total, 19,261 acres (7,795 ha)
Newspaper
ColorsOld gold and black[16]
   
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, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Founded in 1839, MU was the first public university west of the Mississippi River.[17] It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."[18]

Enrolling 31,041 students in 2023, it offers more than 300 degree programs in thirteen major academic divisions.[13][19] 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.[20][21][22] The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the sole source of isotopes in nuclear medicine in the United States.[23] 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 widely recognized to have originated at MU.[24][25]

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  7. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "Quarterly Performance Report" (PDF). University of Missouri System. October 2, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  8. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Matthew Martens, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs". provost.missouri.edu. 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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  18. ^ "Carnegie R1 and R2 Research Classifications Doctoral Universities (updated 2018)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "Colleges & Schools | University of Missouri". missouri.edu. 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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  23. ^ 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.
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