The University of Missouri, Columbia, is a public, research university located in Columbia, Missouri. Also known as Mizzou, Missouri or MU, it is the largest institution of higher education in the state, with a student body of 35,000. MU is the only Missouri school in the Association of American Universities, which represents elite research universities.
MU was established in 1839, making it the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The school is comprised of 20 colleges organized on a 1,200-acre main campus in Columbia that serves as a botanical garden. Francis Quadrangle, the heart of the campus, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as a number of campus buildings.
MU is well known and respected for programs such as law, medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, engineering and journalism. The Missouri School of Journalism, founded in 1908, is the world’s first journalism school. U.S. News & World Report lists MU 97th best among all universities in the country.
The University of Missouri Health Care System operates four hospitals in the central Missouri region. MU also claims the world’s most powerful university-operated research reactor. The MU mascot is Truman the Tiger, named after Missouri native President Harry S. Truman. The Missouri Tigers compete in the Southeastern Conference of the NCAA’s Division 1-A. According to NCAA records, the national tradition of a homecoming sports event first took place at MU in 1911.
MU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Sinclair School of Nursing – Established 1920.
Nursing Programs
The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) has a tradition of helping aspiring students to be high achievers dedicated to improving health care. They become professionals who make informed clinical decisions based on evidence. They aspire to achieve greatness in all that they do. The school is dedicated to discovering new knowledge and implementing best practices in teaching, research and service. SSON students have an opportunity to learn from some of the greatest and most-innovative nursing researchers in the world. Students not only learn how to care for patients, but they bring best practices to the point of care. By the time SSON students graduate, they are confident in their nursing skills and have the ability to excel in complex health care systems.
The University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing is committed to preparing nurses at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels to meet the healthcare needs of the citizens of Missouri and beyond. Their degree opportunities include: a bachelor's degree, an online RN to BSN option, an accelerated BSN program, a master's program, a doctor of nursing practice (DNP), and a PhD program. All graduate programs are offered online. More information can be found on the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing website. SSON students can have confidence that they will be well-trained nurses and competent patient advocates, prior to graduation.
Undergraduate Programs
The University of Missouri’s School of Journalism is considered the best “j-school” in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. Students in the program gain hands-on experience in print, radio, and television news. The school operates the local NBC and NPR affiliate stations where students can work and also publishes two magazines.
Online Programs
Eighteen of MU’s colleges offer programs through Mizzou Online. These programs include bachelor’s degrees in nursing, health sciences, and general studies; master’s degrees in journalism, agricultural education, natural resources, and education; doctorates in nursing, educational leadership, and architectural studies; and a variety of certificates.
Departments, Colleges, and Schools
MU’s degree programs are divided into the following main colleges and schools.
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- School of Medicine
- Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs
- Sinclair School of Nursing
- School of Law
- School of Journalism
- College of Human Environmental Sciences
- School of Health Professions
- College of Engineering
- Trulaske College of Business
- College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- College of Arts and Science
Financial Aid
MU offers special scholarships for first-year students, international students, transfer students, graduate students, and continuing undergraduate students. These are based both on merit and financial need. The school also accepts federal and state grants and loans, as well as private loans.
Library
MU has the largest library collection in the state at approximately 3.1 million volumes. Ellis Library is the campus’ main library, but seven specialized libraries are located around campus.
Athletics
MU’s sport teams are known as the Tigers and participate in the Southeastern Conference. Intercollegiate athletics include baseball, football, golf, gymnastics, swimming and diving, cross country, basketball, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, soccer, and wrestling. Its men’s basketball team is its most successful, with 22 NCAA tournament bids and 15 conference championships.
Housing
Twenty-three residence halls are operated on campus. Many offer learning communities for students interested in specific subject areas. The university also operates two off-campus locations: Tiger Diggs at Campus View Apartments and True Scholars House.
General Information
| Admission Office 230 Jesse Hall Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-7786 (800) 225-6075 Fax: (573) 882-7887 [email protected] Contact: Barbara Rupp Director of Admissions | Main Address Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-2121 www.missouri.edu |
| Size Total undergrads: 26,965 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,782 Degree-seeking undergrads: 22,649 Graduate enrollment: 7,693 Setting | Degrees offered: Bachelor's Master's Doctoral First Professional |
Admissions Information
| Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $45 Online application fee: $45 | Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 85% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| Tuition and fees | $8,099 | $8,467 | $8,501 | $8,501 | 0.00% |
| Books and Supplies | $980 | $1,020 | $1,040 | $1,070 | +2.88% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $7,170 | $8,100 | $8,170 | $8,607 | +5.35% |
| Other | $2,860 | $2,890 | $3,030 | $3,110 | +2.64% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Other | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| In-state On Campus | $19,109 | $20,477 | $20,741 | $21,288 | +2.64% |
| In-state Off Campus | $9,079 | $9,487 | $9,541 | $9,571 | +0.31% |
| In-state with Family | $9,079 | $9,487 | $9,541 | $9,571 | +0.31% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $7,363 |
| In-state Student Fees | $1,017 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $19,008 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $1,017 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 4,560 | 80% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 3,813 | 67% | $23,026,584 | $6,039 |
| – Federal grants | 810 | 14% | $3,558,454 | $4,393 |
| – Pell grants | 810 | 14% | $2,715,928 | $3,353 |
| – Other federal grants | 703 | 12% | $842,526 | $1,198 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 1,865 | 33% | $3,594,026 | $1,927 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 3,435 | 60% | $15,874,104 | $4,621 |
| Student loan aid | 2,798 | 49% | $15,433,588 | $5,516 |
| – Federal student loans | 2,745 | 48% | $12,555,352 | $4,574 |
| Other student loans | 268 | 5% | $2,878,236 | $10,740 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 4910 | 1507 | 623 | – | 201 |
| Agriculture | 188 | 31 | 12 | – | – |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 34 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Economics | 13 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Animal Sciences | 77 | 12 | 3 | – | – |
| Food Science | 8 | 9 | 2 | – | – |
| Plant Sciences | 21 | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 86 | – | – | – | – |
| Area Studies, Other | 86 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 303 | 13 | 32 | – | 2 |
| Biochemistry | 52 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 248 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Conservation Biology | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Entomology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Genetics | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Microbiology | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Physiology | – | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 999 | 237 | 4 | – | 28 |
| Accounting | 122 | 123 | 1 | – | 26 |
| Business/Commerce | 778 | 114 | 3 | – | – |
| E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 99 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 675 | 113 | 15 | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 675 | 113 | 15 | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 68 | 14 | 4 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 33 | 14 | 4 | – | – |
| Information Technology | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| Education | 266 | 506 | 78 | – | 62 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 27 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 60 | 10 | – | 13 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 396 | 20 | – | 25 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Education | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 18 | 43 | – | 21 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 118 | – | – | – | – |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 66 | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | 13 | 28 | 1 | – | – |
| Engineering | 335 | 75 | 22 | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering | 22 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 30 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 75 | 14 | 7 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 35 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 54 | 14 | 6 | – | – |
| Engineering | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Industrial Engineering | 28 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 91 | 8 | 2 | – | – |
| Nuclear Engineering | – | 11 | 2 | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 128 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 128 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 78 | 16 | 3 | – | – |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 11 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 7 | 1 | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 12 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 4 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 33 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 366 | 189 | 205 | – | 40 |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 27 | 12 | 1 | – | – |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 10 | 21 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 40 | 36 | – | – | – |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiation Therapist | 32 | – | – | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 99 | – | – |
| Nursing Science | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 23 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 19 | 2 | 35 | – | – |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Public Health | – | 30 | – | – | 36 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 190 | 60 | – | – | – |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Veterinary Medicine | – | – | 64 | – | – |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | – | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| History | 98 | 7 | 2 | – | – |
| History | 98 | 7 | 2 | – | – |
| Human Services | 42 | 154 | 4 | – | 18 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Public Administration | – | 25 | – | – | 14 |
| Public Policy Analysis | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Social Work | 42 | 129 | 4 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | 7 | 141 | – | 37 |
| Law | – | – | 141 | – | – |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other | – | 7 | – | – | 37 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 86 | – | – | – | – |
| General Studies | 86 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 36 | 22 | 15 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 27 | 7 | 7 | – | – |
| Statistics | 9 | 12 | 8 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 109 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 109 | – | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 51 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Forestry | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | 37 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 26 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 26 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 58 | 19 | 29 | – | – |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 19 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 21 | 3 | 16 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| Physics | 14 | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| Psychology | 243 | 11 | 11 | – | – |
| Psychology | 243 | 11 | 11 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 310 | 37 | 25 | – | 14 |
| Anthropology | 32 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Archaeology | 17 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Economics | 20 | 13 | 8 | – | – |
| Geography | 17 | 6 | – | – | 14 |
| Political Science and Government | 116 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| Sociology | 108 | 3 | 11 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 85 | 15 | 3 | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 60 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 16 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Music | 9 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 274 | 16 | 7 | – | – |
| Apparel and Textiles | 62 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| Family Resource Management Studies | 61 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 82 | – | – | – | – |
| Housing and Human Environments | 32 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 37 | 8 | – | – | – |
Above data represent
first majors only.
(-) Indicates that
program is not offered at this award
level.
Undergraduate Majors
| Agriculture & Related Sciences Agricultural Business B Communications B Economics B – General B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Arts B Biological & Biomedical B Biology B B Business, Management, & B Services B Management B Business B Management B Services Management B Marketing B Communications & Journalism B Journalism B B B B B Computer & Information Sciences – General B Technology B Education Education B Teacher Education B – General B of Multiple Handicapped B Education B Education B Education B Engineering Engineering B Engineering B Engineering B Engineering B Engineering B English Language & Family & Consumer Sciences Studies B Studies B Foreign Language & B Health Professions & Medical Sonography B B B Medicine B Technology/Medical Imaging B Therapy B Pathology/Audiology B History Liberal Arts & Sciences Mathematics – General B B Military Techonologies Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Sciences B Sciences B Resolution Studies B Natural Resources & B Management B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Philosophy & Religion B Studies B Physical Sciences Sciences B B Psychology – General B Public Administration & Social Sciences B B B B Science/Government B B | Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.