The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 as the first U.S. public university west of the Mississippi River. Today with an enrollment of around 30,000 students, 8,000 full-time employees and ovear 315,000 alumni worldwide, Missouri’s flagship university is a $2-plus billion enterprise with global connections.

MU is a member of the Association of American Universities, the nation’s most prestigious group of 60 U.S. public and private universities. Membership recognizes excellence in teaching and research endeavors and includes only the nation’s top-tier institutions.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies MU among American universities that offer the most educational opportunities and the highest level of instruction and research activity. MU offers more than 300 degree programs through 13 colleges and schools. MU is home to the world’s first School of Journalism and is one of only six universities nationwide with a school of medicine, veterinary medicine, law and a nuclear research reactor on one campus. The university also has great strengths in agriculture, engineering and the basic sciences.

MU’s mission is to improve the quality of life and serve the public good through teaching, research, service and economic development. The university serves and unifies the state via extension programs in more than 100 locations and through a comprehensive health system that includes four hospitals, numerous clinics and health care experts who conduct life-changing research and educate tomorrow’s physicians, nurses and allied health specialists. 

MU students come from every state in the nation and from more than 100 countries, and a strong international community thrives in Columbia. MU professors take their work around the world via international research partnerships and students participate in Missouri’s largest study abroad program. 

MU is known for collaborative discovery where faculty and students work together to solve problems and improve lives. The university’s nationally prominent faculty bring discoveries into the classroom, publish an average of 2,000 scholarly articles and books each year and spend $205 million annually on scientific research. A member of the Southeastern Conference, MU’s Division I-A athletic program has more than 500 student-athletes in 20 sports, many ranked in the top 25 nationally.

Finally, the Univresity of Missouri is fortunate to be located in one of America's most livable cities. Ranked by the American Institute for Economic Research as one of the nation’s top 10 college towns, Columbia combines small-town comforts, community spirit and a low cost of living with big-city culture, activities and resources. Our city of about 110,000 people lies midway between Missouri’s largest metro areas: St. Louis and Kansas City. It is packed with restaurants and entertainment venues; home to multiple parks and outdoor recreation sites such as Rock Bridge State Park and the MKT Trail; and hosts more than a dozen annual cultural festivals. Money magazine, Fortune magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Men’s Journal, MSN.com and others have all named Columbia one of the best places in the country to live.

Total Enrollment:27993
           International Students:1241（4%）
Undergraduate Enrollment:22726
           International Students:394（2%）
Graduate Enrollment:5267
           International Students:847（16%）

Undergraduate Programs
           Accountancy
           Agribusiness Management
           Agricultural Economics
           Agricultural Education
           Agricultural Systems Management
           Agriculture
           Animal Science
           Anthropology
           Architectural Studies
           Art
           Art History and Archaeology
           Biochemistry
           Biological Engineering
           Biological Sciences
           Business Administration
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemistry
           Civil Engineering
           Classics
           Clinical Laboratory Science
           Communication
           Communication Science and Disorders
           Computer Engineering
           Computer Science (BA)
           Computer Science (BS)
           Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound
           Early Childhood Education
           Economics
           Electrical Engineering
           Elementary Education
           English
           Environmental Geology
           Film Studies
           Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
           Food Science and Nutrition
           Forestry
           French
           General Studies
           Geography
           Geological Sciences
           German
           Health Sciences
           History
           Hospitality Management
           Human Development and Family Studies
           Industrial Engineering
           Information Technology
           Interdisciplinary Studies
           Interdisciplinary Studies-Environmental Studies
           Interdisciplinary Studies-Peace Studies
           Interdisciplinary Studies-Womens and Gender Studies
           International Studies
           Journalism
           Linguistics
           Mathematics
           Mechanical Engineering
           Middle School Education
           Music
           Nursing
           Nutritional Sciences
           Occupational Therapy
           Parks, Recreation and Tourism
           Personal Financial Planning
           Philosophy
           Physics
           Plant Sciences
           Political Science
           Pre-Professional Physical Therapy
           Psychological Sciences
           Radiologic Sciences
           Religious Studies
           Respiratory Therapy
           Russian
           Science and Agricultural Journalism
           Secondary Education
           Social Work
           Sociology
           Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences
           Spanish
           Special Education
           Statistics
           Textile and Apparel Management
           Theatre
Graduate Programs
           Accountancy
           Agricultural Economics
           Agricultural Education
           Anatomy
           Animal Science
           Anthropology
           Architectural Studies
           Art
           Art History & Archaeology
           Astronomy – See Physics and Astronomy
           Biochemistry
           Bioinformatics
           Biological Engineering
           Biological Sciences
           Biostatistics
           Biostatistics
           Business Administration
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemistry
           Civil and Environmental Engineering
           Classical Languages
           Classical Studies
           Communication
           Communication Science and Disorders
           Comparative Medicine
           Computer Engineering
           Computer Science
           Concentration Area: Health Promotion and Policy
           Concentration Area: Veterinary Public Health
           Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound
           Dispute Resolution - Law
           Economics
           Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis:
           Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology:
           Electrical and Computer Engineering
           Emphasis Area:  Counseling Psychology
           Emphasis Area:  Educational Administration
           Emphasis Area:  Educational Leadership
           Emphasis Area:  Educational Policy Studies
           Emphasis Area:  Educational Psychology
           Emphasis Area:  Educational Technology
           Emphasis Area:  Health Education & Promotion
           Emphasis Area:  Higher and Continuing Education
           Emphasis Area:  Learning and Instruction
           Emphasis Area:  School Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Administration and Supervision
           Emphasis Area: Administration of  Human Service Programs
           Emphasis Area: Architectural Studies
           Emphasis Area: Art Education
           Emphasis Area: Autism
           Emphasis Area: Behavioral Disorders
           Emphasis Area: Bioinformatics
           Emphasis Area: Bioinformatics
           Emphasis Area: Biomedical Sciences
           Emphasis Area: Business and Marketing
           Emphasis Area: Child Clinical and Developmental
           Emphasis Area: Child Development and Developmental Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Child Life
           Emphasis Area: Clinical and Quantitative Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Clinical Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Cognition & Neuroscience
           Emphasis Area: Comparative Medicine
           Emphasis Area: Consumer & Family Economics
           Emphasis Area: Consumer & Family Economics - See Personal Financial Planning
           Emphasis Area: Developmental Disabilities
           Emphasis Area: Developmental Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Early Childhood Development
           Emphasis Area: Early Childhood Education
           Emphasis Area: Early Childhood Special Education
           Emphasis Area: Elementary Education
           Emphasis Area: English Education
           Emphasis Area: Family Mediation
           Emphasis Area: Family Studies
           Emphasis Area: Family Studies
           Emphasis Area: Family Studies and Law
           Emphasis Area: Foreign Language Teaching Emphasis, in Spanish Or French
           Emphasis Area: French
           Emphasis Area: Gerontology
           Emphasis Area: Gifted Education
           Emphasis Area: Health Informatics
           Emphasis Area: Health Informatics
           Emphasis Area: Health Physics
           Emphasis Area: Human Development & Family Studies
           Emphasis Area: Human Environmental Sciences
           Emphasis Area: Human Nutrition, Foods, and Food Systems - See Nutritional Sciences
           Emphasis Area: Learning & Instruction
           Emphasis Area: Learning and Instruction
           Emphasis Area: Learning Disabilities
           Emphasis Area: Library Science
           Emphasis Area: Life Span Development
           Emphasis Area: Mathematics Education
           Emphasis Area: Medical Physics
           Emphasis Area: Music Education
           Emphasis Area: Pathobiology
           Emphasis Area: Personal Financial Planning
           Emphasis Area: Personal Financial Planning
           Emphasis Area: Power Engineering
           Emphasis Area: Quantitative Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Reading Education
           Emphasis Area: Science Education
           Emphasis Area: Social Studies Education
           Emphasis Area: Social/Personality Psychology
           Emphasis Area: Spanish
           Emphasis Area: Special Education General
           Emphasis Area: Textile & Apparel Management
           Emphasis Area: Vet Medicine and Surgery
           Emphasis Area: Youth Development
           Engineering
           English
           Exercise Physiology
           Exercise Physiology
           Finance
           Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
           Food Science
           Forestry
           French
           Genetics Area Program
           Geography
           Geological Sciences
           German
           Health Administration
           Health and Bioinformatics
           History
           Human Development & Family Studies
           Human Environmental Sciences
           Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
           Informatics
           Information Science & Learning Technologies
           Information Science & Learning Technologies
           Journalism
           Law
           Law, Dispute Resolution
           Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
           Library Scienc
           Management
           Marketing
           Mathematics
           Mathematics, Applied
           Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
           Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
           Medicine
           Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
           Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
           Music  and Music Education
           Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program
           Nuclear Engineering
           Nursing
           Nutrition
           Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
           Occupational Therapy
           Parks, Recreation & Tourism
           Pathobiology Area Program
           Pathology & Anatomical Sciences
           Personal Financial Planning
           Pharmacology
           Philosophy
           Physical Therapy
           Physics and Astronomy
           Physiology - See Medical Pharmacology & Physiology
           Plant, Insect and Microbial Sciences
           Political Science
           Psychology
           Public Affairs
           Public Health
           Public Health (Ms) (Degree Offered By Family and Community Medicine)
           Religious Studies
           Romance Languages & Literatures
           Romance Languages & Literatures
           Rural Sociology
           Russian & Slavonic Studies
           Social Work
           Sociology
           Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences
           Spanish (Ma) - See Romance Languages & Literatures
           Special Education
           Statistics
           Textile & Apparel Management
           Theatre
           Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
           Veterinary Medicine
           Veterinary Pathobiology
           Women’S & Gender Studies