About Mizzou

Combining teaching and research, Mizzou is two universities in one — teaching critical thinking and practical skills to students, conducting and distributing valuable research, and helping to drive the economy.

Mizzou is the flagship campus of the four-campus University of Missouri System. It is one of only 34 public universities — and the only public institution in Missouri — selected for membership in the top-tier Association of American Universities. Mizzou offers 267 degree programs, including 92 graduate programs and 36 online degree options. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designates Mizzou as comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary.

Mizzou has an increasingly diverse enrollment, with 28,000-plus students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and 106 countries. Mizzou attracts more valedictorians, Curators Scholars and twice as many of the state’s Bright Flight Scholars than any other college or university in the state. Nearly one-third of freshmen come from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.

Missouri citizens connect with Mizzou by participating in MU Extension programs, visiting University of Missouri Health Care specialists, competing in state competitions in University facilities and cheering on the Missouri Tigers at athletic events. As part of the Big 12 Conference, Mizzou student-athletes compete in 20 sports in the state’s only division I-A athletic program.