Mizzou Facts

The University of Missouri-Columbia was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River, the first public university in Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase territory.

Chancellor
Dr. Brady J. Deaton

Academic Units

Libraries
Ellis (main), Engineering, Geology, Health Sciences, Journalism, Law, Mathematical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine — 3,256,756 volumes; 6,896,250 microforms; computerized card catalog; and CD-ROMs for public use. The collection of the MU Libraries is the largest in the state.

Living Alumni
Worldwide: 239,120
Missouri: 116,706
St. Louis: 42,928
Kansas City: 23,096

Enrollment (Fall 2006)
Total, 28,253; in state, 21,644; out of state, 6,341; undergraduate, 21,551; graduate and professional, 6,702. Above figures include: international, 1,414; minority, 2,966.

Annual Undergraduate Fees
(Based on 28 Credit Hours, FY 2006)
Missouri resident, $7,308 a year; non-resident, $16,890 a year.

Annual Room and Board (FY 2006)
Various options available. For example, a double occupancy room with 21 meals per week costs $7,000.

Average ACT Score
25.3

Freshman Retention Rate
84.5%

Degrees Granted for 2004-05
6,128

Number of Degree Programs
Total: 270+
Bachelor's: 88
Master's: 92
Post-Master's Certificates: 16
First Professional: 3
Education Specialist: 6
Doctoral: 62

Budget (FY 2006)
$975.9 million

Current Fund Revenue Budget for FY 2006 (in millions)
State appropriations: $203.5 (20.9%); federal appropriations: $14.8 (1.5%); grants and contracts: $186.5 (19.1%); tuition and fees: $246.4 (25.2%); enterprise-like operations: $246.6 (25.3%); gifts and endowment income: $34.7 (3.6%); miscellaneous revenue: $43.4 (4.4%)

Endowment Pool (Year Ended June 30, 2005)
$442.8 million

Externally Funded Research (FY 2005)
$179.6 million

Research and Development Expenditures
$230 million (estimated)

Full-Time Employees (Benefit-Eligible)
12,143

Member
MU belongs to the Association of American Universities and has been designated “comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. MU is also a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

Acreage
1,358 acres (main campus)
18,021 acres (total MU acreage)

Mascot
Bengal Tiger

Colors
Black and Gold

Nickname
Mizzou

Visitor Information
104 Jesse Hall
Phone: (573) 882-6333
Toll-free: (800) 856-2181
visitus.missouri.edu

Web site
www.missouri.edu