University of Missouri - University in Columbia, Missouri

The University of Missouri is a public research university located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 1839, the university was founded in Columbia as the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River.

Address:                        Columbia, MO 65211, United States
Football Stadium:       Faurot Field

Motto	Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin)
Motto in English	Let the Welfare of the People be the Supreme Law
Established	February 11, 1839; 176 years ago
Type	Flagship state university Land-grant
Endowment	$579 mil. (June 2013) $1.260 billion (system-wide, 2013)
Budget	$2.1 bil. (FY 2014)
Chancellor	R. Bowen Loftin
Provost	Garnett S. Stokes
Academic staff	4,605 (Fall 2012)
Administrative staff	12,026 (Fall 2012)
Students	35,441 (Fall 2014)
Undergraduates	27,654 (Fall 2014)
Postgraduates	6,565 (Fall 2014)}
Location	230 Jesse Hall Columbia, MO 65211
Campus	Urban, College town Main campus: 1,262 acres (511 ha), Total: 19,261 acres (7,795 ha)
Colors	Black and MU Gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I – SEC MAC (wrestling only)
Nickname	Tigers
Mascot	Truman the Tiger
Affiliations	University of Missouri System AAU ORAU APLU
Website	www.missouri.edu