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
Address: Columbia, MO 65211, United States
Football Stadium: Faurot Field
Motto | Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Let the Welfare of the People be the Supreme Law |
Established | February 11, 1839 |
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 |