The University of Missouri, known as Mizzou, is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. Wikipedia reports it was founded in 1839 under the Geyer Act and was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It is the state's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System, with about 31,500 students in fall 2024. Its history includes Civil War closures, an 1892 fire that destroyed Academic Hall, and a 1938 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering the university to admit Lloyd Gaines, a Black applicant denied entry to the law school. Undergraduate divisions were integrated in 1950. Its journalism school, founded in 1908, claims to be the world's first, and its research reactor is the sole U.S. source of isotopes used in nuclear medicine.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review!
Mizzou offers a traditional test-score route and a test-optional holistic review for freshmen, both requiring a 17-unit core curriculum.
Dates, fees and criteria change every session. Always confirm them on the official admissions page before applying.
Location
Columbia, MO 65211, United States, Missouri
Similar Listings