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Missouri State University: Springfield: Public: Doctoral/Professional University: 23,418 1905 Missouri Western State University: St. Joseph: Public: Master's colleges and universities: 3,815 1915 Northwest Missouri State University: Maryville: Public: Master's colleges and universities: 9,662 1905 Southeast Missouri State University: Cape ...
The UM System was created in 1963 when the University of Missouri (founded in 1839 in Columbia) and the Missouri School of Mines (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology, founded in 1870 in Rolla), were combined with the formerly private University of Kansas City (now University of Missouri–Kansas City, founded in 1933), and a ...
The college is the only one of its type in Missouri. George C. Swallow was the first professor and dean of the college. The program enjoyed immense growth during its early years, but class sizes dwindled past the turn of the century due to inadequate staffing and underdeveloped academic curricula.
The school mission is to "advance the knowledge and practice of governance in Missouri, the nation, and beyond by informing public policy, educating for ethical leadership in public service, and fostering democratic discourse among citizens, policy makers, and scholars."
The University of Missouri School of Medicine is medical school of the University of Missouri. Established in 1872, it was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. [citation needed] The school was organized as a two-year school in 1872.
University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; University of Missouri College of Arts and Science; University of Missouri College of Engineering; Columbia: Live at Missouri University; Curators of the University of Missouri
The university contains two libraries: The Thomas Jefferson Library which is the main library of the university and the St. Louis Mercantile Library which was founded in 1846 and is the oldest library west of the Mississippi River. The campus contains two stops on MetroLink, St. Louis' regional light rail system. A student center, academic ...
Academic Hall was the original main building of the University of Missouri. It was dedicated in 1843 and destroyed by fire in 1892. It was dedicated in 1843 and destroyed by fire in 1892. Academic Hall's six Ionic columns, today known as The Columns , stand on Francis Quadrangle as the most recognizable symbol of the University of Missouri.