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Facts and Figures

University of Missouri System

The University of Missouri System is a $3B enterprise with a broad statewide reach, composed of four universities, a health system and an extension division, along with numerous research parks, business incubators, health centers and affiliates and more.

UM System is governed by a board of curators, with the day-to-day management of the enterprise led by the president. The president's executive team, which includes the chancellors of the four universities, as well as the vice presidents, general counsel and other chief officers (heads of the central administrative offices), seek opportunities to lead their respective areas more efficiently and effectively for systemwide benefit.

Learn some fast facts about the component parts that make up the University of Missouri System through the resources below.


MU

 

UMKC

 

S&T

 

UMSL

 

Campus Information

University of Missouri-Columbia

About

  • Founded: 1839
  • Mascot: Bengal Tiger
  • Colors: Black and Gold
  • Nickname(s): MU, Mizzou
  • Website: missouri.edu

Leadership

Mun Y. Choi, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Missouri-Columbia

Resources

Prospective Students  Visitors Alumni

 

Enrollment

29,843

 

Faculty

3,103

 

Staff

13,804

 

Degrees awarded

9,279

Numbers reflect data for Fall 2018; degrees awarded Fiscal Year 2018.


University of Missouri-Kansas City

About

  • Founded: 1929
  • Mascot: Kangaroo
  • Colors: Blue and Gold
  • Nickname(s): UMKC
  • Website: umkc.edu

Leadership

C. Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Resources

Prospective Students  |  Visitors  |  Alumni

 

Enrollment

16,375

 

Faculty

1,252

 

Staff

1,924

 

Degrees awarded

3,416

Numbers reflect data for Fall 2018; degrees awarded Fiscal Year 2018.


Missouri University of Science and Technology

About

  • Founded: 1870
  • Mascot: Miner
  • Colors: Green, Silver and Gold
  • Nickname(s): Missouri S&T, S&T
  • Website: mst.edu

Leadership

Mohammad Dehghani, Ph.D.
Chancellor, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Resources

Prospective Students  Visitors Alumni

 

 

Enrollment

8,601

 

Faculty

520

 

Staff

976

 

Degrees awarded

2,662

Numbers reflect data for Fall 2018; degrees awarded Fiscal Year 2018.


University of Missouri-St. Louis

About

  • Founded: 1963
  • Mascot: Triton
  • Colors: Red and Gold
  • Nickname(s): UMSL
  • Website: umsl.edu

Leadership

Kristin Sobolik, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Resources

Prospective Students  Visitors Alumni

 

Enrollment

16,441

 

Faculty

785

 

Staff

1,094

 

Degrees awarded

3,098

Numbers reflect data for Fall 2018; degrees awarded Fiscal Year 2018.


University of Missouri Health

MU Health is comprised of a network of hospitals and clinics (MU Health Care) in addition to three academic schools at MU: School of Health Professions, School of Medicine and Sinclair School of Nursing.

  • Health care providers - University Hospital and Clinics, Women's and Children's Hospital, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Rusk Rehabilitation Center, Missouri Rehabilitation Center - Mt. Vernon, University Physicians, Missouri Psychiatric Institute.
  • Patient origin - All 114 Missouri counties, plus several states and foreign countries
  • Services - Mid-Missouri's only Level 1 Trauma Center; Helicopter service; Burn Intensive Care Unit; Fertility and reproductive health program; High-risk obstetrics; Comprehensive children's services; Comprehensive cancer center; Minimally invasive surgery; Orthopaedic surgery; Cardiovascular services; Behavioral health; Gastrointestinal services; Neurosciences.

Visit the MU Health website to learn more.

Births
 

2,400+

 
Emergency room
visits

79,000+

 
Clinic visits
 

680,000+

 
Surgery cases
 

25,000+

 
Radiological exams and treatments

313,000+

Numbers reflect data for Fiscal Year 2018.


University of Missouri Extension

MU Extension is a partnership of the University of Missouri campuses, Lincoln University, the people of Missouri through county extension councils, and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Through statewide offices, publications and web-based services, extension faculty in every county of Missouri, MU Extension carries the benefits of university research throughout the entire state. Visit the MU Extension website to learn more.

Emergency responders trained

11,000

 
Missouri counties
served

114

 
Youth 4-H
participants

104,157

 
Listen and Learn
events

53

 
Soil samples
analyses

32,844

Numbers reflect data for Fiscal Year 2017.

Reviewed 2021-10-13