University of Missouriis a public institution that was founded in the year 1839. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 24,901, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 1,250 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. University of Missouri is ranked 90 in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.
As the only Division I-A sports school in state, the Missouri Tigers teams are a big goals of the campus life. The teams take part in NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference and are mainly competitive in football. The mascot of school is Truman the Tiger; it is named after the former President Harry Truman, born in Missouri. To travel around the campus and the town on weekends, students have access to STRIPES that too without any coast, a transportation service which delivers riders to their destinations from 10 pm to 3 am Thursday through Sunday.
The University of Missouri has highly ranked graduate programs at the Sr. College of Business, College of Education and Robert J. Trulaske, as well as a the School of Medicine and the Tier 1 School of Law. This public research university provides opportunities for the students to team up on faculty led projects in the beginning of their freshman year. Among the scores of famous Mizzou alumni are singer Sheryl Crow, actors Jon Hamm and Brad Pitt, and playwright Tennessee Williams, who won Pulitzer Prize for A Street Car Named Desire.
Campus Location
105 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
General Information
School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1839
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban