The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Founded in 1839, it was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It is a member of the Association of American Universities. Enrolling more than 30,000 students in 2020, it offers more than 300 degree programs in thirteen major academic divisions. Its well-known Missouri School of Journalism was founded by Walter Williams in 1908 as the world's first journalism school; It publishes a daily newspaper, the Columbia Missourian, and operates an NBC affiliate KOMU. The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the world's most powerful university research reactor and is the United States' sole source of isotopes used in nuclear medicine. The university operates University of Missouri Health Care, running a number of hospitals and clinics in Mid-Missouri.
| Motto | Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) |
| Motto (English) | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law |
| Type | Public flagship land-grant research university |
| Established | February 11, 1839 |
| Parent institution | University of Missouri System |
| Academic affiliations | Association of American Universities, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Space-grant |
| Endowment | $1.74 billion (2019) |
| Budget | $2.2 billion (FY 2016) |
| Chancellor | Mun Choi |
| Provost | Latha Ramchand |
| Academic staff | 3,103 (Fall 2018) |
| Administrative staff | 13,804 (Fall 2018) |
| Students | 31,089(Fall 2020) |
| Undergraduates | 22,589 (Fall 2020) |
| Postgraduates | 7,425(Fall 2020) |
| Campus | Urban, College town, Main campus: 1,262 acres, Total: 19,261 acres |
| Colors | Black and MU Gold |
| Mascot | Truman the Tiger |
| Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – SEC, MAC (wrestling only) |
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Established as the first public university west of the Mississippi River, it is the largest university in the state of Missouri. The campus is located in Columbia, Missouri.
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The school is one of very few American universities that hosts a law school, medical school and veterinary school on the same campus.
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