The University of Missouri, a public research university founded in 1839, enrolls about 35,400 students across 19 academic colleges. The university has students from every state in the nation and from about 120 countries.
The University of Missouri, the flagship of the University of Missouri System, offers more than 300 programs leading to a variety of undergraduate and graduate (including doctoral) degrees.
The University of Missouri offers more than 90 online degrees and certificates through Mizzou Online. Mizzou Online’s degree offerings include nine bachelor’s degrees, such as health sciences, early childhood education, nursing, and hospitality management; more than 40 master’s degree in topics including architectural studies, gerontology, and interactive media; and nearly a dozen doctoral programs ranging from education to nursing. The university also offers education specialist programs.
Students can complete most programs 100-percent online, but some do require on-campus attendance. Students should check their specific program before enrolling.
Mizzou Online’s semester-based courses have the same enrollment period as traditional on-campus classes. Online and on-campus courses also often have the same start and end dates.
Online students have flexibility to complete assignments on their schedule by specific deadlines. Mizzou Online’s courses may have synchronous and asynchronous elements.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recognizes the University of Missouri-Columbia as a research university with very high research activity.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Missouri #99 in National Universities in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges. The magazine also ranked the university #58 among Best Business Schools and #55 among Best Education Schools. The University of Missouri also tied for #288 in the magazine’s list of Best Global Universities.
The University of Missouri’s Trulaske College of Business ranked #88 in Bloomberg Business’s 2014 Undergraduate Business School Programs, while Forbes listed the university #104 in Research Universities. In addition, Princeton Review included the University of Missouri among its 2015 Best 379 Colleges.
The University of Missouri-Columbia is a member of the Association of American Universities (an association of excellent North American research universities). The respected Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business provides accreditation to University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske Sr. College of Business. The University of Missouri also holds accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
