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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. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and iā€¦
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. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities ā€“ Very high research activity."
  • Former names: Missouri State University
  • Type: Public land-grant research university
  • Established: February 11, 1839
  • Parent institution: University of Missouri System
  • Accreditation: HLC
  • Academic affiliations: AAU · CONAHEC · ORAU · Space-grant
  • Endowment: $1.42 billion (2023) · (MU only) · $2.24 billion (2023) · (system-wide)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org