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There's Only One Mizzou

The Mizzou student experience offers many opportunities to develop intellectually and personally. The core values of the University — Respect, Responsibility, Discovery and Excellence — guide Mizzou students as they embark on teaching, research and service work on behalf of all citizens. At Mizzou,
students work side by side with some of the world’s best faculty to advance the arts and humanities, the sciences, and the professions. Scholarship and teaching are daily driven by a sense of public service — the obligation to produce and disseminate knowledge that will improve the quality of life in the state, the nation and the world. Put simply, MU teaches the people who solve problems and change the world.

Students gain competitive knowledge and experience at a major land-grant institution and Missouri’s largest public research university. Considered one of the nation’s top-tier institutions, Mizzou is one of only 34 public universities to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies MU among American universities that offer the most educational opportunities and the highest level of instruction.

Mizzou is the favorite classroom for the best and brightest, attracting more valedictorians, Curator’s Scholars and twice as many of the state’s Bright Flight Scholars than any other college or university in Missouri. It also is one of only six public universities in the country with medicine, veterinary medicine and law schools all on one campus.

Designated as a botanic garden, MU’s 1,358-acre main campus features more than 5,400 trees and 650 varieties of plants. A number of University buildings also are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Citizens across the state connect with Mizzou by participating in Extension Programs in every county, visiting MU Health Care specialists, competing in state competitions in MU facilities and by cheering on the Missouri Tigers at athletic events. A member of the Big 12 Conference, Mizzou features the state’s only division I-A athletic program, where student-athletes in 20 sports compete at the highest level nationally.

The University of Missouri-Columbia, also called “Mizzou,” stands as the first public site for higher education on the west side of the Mississippi River. Known as one of the country’s top universities, Mizzou offers more than 280 degree programs and has earned top rankings in many of its programs, including Journalism and Family and Community Medicine. The institution has attracted its biggest enrollment ever in 2007 with more than 28,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional studies students from all over the world.