The University of Missouri — known to most as “Mizzou” — is home to a community of leaders, visionaries and doers. It’s a place where ideas are translated in to life-changing actions, resulting in a better future for our community and around the globe. At Mizzou, you’ll delve into your curiosities, discover new possibilities and gain the skills and insights needed to reimagine tomorrow.
The tiger — our symbol of courage, determination, originality and the never-ending pursuit of greatness. The world will always have obstacles, but we have leaders and visionaries, dreamers and doers. We aren’t satisfied with the status quo or wishful thinking — give us your problems, your complexities, your most burning questions. Ours is a restless mind, an unquenchable thirst, a spirit that can’t be tamed.
Being a Tiger means building your resume begins long before graduation. Here, you’ll learn by doing through the Missouri Method, our philosophy of hands-on learning. Gain professional skills in our student-staffed newsrooms. Work alongside teachers, farmers and health care professionals. Build rockets and racecars. Launch your own business. Conduct game-changing research. Here, the possibilities are endless.
More than 30,000 students call Mizzou home — taking advantage of more than 300 degree programs, including 600+ student organizations, health and wellness resources and long-standing traditions such as Homecoming.
Established in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River, Mizzou is a flagship, land-grant institution and one of only 37 public universities across the U.S. to be a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities.