About Us
Considered one of the nation’s top-tier institutions, Mizzou has a reputation for excellence in teaching and research and is the flagship university of the four-university University of Missouri System. It is one of only 36 public universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities.
MU offers 149 graduate degree programs — including online degree options — and is designated a “Doctoral University with Very High Research Activity,” or Research 1 University, by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. MU offers students more academic power and advantages that come with its status as both a top research institution and a land-grant university.