Миссурийский университет

Established in 1999, the campus of the University of Missouri is 511 ha just south of Downtown Columbia and is maintained as a unique botanical garden with tens of thousands of plants and trees across campus. Described by the university as a “fertile academic environment”, it consists more than 40,000 plants of, many of which have been arranged in special collections.

In and among this natural environment are a number of university sites that have been listed on the national register of historic places. These include the Francis Quadrangle – or simply the Quad – which features the Jesse Hall and The Columns, and the Sanborn Field and Soil Erosion Plots.

Mizzou has more than 600 clubs and organizations for students. More than 20 percent of students join the school's Greek system, which is made up of 50-plus fraternities and sororities. MU is home to one of the oldest and largest Greek systems in the nation.

The department of student activities (DSA) provides the campus with a wide array of entertainment programs including concerts, comedy shows, movies, novelty events, lectures, cultural opportunities, and educational programs. DSA consists of six committees, each of which is focused on bringing a diverse group of events to campus: black programming, college music, films, international programming, speakers and special events.

Sports facilities on campus include a gigantic and state of the art weight room, several basketball courts, racket ball, a track, many different pools, there is even a rock wall.

The campus is basically in downtown Columbia, so there are plenty of places to dine in walking distance off campus. There is a theatre, a music lounge, and an art exhibit about a 5 minute walk off campus. The Columbia Mall is also popular to go to here. It is not very big, but there are plenty of places to shop.

The University of Missouri operates 23 on-campus residence halls and least two other off-campus sites. The two off-campus locations include: Tiger Diggs at Campus View Apartments and True Scholars House. Many residence halls on campus offer learning communities and freshman interest groups. Both programs seek to ensure that students succeed academically while living in the residence halls.

The MU Career Center provides resources and services to all Mizzou students. They provide assistance in finding a major, exploring career options, seeking student employment, drafting a resume or cover letter, developing job search strategies, building interview skills, and much more. 

The organization helps students with exploring majors and careers, writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, organizing internships and career counselling.

Total undergraduate costs for nine-month academic year, 2016–2017 are about $42,000 for a non-resident living on-campus. This sum includes tuition and fees - about $26,000 per year, books and supplies - $1,000, room and board - $10,000, personal and transportation costs - $5,000.

Founded in 1839, University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU) was the first public university to be established west of the Mississippi. Through its 18 colleges and schools, Mizzou – as it is known – offers more than 300 degree programmes, including 89 online courses. 

MU claims to be one of just six public universities in the US that houses a medical school, veterinary medicine college, engineering, agriculture and law schools all on one campus. The university also owns the University of Missouri Health Care system, which operates four hospitals in Mid-Missouri.With the acceptance rate of about 78% the university is relatively easy to get in.

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. 

The University of Missouri has highly ranked graduate programs at the College of Education and Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, as well as a School of Medicine and a Tier 1 School of Law. This public research university offers opportunities for students to team up on faculty-led projects as early as their first year.

Mizzou has a living alumni network of over 300,000 people worldwide. It boasts a number of famous actors as graduates including Brad Pitt, George C. Scott and Chris Cooper. Also Samuel M. Walton - founder of Walmart has graduated MU.

Washington Monthly in its National Universities Rankings 2016 placed Missouri the 80th. U.S. News National University Rankings placed Missouri the 111th in 2016.

The university has very wide program selection with 122 undergraduate programs.

The most popular majors by the number of registered students are business/commerce, journalism, health services/allied health/health sciences, biology, psychology, liberal arts and humanities. 

The College of Arts and Science is the first college in Missouri University.