	University of Missouri-Columbia 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Missouri (also, Mizzou, MU, or University of Missouri-Columbia) is a public, land-grant, research university located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 1839, the university was founded in Columbia as the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River. As the largest university in Missouri, MU enrolls 35,448 students offering over 300 degree programs in 19 academic colleges in the 2014-15 year. It is the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System, which also maintains campuses in Rolla, Kansas City, and St. Louis. MU is one of the nation's top-tier R1 institutions and one of the 34 public universities to be members of the Association of American Universities. There are more than 300,000 MU alumni living worldwide with over one half continuing to reside in Missouri. The University of Missouri was ranked 103rd among national universities in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings . Starting in December 1953, it boasts the country's only university-owned TV network (NBC) affiliate (KOMU), operated by the Missouri School of Journalism. In 1908, the world's first school of journalism was founded by Walter Williams as the Missouri School of Journalism. The University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the world's most powerful university research reactor. It is one of only six public universities in the United States with a school of medicine, veterinary medicine, engineering, agriculture, and law all on one campus. The university also owns the University of Missouri Health Care system, which operates four hospitals in Mid-Missouri. The only athletic program that operates a NCAA Division I FBS football team in Missouri is known as the Missouri Tigers and competes as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The school's mascot, Truman the Tiger, is named after Missourian and former U.S. president Harry S. Truman. According to the NCAA, the American tradition of homecoming was established at the University in 1911; the tradition has since been adopted nationwide. The campus of the University of Missouri is 1,262-acre (2.0 sq mi; 510.7 ha) just south of Downtown Columbia and is maintained as a botanical garden. The historical campus is centered on Francis Quadrangle, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a number of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. History \| Early years In 1839, the Missouri Legislature passed the Geyer Act to establish funds for a state university. It would be the first public university west of the Mississippi River. To secure the university, the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash and land to beat out five other central Missouri counties for the location of the state university. The land on which the university was eventually constructed was just south of Columbia's downtown and owned by James S. Rollins. He was later called the "Father of the University." As the first public university in the Louisiana Purchase, the school was shaped by Thomas Jefferson's ideas about public education. In 1862 the American Civil War forced the university to close for much of the year. Residents of Columbia formed a "home guard" militia that became known as the "Fighting Tigers of Columbia". They were given the name for their readiness to protect the city and university. In 1890, the University's newly formed football team took the name the "Tigers" after the Civil War militia. In 1870 the institution was granted land-grant college status under the Morrill Act of 1862. The act led to the founding of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy as an offshoot of the main campus in Columbia. It developed as the present-day Missouri University of Science and Tech ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Missouri Details

University of Missouri Details
detail	value
state	Missouri
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Public
scores	1745/1163/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[121
overall ROI rank	[98
size	large
undergrads	27642
grads	7783
price	38624
drop	30
stem	18
research	236
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Missouri-Columbia?

1. number 121 for Academics.

2. number 98 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Missouri-Columbia?

1. University of South Carolina-Columbia

2. Virginia Commonwealth University

3. Florida State University

4. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

5. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

6. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

7. University of Kansas

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Missouri National Academic Rankings

University of Missouri National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	121	182	195	83	82	136	92	90	98
Div1	63	64	71	56	52	83	63	49	59
Div1 Nonivy	57	58	66	48	44	77	57	48	52
Div1 Public	40	32	40	35	34	65	50	42	35
Public	54	54	65	41	40	78	59	43	53
Power5	42	37	40	37	36	59	46	39	43
Southeastern Conference	7	5	7	6	6	11	9	10	8
South East Region	20	34	47	17	15	28	20	28	16
State of Missouri	3	6	8	2	2	3	2	6	3
Top Ten Top250	121	182	195	83	82	136	92	90	98
Top Ten Southeastern Conference	7	5	7	6	6	9	8	7	7
Top Ten State of Missouri	3	6	8	2	2	3	2	3	3

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Missouri Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Missouri

University of Missouri Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Missouri
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.33	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
99.04	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
98.93	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
98.70	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
98.56	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
98.40	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
98.00	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
93.18	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
93.15	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
93.10	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
92.86	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
92.83	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.53	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
92.11	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
92.06	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
92.03	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.93	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
91.63	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
91.49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
91.42	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
91.24	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
86.11	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
85.85	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
85.68	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
85.63	California State University-Fullerton	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	362	435
85.63	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
85.59	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
85.43	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
85.39	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
85.37	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
84.85	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
84.44	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
84.16	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
84.07	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
83.90	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
83.85	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
83.67	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
82.49	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
79.82	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
79.27	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
79.24	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
79.09	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
79.06	Texas State University	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	364	290
79.02	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
79.02	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291
78.96	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	336	333
78.55	Grand Valley State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	247	239
78.37	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	312	164
78.31	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
78.22	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	Conference USA	Public	Average	384	372

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Missouri Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Missouri

University of Missouri Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Missouri
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.87	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
96.73	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
96.21	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
96.00	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
96.00	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
95.71	Indiana University-Bloomington	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	102	92
95.03	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
93.65	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
92.44	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
92.44	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
92.39	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
92.16	Atlantic 10 Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	158
91.62	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
91.54	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
91.36	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
90.69	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
90.61	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
89.60	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
88.34	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
86.14	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
86.02	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
84.06	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
83.09	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
82.09	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
80.45	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
79.47	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46

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