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The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River.
- Robert K. Dixon
He graduated from Lee's Summit High School in 1973, and...
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The University of Missouri System is an American state...
- History of the University of Missouri
Founding and early years. MU was founded in 1839 as part of...
- Robert K. Dixon
Founding and early years. MU was founded in 1839 as part of the Geyer Act to establish a state land-grant university, the first west of the Mississippi River. The year of its founding the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash and land to beat out five other mid-Missouri counties for the location of the state university.
The University of Missouri (Mizzou), located in Columbia, educates tomorrow’s leaders and relentlessly pursues solutions for a brighter future.
Learn more about the University of Missouri's history, from its founding in 1839 to present. The University of Missouri (Mizzou), located in Columbia, educates tomorrow’s leaders and relentlessly pursues solutions for a brighter future.
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The University of Missouri (often shortened to MU, and also nicknamed Mizzou) is a public university in Columbia, Missouri, in the United States that was started in 1839. It has about 31,000 students.
The University of Missouri System is an American state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, and ten research and technology parks. Over 61,500 students (Fall 2023) are currently enrolled at its four campuses.
