Editing University of Missouri System (section)

===Universities===
[[File:University of Missouri logo.svg|thumb|80px|right|Mizzou logo]]
[[File:University of Missouri-Kansas City logo.svg|thumb|100x100px|UMKC logo]]
[[File:Missouri S&T logo.svg|alt=Missouri S&T logo|thumb|80px|Missouri S&T logo]]
[[File:UMSL wordmark.svg|thumb|100x100px|UMSL logo]]

All four campuses are comprehensive, separately [[educational accreditation|accredited]], [[land-grant university|land-grant]]/[[research]]-intensive institutions offering [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]], [[postgraduate education|graduate]], and [[professional degree]] programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1469/lang,en/ |title=Higher Learning Commission: University of Missouri-Columbia |access-date=2010-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206160617/http://ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1469/lang,en/ |archive-date=2010-12-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,H112/lang,en/ |title=Higher Learning Commission: University of Kansas City |access-date=2010-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206183223/http://ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,H112/lang,en/ |archive-date=2010-12-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1471/lang,en/ |title=Higher Learning Commission: Missouri University of Science and Technology |access-date=2010-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206161336/http://ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1471/lang,en/ |archive-date=2010-12-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1472/lang,en/ |title=Higher Learning Commission: University of Missouri-Saint Louis |access-date=2010-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206161907/http://ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1472/lang,en/ |archive-date=2010-12-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=63&ref=828&lookup=true&search_flag=true&start=782&search_string=missouri&landgrant=1&submit.x=53&submit.y=5 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]</ref>

* [[University of Missouri]] ('''Mizzou''', or '''MU''')<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.missouri.edu/news/name-restoration |title=MU Name Restoration |access-date=2007-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215030341/http://www.missouri.edu/news/name-restoration |archive-date=2007-12-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is the oldest campus, founded in [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]] in 1839. It is the largest university in the state with 31,041 students (Fall 2023).<ref name=":0" /> MU is considered the [[flagship]] of the system and offers over 270 degree programs through 20 schools and colleges, and is the only public university in Missouri that is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]]. Its [[Missouri Tigers|Tigers]] athletic programs compete in the [[NCAA Division I]] [[Southeastern Conference]].

* [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] ('''UMKC'''), founded in 1933, is the largest school in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] with 15,327 students (Fall 2023).<ref name=":0" /> It offers over 150 degree programs through 12 schools and colleges, but is best known for its programs in health sciences, entrepreneurship programs, and its Conservatory of Music and Dance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.umkc.edu/provost/pos/ |title=UMKC programs of study |access-date=2007-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221145555/http://www.umkc.edu/provost/pos/ |archive-date=2007-12-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.umkc.edu/aboutumkc/by_the_numbers%2011.8.07.pdf |title=UMKC by the Numbers |access-date=2007-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624231119/http://www.umkc.edu/aboutumkc/by_the_numbers%2011.8.07.pdf |archive-date=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its athletic programs, the [[Kansas City Roos]], compete in the NCAA Division I [[Summit League]].

* [[Missouri University of Science and Technology]] ('''Missouri S&T''' or '''S&T''') was founded in 1870 in [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla]]. Currently enrolling 7,159 students (Fall 2023) it is the smallest campus in the system.<ref name=":0" /> 75 degrees and emphases are offered across a comprehensive range of programs in sciences, mathematics, liberal arts, humanities, and business, but most are focused on [[engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mst.edu/academics/ |title=Missouri S&T Academics |access-date=2007-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224105334/http://www.mst.edu/academics/ |archive-date=2007-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its [[Missouri S&T Miners|Miners]] athletic programs compete in the [[NCAA Division II]] [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] (GLVC).

* [[University of Missouri–St. Louis]] ('''UMSL''') was founded in 1963 in suburban [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]]. Enrolling 8,023 (Fall 2023).<ref name=":0" /> Over 80 degree programs are offered through nine schools and colleges, including Missouri's only College of [[Optometry]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/optometry/about/message.html |title=UMSL College of Optometry: Message from the Dean |access-date=2007-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123054059/http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/optometry/about/message.html |archive-date=2008-01-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Its [[UMSL Tritons|Tritons]] athletic programs compete alongside the Missouri S&T Miners in the GLVC.