密苏里大学网站网址：http://www.missouri.edu/

密苏里大学简介

密苏里大学于1839年在哥伦比亚城建立，是当时密西西比河西岸唯一的大学，现在已发展成为密苏里大学体系，包括四个分校，分别是哥伦比亚校区（ColumBIa）、罗拉分校（Rolla）、堪萨斯分校（KAnSASCITy）和圣路易斯分校（St. Louis）。四个校区共有学生6.3万名。

密苏里大学是该州34所大学中唯一入选美国大学联盟AAU（AssoCIAtion of American Universities）的大学，素有“公立长春藤名校”的美誉。大学可以提供265种以上的学位课程，在教学与研究方面声名卓著，

1908年全世界第一所新闻系在密苏里大学成立，医学院、兽医学院、法学院、农学院、工学院也非常知名。

密苏里大学分校简介

密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校（University of Missouri-ColuMBia）

About Mizzou

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The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River and the first state university in Thomas Jefferson's LouISIana Purchase territory. MU PRovides all the benefits of two universities in one — it's a major land-grant institution and Missouri's largest public research university.

Considered one of the nation's top-tier institutions, Mizzou has a reputation of excellence in tEAChing and research, and is the flagship campus of the four-campus University of Missouri System. It is one of only 34 public universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be selected for membership in the Association of American Universities. MU offers more than 265 degree programs — including 30 online degree options — and is designated as comprehensive doCTOral with mEDIcal/veterinary by the Carnegie FounDATion for the AdvanCEMent of TeACHing.

Students in academic regalia recieve honors at the Tap Day event.

Mizzou is recognized nationally and receives top rankings for its programs in many areas, including journalISM, dISPute resolution, family and community medICIne, campus writing program and Freshman Interest Groups. As one of only six public universities in the country with medicine, veterinary medicine and law all on one campus, MU provides Missouri with an educated work force of doctors, veterinarians and lawyers.

Mizzou has a diverse enrollment with 28,000 students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and 100 countries.The favorite classroom for the best and brightest, Mizzou attracts more valedictorians, Curators Scholars and twice as many of the state’s Bright Flight Scholars than any other college or university in Missouri. Nearly one-third of freshmen come from the top 10 PErcent of their high school classes.

Fans from all across the state cheer on the MU Tigers footbal team at Memorial Stadium.

Designated as a botaNIC garden, MU’s 1,358-acre main campus features more than 5,000 trees and 650 varieties of plants. A number of University buildings also are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.　

Money magazine, Men's Journal, MSN.com and others have all called Columbia, Mo., one of America’s best places to live because of its excellent quality of life. Mizzou is by far the largest employer in the area with more than 12,000 full-tIMe employees.

CITizens across the state connect with Mizzou by participating in Extension programs in every county, vISIting MU Health Care specialists, competing in state competitions in MU facilities and by cheering on the Missouri Tigers at athletic events. A member of the Big 12 Conference, Mizzou features the state’s only division I-A athletic program, where student-athletes in 20 sports compete at the highest level nationally.