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The University of Missouri 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. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and i…
The University of Missouri 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. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
  • Former names: Missouri State University
  • Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin)
  • Motto in English: "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law"
  • Type: Public land-grant research university
  • Established: February 11, 1839
  • Parent institution: University of Missouri System
  • Accreditation: HLC
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