University of Missouri - Definition and Overview

The University of Missouri System is one of two public state university systems. There are several campuses in the system, including:

• University of Missouri - Columbia - the main campus
• University of Missouri - Kansas City
• University of Missouri - Rolla - engineering and computer science
• University of Missouri - St. Louis

History

The University of Missouri system was established in 1963 with the already existing Columbia campus. A private university in Kansas City, the School of Mines in Rolla and a new campus in St. Louis were added to make the four campuses today.

External links

• University of Missouri System homepage (http://www.system.missouri.edu/)
• www.missouri.edu (UMC homepage) (http://www.missouri.edu/)
• www.umkc.edu (UMKC homepage) (http://www.umkc.edu/)
• www.umr.edu (UMR homepage) (http://www.umr.edu/)
• www.umsl.edu (UMSL homepage) (http://www.umsl.edu/)