The University of Missouri-St. Louis provides excellent learning experiences and leadership opportunities for a diverse student body through its outstanding faculty, ranked programs, innovative research and regional, national and international partnerships. Founded in 1963 on the grounds of a former country club, UMSL today is spread across 350 acres of rolling hills in suburban St. Louis County adjacent to two Interstate highways and five minutes from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The campus has 70 academic and general-purpose buildings as well as a variety of student residence halls, condominiums and apartments. UMSL has developed a business park that houses the world headquarters of Express Scripts Inc., and operates two business incubators concentrating on life sciences and information technology. UMSL employs more than 1,100 full-time and part-time teaching and research faculty members. More than 96 percent of tenure and tenure-track faculty hold doctoral or terminal degrees in their respective fields and edit or have articles routinely published in a variety of nationally renowned academic journals. Several of the university’s 93 degree programs have attained national recognition for quality, including biology, criminology, education, information systems, international business, nursing, optometry, psychology, public policy and tropical ecology. The largest university in the region, UMSL enrolls more than 16,800 students from 49 states and 62 countries, with 40,000 additional students in non-credit continuing education programs. Nearly 1,000 students live on campus and 165 students participate in one of 11 NCAA Division II sports programs. While UMSL graduates have taken leadership roles nationally and internationally, their influence remains centered in the St. Louis region. More than 75 percent of UMSL’s 80,000 graduates still live and work in the region, supporting the unofficial campus tag line We Educate St. Louis.\r\nSelected Points of Pride\r\n-UMSL is ranked 14th nationally in a survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships. The survey measures economic, social and cultural impact on metro regions.\r\n-UMSL was one of 115 colleges and universities selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the foundation’s 2010 Community Engagement Classification.\r\n-UMSL received a TOP 50 Award from the St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association for its contributions in shaping the future of St. Louis.\r\n-The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is ranked second nationally by the Journal of Criminal Justice for scholarly research and fourth nationally by U.S. News & World Report for the department’s doctoral program.\r\n- The International Business program at UMSL was ranked 20th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2010 – its eighth year in the top 20.\r\n-Five UMSL programs are ranked among the top 20 nationally in the Academic Analytics Faculty Productivity Index. They are: counselor education, information systems, criminology, evolutionary biology and teaching and learning.\r\n- UMSL optometry students earned a 98 percent pass rate for the three phases of the national licensure exam. The national average is 95 percent.\r\n- The Whitney Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL is the nation’s largest and most diverse program in biology conservation. Academic and research partners include the Missouri Botanical Garden and Saint Louis Zoo.\r\n- Since its first Fulbright Scholar, graduate student William Maltby in 1966, UMSL has had 34 faculty members and 23 students earn Fulbright Scholarships. Women have earned 32 percent of the faculty Fulbrights and 65 percent of the student Fulbrights.\r\n- Graduates of the doctoral program in clinical psychology consistently score in the top 15 percent on the national licensure exam.
School |
School Type: |
Campus |
Degrees Offered: |
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Students |
Enrolled Students: |
16,534 |
Student to Faculty Ratio: |
23 to 1 |
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Cost |
In State Tuition: |
$8,595 |
Out of State Tuition |
$19,686 |
Books and Supplies |
$900 |
Students with Financial aid:** |
89% |
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** Refers to % of students receiving some form of financial aid
Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor's in Accounting
- Bachelor's in Anthropology
- Bachelor's in Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Bachelor's in Art/Art Studies, General
- Bachelor's in Biochemistry
- Bachelor's in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Bachelor's in Business/Commerce, General
- Bachelor's in Chemistry, General
- Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, General
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Bachelor's in Criminology
- Bachelor's in Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- Bachelor's in Economics, General
- Bachelor's in Education, General
- Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Bachelor's in Elementary Education and Teaching
- Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
- Bachelor's in French Language and Literature
- Bachelor's in General Studies
- Bachelor's in History, General
- Bachelor's in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Bachelor's in Management Information Systems, General
- Bachelor's in Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Bachelor's in Mathematics, General
- Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor's in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Bachelor's in Music Teacher Education
- Bachelor's in Music, General
- Bachelor's in Philosophy
- Bachelor's in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Bachelor's in Physics, General
- Bachelor's in Political Science and Government, General
- Bachelor's in Psychology, General
- Bachelor's in Public Administration
- Bachelor's in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Bachelor's in Secondary Education and Teaching
- Bachelor's in Social Work
- Bachelor's in Sociology
- Bachelor's in Spanish Language and Literature
- Bachelor's in Special Education and Teaching, General
- Bachelor's in Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Master's Degrees
- Master's in Accounting
- Master's in Biochemistry
- Master's in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Master's in Business/Commerce, General
- Master's in Chemistry, General
- Master's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Master's in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Master's in Creative Writing
- Master's in Criminology
- Master's in Economics, General
- Master's in Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Master's in Elementary Education and Teaching
- Master's in English Language and Literature, General
- Master's in Gerontology
- Master's in History, General
- Master's in Management Information Systems, General
- Master's in Mathematics, General
- Master's in Music Teacher Education
- Master's in Philosophy
- Master's in Physics, General
- Master's in Political Science and Government, General
- Master's in Psychology, General
- Master's in Public Administration
- Master's in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Master's in Secondary Education and Teaching
- Master's in Social Work
- Master's in Sociology
- Master's in Special Education and Teaching, General
- Master's in Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Master's in Vision Science/Physiological Optics
Doctoral Degrees
- Doctoral in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Doctoral in Chemistry, General
- Doctoral in Criminology
- Doctoral in Education, General
- Doctoral in Optometry
- Doctoral in Physics, General
- Doctoral in Political Science and Government, General
- Doctoral in Psychology, General
- Doctoral in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Graduate Certificates
- Graduate Certificate in Area Studies, Other
- Graduate Certificate in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Graduate Certificate in Business/Commerce, General
- Graduate Certificate in Education, General
- Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Graduate Certificate in Educational Psychology
- Graduate Certificate in English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
- Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
- Graduate Certificate in History, General
- Graduate Certificate in Psychology, Other
- Graduate Certificate in Public Administration
- Graduate Certificate in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Graduate Certificate in School Psychology
- Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
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