This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Missouri. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, post secondary institutions. There are currently 67 such institutions operating in the state, including thirteen public universities, thirty-nine private 4-year institutions, and thirteen community colleges. In addition, many out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in Missouri. Classifications are as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a University of Missouri Press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses. [1] Headquartered in Columbia on the original campus, the extension program provides distance learning and other educational initiatives statewide. [2] The UM System was created in 1963 when the University of Missouri and its offshoot, the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, were combined with the formerly-private University of Kansas City and a newly created campus in suburban St. Louis.
| School | Location(s) [3] | Control [3] | Type [3] [b] | Enrollment [3] [4] | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri | Columbia | Public | Doctoral/very high activity research university | 31,013 | 1839 |
| University of Missouri–Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | Doctoral/high activity research university | 15,277 | 1933 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | Public | Doctoral/high activity research university | 7,156 | 1870 |
| University of Missouri–St. Louis | St. Louis | Public | Doctoral/high activity research university | 14,800 | 1963 |
| School | Location(s) [3] | Control [3] | Type [3] [b] | Enrollment [3] [4] | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris–Stowe State University | St. Louis | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,098 | 1857 |
| Lincoln University | Jefferson City | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 1,799 | 1866 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 4,087 | 1937 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield | Public | Doctoral/Professional University | 23,418 | 1905 |
| Missouri Western State University | St. Joseph | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 3,815 | 1915 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 9,662 | 1905 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 9,677 | 1873 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 3,636 | 1867 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | Public | Master's colleges and universities | 12,788 | 1871 |
* Harris Teachers College was the City of St. Louis' teachers college for white students, and Stowe Teachers College was for black students until 1954, when the school board merged the two.
Concordia Theological Seminary is a Lutheran seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It offers professional, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees affiliated with training clergy and deaconesses for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
Cornerstone University is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Evangel University is a private Christian university and seminary in Springfield, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God Christian denomination, which is also headquartered in Springfield. The campus sits on 80 acres that were originally part of O'Reilly General Hospital.
Central Bible College (CBC) was a private coed Bible college affiliated with the Assemblies of God. It was founded in 1922 with the main campus located in Springfield, Missouri. The campus closed in May 2013 when the school consolidated with Evangel University and Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. All three institutions were located in Springfield and owned and operated by the Assemblies of God. The consolidated university officially began operating with the Fall 2013 semester and is known as Evangel University.
Missouri Baptist University (MBU) is a private Southern Baptist university in Creve Coeur, Missouri. It is one of three universities of the Missouri Baptist Convention. The main campus is located on a 68-acre site near Creve Coeur and Town and County in West St Louis County, off highway 64-40. There are currently 12 MBU locations including its regional learning centers throughout the St. Louis region and Illinois. The school enrolled 5,309 students in 2019.
Urshan University, formerly known as Urshan College and Gateway College of Evangelism, is a Christian college in Wentzville, Missouri. It is owned and operated by the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). In 2012, the college was acquired by Urshan Graduate School of Theology, through which it offers graduate programs.
Immanuel Lutheran College was an educational institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America whose main purpose was to train Black men to be pastors and both men and women to be teachers. It was founded in Concord, North Carolina, in 1903 and relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1905. The college was closed in 1961 when the Synodical Conference decided that the training of Blacks should be integrated into the educational institutions of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), the largest member of the conference. The former campus was purchased by North Carolina A&T State University.
