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 | Baccalaureate college | 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).
Trinity International University (TIU) is an evangelical Christian university headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. It comprises Trinity College, Trinity Graduate School, a theological seminary, a law school, and a camp called Timber-lee. The university also maintains campuses in North Lauderdale, Florida & Miami, Florida; the camp is located in East Troy, Wisconsin. TIU is the only university affiliated with Evangelical Free Church of America in the United States and enrolls about 2,700 students. On February 17, 2023, TIU announced it was moving the undergraduate program to online modalities only and closed the residential campus at the end of the Spring 2023 semester.
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.
Tyndale University is a Canadian private interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Toronto, Ontario, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs. Tyndale students come from over 40 different Christian denominations.
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.
A Bible college, sometimes referred to as a Bible institute or theological institute or theological seminary, is an evangelical Christian or Restoration Movement Christian institution of higher education which prepares students for Christian ministry with theological education, Biblical studies and practical ministry training.
The New York Theological Seminary (NYTS) is a private non-denominational Christian seminary in New York City. It was founded in 1900 as the Bible Teacher's College.
St. Louis Christian College was a private Bible college in Florissant, Missouri. It was theologically and ecclesiastically associated with the Restoration Movement of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. It was accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
Midwest University is a private Evangelical Christian university in Wentzville, Missouri. Founded in 1986 by James Song as the Midwest College and Theological Seminary, the school aspires to provide biblically-based higher education to its students. Described by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2000 as a “Korean seminary” with students from more than sixty countries, Midwest has sought to expand its local student population.
