University of Missouri

The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university whose main campus is located in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university, was founded in 1839, and was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. The main campus is a unique botanical garden, with more than 40,000 plants, and there are also three satellite campuses, including one at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

In 2021, the university had 23,092 undergraduate students. As of 2023, the university's in-state tuition and fees are $11,549; out-of-state tuition and fees are $30,929.