The University of Missouri (Mizzou) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, founded in 1839 — the first public university west of the Mississippi River. With about 24,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students, Mizzou is the flagship of the University of Missouri System. Notable strengths include journalism (the Missouri School of Journalism is one of the oldest in the world), business (Trulaske), agriculture, and medicine. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division I in the SEC. A first-year residency requirement is in effect. Mizzou organizes housing into traditional h…
