University of Missouri–Kansas City
Public research university in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC or Kansas City) is a public research university in Kansas City, Missouri. UMKC is part of the University of Missouri System and has a medical school.[19] For the 2023-2024 academic year, the university's enrollment was over 15,300 students.[20] It is the largest university and third largest college in the Kansas City metropolitan area.[21] It offers more than 125 degree programs over 11 academic units.[22] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[23]
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Former name | Kansas City School of Law (1895-1938) Kansas City Dental College (1881-1919)[1] Western Dental College (1890-1919) Kansas City-Western Dental College (1919-1941)[2] Kansas City College of Pharmacy (1885-1943)[3] Kansas City Conservatory of Music (1906-1959) Horner Institute for Fine Arts (1914-1926)[4][5] University of Kansas City (1933-1963) |
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Motto | Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law"[6][7][8] |
Type | Public research university |
Established | October 1, 1933; 90 years ago (October 1, 1933)[9] |
Parent institution | University of Missouri System |
Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $204.14 million (2023) (UMKC only)[10] $2.24 billion (2023) (system-wide)[11] |
Budget | $457.46 million (FY 2024)[12] |
Chancellor | C. Mauli Agrawal |
Provost | Jennifer Lundgren |
Administrative staff | 661 (2023)[13] |
Total staff | 3,576 (2023)[14] |
Students | 15,327 (Fall 2023)[15] |
Undergraduates | 10,197 (Fall 2023)[16] |
Postgraduates | 5,130 (Fall 2023)[17] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Large City, 157-acre (0.2 sq mi; 63.5 ha) |
Other Campuses | |
Newspaper | Roo News |
Colors | Blue and gold[18] |
Nickname | Roos |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Summit League |
Mascot | Kasey the Kangaroo |
Website | www |
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