University of Missouri–St. Louis
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The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) is a public research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Established in 1963, it is the newest of the four universities in the University of Missouri System. Located on the former grounds of Bellerive Country Club, the university's campus stretches into the municipalities of Bellerive,[11] Bel-Nor[12] and Normandy.[13] Additional facilities are located at the former site of Marillac College and at Grand Center, both in St. Louis city.
Motto | Salus populi suprema lex esto (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law[1][2][3] |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1963; 61 years ago (1963) |
Parent institution | University of Missouri System |
Academic affiliation | |
Endowment | $118.01 million (2023) (UMSL only)[4] $2.24 billion (2023) (system-wide)[5] |
Chancellor | Kristin Sobolik[6] |
Academic staff | 680 (Fall 2020) [7] |
Administrative staff | 974 (Fall 2020)[7] |
Students | 8,023 (Fall 2023)[8] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Urban, 350-acre (0.5 sq mi; 141.6 ha)[9] |
Colors | Red and gold[10] |
Nickname | Tritons |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II - GLVC |
Mascot | Louie |
Website | umsl.edu |
Bachelor's, Master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the College of Education, the College of Nursing, the School of Social Work, and the College of Optometry. The business school is AACSB-accredited and is the only public university in the St. Louis area to also be AACSB-accredited in accounting.[14] Preprofessional, a joint engineering program with Washington University in St. Louis, and evening programs are also offered. UMSL is home of an optometry school, providing its students with a doctorate (OD). The Pierre Laclede Honors College is UMSL's honors program. UMSL is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[15]
The university contains two libraries: The Thomas Jefferson Library which is the main library of the university and the St. Louis Mercantile Library which was founded in 1846 and is the oldest library west of the Mississippi River. The campus contains two stops on MetroLink, St. Louis' regional light rail system. A student center, academic buildings, parking structures, a performing arts center, and residential housing have been constructed over the past ten years as part of campus improvement programs. The university has a dual-enrollment agreement with the Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait. KWMU (90.7 FM), which is the flagship National Public Radio station in the St. Louis area and known on-air as St. Louis Public Radio, is owned by and licensed to UMSL.
For the Fall 2023 semester, UMSL has 8,023 students attending classes on-campus, compared to 6,792 students taking classes off-campus, which is primarily students dual-enrolled at area high schools. The university has the equivalent of 5,654 full-time students. UMSL has historically been a commuter school for the St. Louis area.[16]