49. university of Missouri



University of Missouri women love their football, and they had a lot to cheer about this past season when the Tigers finished fifth in the country. And we have a lot to cheer about when it comes to fans that look like the two above.


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About Mizzou
The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi River and the first state university in Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase territory. MU provides all the benefits of two universities in one — it's a major land-grant institution and Missouri's largest public research university.


Considered one of the nation's top-tier institutions, Mizzou has a reputation
of excellence in teaching and research, and is the flagship campus of the
four-campus University of Missouri System. It is one of only 34 public
universities, and the only public institution in Missouri, to be selected for
membership in the Association of American Universities. MU offers more than 265
degree programs — including 30 online degree options — and is designated as
comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary by the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching.


Mizzou is recognized nationally and receives top rankings for its programs in
many areas, including journalism, dispute resolution, family and community
medicine, campus writing program and Freshman Interest Groups. As one of only
six public universities in the country with medicine, veterinary medicine and
law all on one campus, MU provides Missouri with an educated work force of
doctors, veterinarians and lawyers.

Mizzou has a diverse enrollment with 28,000 students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and 100 countries.The favorite classroom for the best and brightest, Mizzou attracts more valedictorians, Curators Scholars and twice as many of the state’s Bright Flight Scholars than any other college or university in Missouri. Nearly one-third of freshmen come from the top 10 percent of their high school classes.


Designated as a botanic garden, MU’s 1,358-acre main campus features more
than 5,000 trees and 650 varieties of plants. A number of University buildings
also are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Money magazine, Men's Journal, MSN.com and others have all called Columbia,
Mo., one of America’s best places to live because of its excellent quality of
life. Mizzou is by far the largest employer in the area with more than 12,000
full-time employees.
Citizens across the state connect with Mizzou by participating in Extension
programs in every county, visiting MU Health Care specialists, competing in
state competitions in MU facilities and by cheering on the Missouri Tigers at
athletic events. A member of the Big 12 Conference, Mizzou features the state’s
only division I-A athletic program, where student-athletes in 20 sports compete
at the highest level nationally.