At a Glance

  • Founded: 1963
  • Students: 15,104 (Fall 2025)
  • Degrees Awarded: 2,582 (Fall 2025)
  • Faculty: 677 (Fall 2024)
  • Staff: 1,044 (Fall 2024)
  • Alumni: 120,000+

Our Mission: We transform lives. As the metropolitan, land-grant, research institution serving the most diverse and economically important region in Missouri, the University of Missouri–St. Louis delivers exceptional educational, research and engagement experiences that inform, prepare, challenge and inspire.

Our Vision: The University of Missouri–St. Louis will be a beacon of hope, a force for good, and a leader in the pursuit of excellence in education, impactful research and community service. We boldly assert that education is for everyone who is willing and able to seek it out. We honor the duties inherent in our land-grant beginnings by positioning ourselves as partners in the search for knowledge, progress and positive change for ourselves, our communities, our world.



Total Enrollment (Fall 2025)

Undergraduate - Degree Seeking 4,901
Undergraduate - Non-Degree Seeking 241
Dual-Credit  7,638
Graduate - Professional 182
Graduate - Non-Professional 2,142
Total 15,104
     

Admissions Statistics (Fall 2024)
Freshmen Applicants 6,193
     Admits 3,881
     Admission Rate 62%
     Enrolled freshmen 490
    

Undergraduate Financial Aid (FY25)
Institutional Sources $21,742,992
Federal Sources $38,943,276
State Sources $4,325,455
Other Sources $5,500,432
Total $70,512,155
    

Demographics (Fall 2025)
Women 59%
Men 41%
Undergraduate - Missouri Residence 94%
Graduate - Missouri Residence 81%
Undergraduate Age < 25 years old 86%
                          

Triton Athletics
NCAA Division/Conference Division II / Great Lakes Valley Conference
Varsity teams 15 (8 Women's, 7 Men's)
Women's teams Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball,
Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball
Men's teams Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer,
Swimming, Tennis
Intramural sports 15
School Colors Red and Gold
Mascot Louie the Triton