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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend UMSL.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at UMSL. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend UMSL and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend UMSL in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at UMSL.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at UMSL – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at UMSL and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at UMSL finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at UMSL.

UMSL Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 18 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 71%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 80%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 467
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 52%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 20%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 77%
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Campus-based Housing

19% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
10% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has 20 commissioned police officers, four dispatchers, and two administrative assistants who strive to ensure that the UMSL is a safe and pleasant environment where people can live, work and pursue their educational goals. UMSL police were the first university-based unit in Missouri to ever receive recognition from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (high research activity)
Size and Setting
Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Medium full-time four-year, inclusive
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Doctoral, professional dominant

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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