University of Missouri System: Missouri University of Science and Technology

Founded in 1870 as one of the first technological schools west of the Mississippi, Missouri S&T today stands poised to meet the challenges of a global, green economy.

Our name may be new, but our commitment to technological education is unchanging. As a land-grant and space-grant institution, we produced the engineers, scientists and innovators who helped drive the Industrial Revolution and propel the Space Age.

Fast facts

6,300 students – 4,900 undergraduate, 1,400 graduate
> More than 65 degree programs in engineering, science, computing and technology, business, management systems, the humanities and the liberal arts
> Students from 47 states and 51 nations
> 284-acre campus in Rolla, a community of 17,000 in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks and one of the “best small towns in America”
> 14 award-winning student design teams
> 200-plus student organizations
> Highest starting salaries in the Midwest (PayScale Inc. survey)
> A top 25 “most connected campus” (Forbes.com)
> 25 research centers and institutes
> $37 million in research funding
> Over 700 companies and graduate schools annually recruit Missouri S&T graduates
> A “top key school” for many Fortune 500 corporations
> First U.S. university to attain ISO 14001 certification for environmental management
> Home to the Midwest’s only rural hydrogen fueling station
> Home to the “solar village” – three student-built and inhabited solar homes
> Winner of two national solar car championships
> Three NASA astronauts
> E3 Commons – home to S&T’s energy, environment and education R&D efforts