Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Mizzou's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Missouri.
Mizzou has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 39,254 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Missouri average (10,455 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Missouri-Columbia31,54324,4497,094
Similarly Ranked Schools39,25429,8579,397
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Missouri10,4558,5972,001
The below chart compares the student population between University of Missouri-Columbia and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,804 male and 17,739 female students attending Mizzou. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Mizzou.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mizzou
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total24,44923,0381,411
Men11,04610,362684
Women13,40312,676727
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mizzou
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,0944,3012,793
Men2,7581,7121,046
Women4,3362,5891,747

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 23,890 White students (75.74%) and 1,843 Hispanic students (5.84%) at University of Missouri-Columbia(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Missouri-Columbia.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Missouri-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native421725
Asian665325340
Black or African American1,185501684
Hispanic1,513677836
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander21615
White19,3128,74610,566
Two or More Races1,099480619
Race/Ethnicity Unknown328166162
Total 24,44911,04613,403
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Missouri-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1064
Asian268113155
Black or African American417161256
Hispanic330131199
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White4,5781,5962,982
Two or More Races18271111
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1739578
Total 7,0942,7584,336

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 26,049 students whose age under twenty five and 2,948 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Missouri-Columbia.
Especially, 104 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Missouri-Columbia.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Missouri-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
Total24,449 11,04613,403
Under 18104 3569
18-1910,699 4,5526,147
20-2110,075 4,5445,531
22-242,807 1,5441,263
25-29410 231179
30-34137 6077
35-3999 4455
40-4978 2355
50-6434 1024
65 and over6 33
Total 24,449 11,04613,403
Population by Student Age at University of Missouri-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
Total7,094 2,7584,336
18-191 01
20-21188 42146
22-242,175 8071,368
25-292,136 8501,286
30-341,036 458578
35-39599 221378
40-49675 278397
50-64270 96174
65 and over14 68
Total 7,094 2,7584,336

Online Student Population

At University of Missouri-Columbia, 16,129 students (51.13% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,557 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,323 students live in Missouri where University of Missouri-Columbia is located in and 1,155 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total31,54324,4497,094
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,5571,1862,371
Enrolled Some in Online Classes12,57211,636936
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,41411,6273,787
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,5571,1862,371
Missouri Residents2,3239181,405
Other State in U.S.1,155262893
Outside of U.S.70565
Unknown918