Student Population at Mizzou
Total Enrollment
31,304
Undergraduate
23,745
Graduate
7,559
Online Enrollment
4,088
Men Students
13,746
Women Students
17,558
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 31,304 students have enrolled at University of Missouri-Columbia - 23,745 undergraduate and 7,559 graduate.
By gender, 13,746 male and 17,558 female students are attending University of Missouri-Columbia. By attendance status, there are 26,259 full-time students and 5,045 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Missouri-Columbia is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Missouri. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Texas A & M University-College Station, its population is relatively small (average population is 40,905).
University of Missouri-Columbia offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,088 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between University of Missouri-Columbia and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 13,746 male and 17,558 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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 23,745 | 21,999 | 1,746 |
Men | 10,844 | 9,981 | 863 |
Women | 12,901 | 12,018 | 883 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,559 | 4,260 | 3,299 |
Men | 2,902 | 1,764 | 1,138 |
Women | 4,657 | 2,496 | 2,161 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 23,919 White students (76.41%) and 1,708 Black or African American students (5.46%) at University of Missouri-Columbia(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Missouri-Columbia.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 14 | 19 |
Asian | 665 | 323 | 342 |
Black or African American | 1,292 | 525 | 767 |
Hispanic | 1,310 | 581 | 729 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 30 | 14 | 16 |
White | 18,822 | 8,679 | 10,143 |
Two or More Races | 1,079 | 463 | 616 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 238 | 126 | 112 |
Total | 23,745 | 10,844 | 12,901 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 9 | 16 |
Asian | 232 | 95 | 137 |
Black or African American | 416 | 148 | 268 |
Hispanic | 341 | 140 | 201 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 5,097 | 1,762 | 3,335 |
Two or More Races | 190 | 65 | 125 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 155 | 81 | 74 |
Total | 7,559 | 2,902 | 4,657 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 25,074 students whose age under twenty five and 3,480 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Missouri-Columbia.
Especially, 90 students are younger than eighteen and 31 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Missouri-Columbia.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 23,745 | 10,844 | 12,901 |
Under 18 | 90 | 31 | 59 |
18-19 | 9,172 | 3,893 | 5,279 |
20-21 | 10,603 | 4,790 | 5,813 |
22-24 | 3,006 | 1,701 | 1,305 |
25-29 | 446 | 248 | 198 |
30-34 | 197 | 107 | 90 |
35-39 | 92 | 30 | 62 |
40-49 | 87 | 29 | 58 |
50-64 | 45 | 13 | 32 |
65 and over | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 23,745 | 10,844 | 12,901 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,559 | 2,902 | 4,657 |
18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
20-21 | 152 | 33 | 119 |
22-24 | 2,049 | 748 | 1,301 |
25-29 | 2,304 | 935 | 1,369 |
30-34 | 1,205 | 538 | 667 |
35-39 | 754 | 287 | 467 |
40-49 | 786 | 256 | 530 |
50-64 | 283 | 93 | 190 |
65 and over | 24 | 11 | 13 |
Total | 7,559 | 2,902 | 4,657 |
Online Student Population
At University of Missouri-Columbia, 17,019 students (54.37% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,088 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, 2,591 students live in Missouri where University of Missouri-Columbia is located in and 1,400 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 31,304 | 23,745 | 7,559 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 4,088 | 1,332 | 2,756 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 12,931 | 11,860 | 1,071 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 14,285 | 10,553 | 3,732 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 4,088 | 1,332 | 2,756 |
Missouri Residents | 2,591 | 1,061 | 1,530 |
Other State in U.S. | 1,400 | 261 | 1,139 |
Outside of U.S. | 91 | 10 | 81 |
Unknown | 6 | 0 | 6 |