List of colleges and universities in Missouri

This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Missouri. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, post secondary institutions. There are currently 67 such institutions operating in the state, including thirteen public universities, thirty-nine private 4-year institutions, and thirteen community colleges. In addition, many out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in Missouri. Classifications are as defined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

University of Missouri System
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a University of Missouri Press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses. Headquartered in Columbia on the original campus, the extension program provides distance learning and other educational initiatives statewide. The UM System was created in 1963 when the University of Missouri and its offshoot, the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, were combined with the formerly-private University of Kansas City and a newly created campus in suburban St. Louis.

Public universities
* Harris Teachers College was the City of St. Louis' teachers college for white students, and Stowe Teachers College was for black students until 1954, when the school board merged the two.

Public

 * Crowder College
 * East Central College
 * Jefferson College
 * Metropolitan Community College
 * Mineral Area College
 * Missouri State University–West Plains
 * Moberly Area Community College
 * North Central Missouri College
 * Ozarks Technical Community College
 * St. Charles Community College
 * St. Louis Community College
 * State Fair Community College
 * State Technical College of Missouri
 * Three Rivers Community College

Private

 * Ranken Technical College

Theological seminaries

 * Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
 * Central Christian College of the Bible
 * Concordia Seminary
 * Covenant Theological Seminary
 * Eden Theological Seminary
 * Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
 * Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
 * Midwest University
 * Mission University
 * Nazarene Theological Seminary
 * Ozark Christian College
 * Saint Paul School of Theology
 * Urshan Graduate School of Theology

Special focus

 * A. T. Still University
 * Cox College
 * Kansas City Art Institute
 * Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
 * Logan University
 * University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

Defunct institutions

 * Central Bible College (1922–2013)
 * Central Female College (1869–1924)
 * Marion College, one of Missouri's oldest colleges, closed in 1844
 * St. Louis Christian College (1956–2022)
 * Wentworth Military Academy and College (1880–2017), Lexington