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Colleges and Universities in Missouri

Missouri has 195 higher education schools within its borders. Webster University, the highest-ranked school in MO, has a total student population of 19,372 and is the 177th highest ranked school in the USA. Of the 195 schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. There are 4755 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Of the 195 schools in Missouri, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Bryan College comes out as the most expensive ($31,601/yr), with Moberly Area Technical Center as the lowest recorded at only $1,000/yr.

• Missouri is known as the "Show Me State".
• The 'Show Me State' expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."
• The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912.
• The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925 leaving a 980-foot wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars. It left 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured.
• At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea.

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