Top 50 best colleges  as rated by America’s high school counselors, U.S. News and World Report, “America’s Best Colleges 2009” (August 2008). Missouri S&T ranked 45^th overall in the survey and 12^th among public universities.

No. 1 in the Midwest – and 12^th in the nation – among public colleges for “getting rich” (Forbes.com, August 2008).

Best starting salaries  in the Midwest and top 25 in the nation, according to PayScale Inc.’s survey of highest average starting salaries for graduates (PayScale.com, July 2008).

No. 27 on Reader’s Digest’s “safe campus” list (Reader’s Digest, February 2008).

A top 100 “best value” as rated by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (Kiplinger.com, February 2008).

A top 20 STEM Research University ( Academic Analytics January 2008). “STEM” stands for “science, technology, engineering and mathematics.”

A top 100 best value in public higher education by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, January 2006

A top 25 "connected campus" by Forbes.com and Princeton Review, January 2006

A top 25 “connected campus” (Forbes.com, January 2006).

A top 50 engineering school by U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges," 2005

One of "America's Best Value Colleges" by The Princeton Review, 2004

A top 25 entrepreneurial campus by Forbes.com, "America's Most Entrepreneurial Campuses," 2004

A top 25 entrepreneurial campus (Forbes.com, October 2004).

 

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
• E³ Commons – home to S&T’s energy, environment and education R&D efforts

If you're considering Missouri S&T for your college education, take a look at some of our numbers:

1- Missouri S&T is in the top 1 percent in the nation for ACT scores. 

1 - Missouri S&T's Solar Car Team finished in first place in the 2003 American Solar Challenge (also first in Sunrayce '99 ), both North American races of solar-powered vehicles.

2 - National rank of Missouri S&T freshmen in terms of test scores (ACT and SAT) among public universities.   Source: Institutional Research and Evaluation Inc.

13:1 - Missouri S&T students enjoy a student-to-faculty ratio of 13 to 1.

26 - Average class size for lectures at Missouri S&T

36 - Percentage of Missouri students receiving Bright Flight Scholarships -- giving Missouri S&T the highest percentage of Bright Flight Scholars in the state.

98 - Percentage of tenured/tenure-track Missouri S&T faculty with PhDs

 

Our Alumni:

Some of the most successful leaders in the world are proud to hold a degree from Missouri S&T. These Missouri S&T alumni include:

Three astronauts:

Retired Air Force Col. Tom Akers , a veteran of four space flights, holds bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Missouri S&T ('73 and '75).

Janet Kavandi , whose debut space shuttle flight in June 1999 was the final Mir-shuttle docking, holds a master's degree in chemistry from Missouri S&T ('82).

Sandra Magnus , who became a NASA astronaut in 1996, holds a bachelor's degree in physics ('86) and a master's degree in electrical engineering ('90) from Missouri S&T.

A famous mystery writer:

Lora Roberts , author of the six Liz Sullivan mysteries, holds a bachelor's degree in English from Missouri S&T ('71). She credits Missouri S&T for helping build a solid foundation from which to launch her writing career.

Hundreds of business leaders:

Ted Weise, the former president of FedEx, was one of the first employees of FedEx (formerly Federal Express) when the company started in the early 1970s, and worked his way up to the position of president. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T ('67).