Mizzou Update

The Missouri 100November 7, 2009

2009 Fall Enrollment• Record enrollment of

31,314 (up 3.7%)

• Students represent every Missouri county, every state and 100+ countries

• Quality – 25.6 ACT (highest in 8 years)25% of freshmen come from top 10% of high school classes

• Retention – 85.3% (2nd highest in history)

• Graduation – 67.7%

Freshman Experience

Growing Research• No. 1 fastest federal expenditure growth rate among

American AAUs, public and private (1994-2007)

• Externally sponsored research was $203M in FY 09 (25% growth past 5 years)

• Ranks 12th in the country in National Science Foundation life sciences funding (2007)

• Accounts for 73% of R & D dollars flowing to MO public higher education (2007)

• Generates an average of $4.4M in outside research funds every week for Missouri (2009)

Growing Entrepreneurs

• Products invented by MU scientists have generated $845M in gross revenue for the companies that licensed them and $45M+ in licensing fees and royalties for MU.

• In FY ’09, MU received a record $10M+ in licensing revenue and filed 68 US patents.

Life Science Business Incubator$9.1 million facility in MU Research Park dedicated May 4

Funding Sources

Campus 36%Federal 34%Monsanto 22%Private 9%

Profitable Ag Experiment StationNew study finds MU agricultural research network delivers highest return on investment in continental U.S. over 40 years

Lafferre Hall Dedication

November 5College of Engineering

Estimated $63M in renovations still needed to prepare next generation of engineers (1st of 7 phases completed)

Health Sciences

MU Health System encompasses:• MU Health Care’s statewide

network of hospitals, clinics and telehealth sites

• University Physicians• School of Medicine• Sinclair School of Nursing• School of Health Professions

Consolidated Health Care SystemVice Chancellor Harold Williamson is responsible for all academic, clinical and business operations of the University of Missouri Health System.

Health Care Information Technology

• Successful academic health centers bridge gap between academia and the business of patient care.

• Tiger Institute for Health Innovation is new partnership with Cerner Corp.

• MU and Cerner are creating one of the nation’s most digitized health systems.

• Institute positions MU among top U.S. health systems for patient-centered health care information technology.

Access to Health Care

• Improving health care access

• Building healthy communities

• Reducing health work force barriers

• Promoting medical education/careers

Goal of MU Extension’s new Urban Initiative is to reduce health disparities in Missouri by

Investing for Success

Goal: Increase visibility, reputation and stature of MU.

This will strengthen• Quality of faculty and students• Instructional programs• Value of an MU degree• Success of grant proposals• Fundraising results• Economic impact• Venture capital investment

The Mizzou Advantage

• Food for the Future

• New Media

• One Health, One Medicine: The Convergence of Human and Animal Health

• Sustainable Energy

• Understanding and Managing Disruptive and Transformational Technologies

Tiger Champions

Ranked No. 1

in the Big 12

in Academic

Progress Rate

Mizzou Update

The Missouri 100November 7, 2009