UMSL Points of Pride

• UMSL is the largest (by headcount) university in the St. Louis area and the third largest university in Missouri.

• UMSL is the fifth most productive small research university in the United States, according to the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index by Academic Analytics. UMSL is ranked just behind Boston College (3) and Georgetown University (4).

• UMSL researchers in management information systems are the third most productive MIS faculty group in the United States, according to an index by Academic Analytics. Only two universities rank higher – the University of Arizona (1) and the University of Georgia (2).

• The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMSL is ranked second nationally by the Journal of Criminal Justice for scholarly research, and the doctoral degree program in criminology and criminal justice is the fourth best in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report.

• The International Business program at UMSL was ranked 15th nationally by U.S. News & World Report in 2009, the seventh consecutive year the program was in the top 20.

• The first-time pass rate of UMSL nursing graduates on the Missouri licensure exam was 95 percent in 2008, the eighth consecutive year scores exceeded 90 percent. The state average was 87.5 percent, and the national average was 87 percent.

• The Journal of Communication ranks the Department of Communication at UMSL fifth in the nation for faculty productivity.

• In 2008, UMSL optometry students earned a pass rate of 100 percent for the three phases of the national licensure exam. The national average was 94 percent.

• Graduates of UMSL's doctoral program in clinical psychology consistently score in the top 15 percent on the national licensure exam.

• The 2006-08 Philosophical Gourmet Report ranked UMSL's master's degree program in philosophy eighth best in the United States for terminal master's degree programs.

• The College of Education at UMSL ranks first in Missouri for the number of certificates issued annually to teaching professionals.

• The College of Business Administration at UMSL is listed in the "Best 296 Business Schools," a guidebook released in 2008 by The Princeton Review.

• A record 71 UMSL student-athletes earned GLVC Academic All-Conference awards in 2008. That number represents 40 percent of all university student-athletes.

• Express Scripts is among the St. Louis area's largest employers and among the nation's largest pharmacy benefits managers. The company's world headquarters is located on the North Campus at UMSL. The relationship between the university and Express Scripts is the largest university-business partnership of its kind in the United States.

• More than 70 UMSL student-athletes representing eight sports have earned All-America honors since basketball standout Jack Stenner became the university's first All-American for his 1968-69 season.

• The Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL is the nation's largest, and most diverse, program in biology conservation. Teaching and research partners include the Missouri Botanical Garden and Saint Louis Zoo.

• The award-winning St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU is the St. Louis area's premier National Public Radio station. KWMU is located at, and licensed to, UMSL. The station provides in-depth news, intelligent talk and great entertainment.

• Housed within the Thomas Jefferson Library on UMSL's North Campus, the St. Louis Mercantile Library is the oldest library west of the Mississippi River. The Mercantile library includes the Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library and John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library.