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Pierre Laclede Honors College

University of Missouri–St. Louis
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Motto Salus Populi (Latin)
Motto in English
The Welfare of the People
Type Public Research
Land grant
Established 1960 (Normandy Residence Center)
1963 (UMSL)
Academic affiliations
University of Missouri System
Endowment $281.3 million
Chancellor Thomas F. George
Provost Glen Hahn Cope
Academic staff
946 (Fall 2014)
Administrative staff
1,276 (Fall 2014)
Students 16,738 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates 13,569 (Fall 2014)
Postgraduates 3,240 (Fall 2014)
Location St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S.
Campus Urban, 350-acre (0.5 sq mi; 141.6 ha)
Colors Red and Gold          
Athletics NCAA Division II - GLVC
Nickname Tritons
Mascot Louie
Website www.umsl.edu
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The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) is public research university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Established in 1963, it is one of four universities in the University of Missouri System and its newest. As of 2013, it is the largest university by enrollment in the St. Louis area with 16,809 students. UMSL's campus is located on the former grounds of the Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri, stretching into the municipalities of Bellerive,Bel-Nor and Normandy. However, the campus's mailing address says St. Louis. Additional facilities are located at the former site of Marillac College and at Grand Center, both in St. Louis city.

Bachelor's, Master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the College of Education, the College of Nursing, and the College of Optometry. The business school is AACSB-accredited and is the only university in the St. Louis area to also be AACSB-accredited in accounting. Preprofessional, a joint engineering program with Washington University in St. Louis, and evening programs are also offered. UMSL is home of an optometry school, providing its students with a doctorate (OD). Only 17 optometry schools exist in all of North America including Puerto Rico. The Pierre Laclede Honors College is UMSL's honors program.


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