Education By the Numbers    

Academic Units

Enrollment Statistics, 2007–08

Undergraduate
1,139
Graduate
2,325
Total
3,464

 At 780, the College of Education has more graduate students enrolled in MU Direct's online and distance degree programs than any other MU college or school.
 

Learning Online

MU’s College of Education offers online student learning for 14 degree areas and 5 certification areas. Possibilities include: early childhood education, educational leadership, journalism education, educational technology and mental health practices in schools.
 

Degrees granted, 2006–07 

Bachelor's
269
Master's
737
Education Specialist
54
Doctor of Education
66
Doctor of Philosophy
90
Total
1,216

International

International Graduate Students
125

International students come to MU from 32 different nations around the world.

Alumni

Total Alumni
49,120

Staff 

Faculty
201
Tenured, Tenure-Track Faculty
81
Student to Faculty Ratio
15 to 1
Full-Time Staff
163

Scholarships 

Number of Scholarships Offered 2007-08
349
Number of Scholarship Recipients
261
Total Scholarship Amount
$393,815

Fee Waivers 

Number of graduate students receiving fee waiver, fellowship or assistantship in 2006–07
394

Grants 

Grant Funding, FY'07
$22,143,842

Education brought in eight percent of the University’s external research funding. Additionally, the college is ranked 59th (out of 573) in the nation for education and human resources funding from the National Science Foundation. The Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum is the 15th largest project funded by the Education and Human Resources Directorate of the National Science Foundation.

Cross-discipline Research 

In 2006–07, the College of Education along with another MU college or school was awarded 52 interdisciplinary research grants to partner in discovery. Some of these partnerships explore how children understand math and reading, the qualities of successful school leaders and how technology can synthesize learning. The leading partnerships include:

Arts & Sciences
6
Engineering/Nuclear Engineering
21
Medicine/Nursing
10
Other MU Divisions
15

The college has eight faculty members who hold joint appointments with one of the following campus divisions:

  • Arts and Science
  • Agriculture


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2007 By the Numbers