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( Missouri University of Science and Technology)
Missouri University of Science and Technology (commonly Missouri S&T), is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri and part of the University of Missouri System. Its 6,150 students primarily study engineering, computing, mathematics and the sciences. On January 1, 2008, the university changed its name to Missouri University of Science and Technology from the University of Missouri–Rolla.[3] Missouri S&T was originally an MU offspring called the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (MSM), founded in 1870 as the first technological learning institution west of the Mississippi River. Early in its beginnings, the School of Mines was focused primarily on mining and metallurgy, but by the 1920s, had expanded into civil, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering as well as chemistry, physics, mathematics and geology. A greater emphasis was placed on research and graduate education during the 1950s. In 1964, the School of Mines, although always a part of the University of Missouri system, changed its name to University of Missouri at Rolla. The curriculum was expanded to include most of the science and engineering disciplines, as well as social sciences and liberal arts such as psychology and history. In 1968, the campus name was slightly altered to the University of Missouri–Rolla, thus conforming to the naming scheme of the other three campuses. Business and management programs were gradually added in the following years. On January 1, 2008 UMR became known as Missouri University of Science and Technology or Missouri S&T for short.[3] Although known primarily as an engineering school, Missouri S&T has a wide variety of majors in humanities, social sciences, arts, sciences, and business. Missouri S&T ranks as one of the twenty-five largest universities in the United States, in number of engineering bachelor's degrees awarded.[4]
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