The University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) is a distinctive public university known for its small class sizes, accomplished faculty, and high-value degree programs that support students’ future success. The university is committed not only to career-focused education but also to fostering lifelong learning and expanding access to higher education for a diverse student community.
UMKC’s mission is to promote learning through the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge of public value across a broad range of disciplines and fields of study. The university celebrates individuality and promotes opportunity for all by combining these goals with innovation to create transformational impact that advances cultural, social, health, and economic prosperity in the metropolitan, regional, and global communities it serves.
Its vision is to be an exemplary public, urban research university of the 21st century, pursuing excellence as a human-centered learning and discovery community that creates opportunities for all while enriching the lives of people and communities.
UMKC’s values reflect pride in being a student-centered urban university dedicated to learning, discovery, research, and service. These values are guided by a commitment to respectful interaction, inclusion, and broad access to opportunity.
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