In FY24, Business Development Specialists worked with small businesses and entrepreneurs statewide to create or retain 71,140 jobs.
$3.1billion
For every dollar invested from 2019 to 2021, the MU Extension Business Development Program has returned $133 in economic impact for its clients by increasing sales more than $1.6 billion. For a total impact of $3.1 billion, the program has generated more than 37,000 jobs and attracted nearly $451 million in capital investments and $1.5 billion in government contracts.
Between FY19 and FY24, UM System brought Missouri more than $1.75 billion in federal and private research funds, funded primarily from outside the state, but spent within the state.
In FY24, UM System was issued 29 patents and filed 69 new U.S. patent applications.
In FY24, the UM System awarded 707 design and construction project contracts throughout Missouri, for a total investment of $287.3 million in the state.
In FY24, to improve access to medical and health related services, MU Health Care’s Missouri Telehealth Network’s Show-Me ECHO program provided 16,687 hrs of case-based instruction to 3,113 learners located in 105 of 114 Missouri counties and the city of St. Louis.
Education and Training Provided
41,523 police, fire fighters, and medical professionals attending continuing education (2024)
Agriculture and natural resource programs served 297,919 farmers and related businesses (2024)
254,220 youth and stakeholder educational contacts in 4-H clubs, schools, camps and other programs (2024)
Education Highlights
FY24 Financial Aid Awards
In FY24, 69.7% of the UM System’s 79,014 students received financial aid totaling $1.048 billion
MU
28,608students receiving financial aid
$583.6Mfinancial aid awarded
UMKC
11,518students receiving financial aid
$228.5Mfinancial aid awarded
Missouri S&T
6,720students receiving financial aid
$127.7Mfinancial aid awarded
UMSL
8,256students receiving financial aid
$107.8Mfinancial aid awarded
UM System’s MOREnet (Missouri Research and Education Network) provides internet connectivity, access, support and training to 58 higher education institutions (230,000 students), 484 K-12 school districts (830,000 students) and 134 public libraries (serving nearly 3 million Missourians) in 2023.
UM System awarded 50.5% of the 31,689 Bachelor’s or higher degrees awarded by Missouri four-year public institutions in 2023-24.
UM System awarded 35.0% of the 1,776 research doctorates and 26.8% of the 3,796 professional doctorates awarded by Missouri public and not-for-profit private institutions in 2023-24.
In FY24, UM System’s $30.7 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants represented 96.9% of all NSF grants made to Missouri public colleges and universities.
In 2024, over 12,400 Missourians accessed mobroadband.org, part of the UM System Broadband Initiative which helped the statewide build-out of high-speed internet infrastructure.
Supporting the University of Missouri is an investment in the future of Missouri.
The university advances Missouri citizens and communities through its mission of teaching, research, public service, and economic development across our four campuses and University of Missouri Extension.
Prepared in December 2024, based on the best available and most recent data. Data Sources include: Missouri Office of Administration • UM IR • MU Institute for Public Policy • Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES) • MU • UMKC • Missouri S&T • UMSL • UM System • UM Health Care • MU Extension • US Census Bureau • US Dept. of Health and Human Services • National Science Foundation
