Missouri University of Science and Technology (also known as Missouri S&T or simply S&T) is a public land-grant research university located in Rolla, Missouri, United States. It is one of the largest engineering schools in the country with more than 9,000 students enrolled in over 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The school was founded in 1870 as the first public college of engineering west of the Mississippi River. It is a member institution of the University of Missouri System and one of only four universities nationwide with ABET-accredited computing programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The university offers degrees in business and management, computer science and information technology, engineering, liberal arts, science and mathematics. It has an extensive cooperative education program that integrates classroom study with paid work experience. The university also operates two other campuses: one in St. Louis County at Westport Plaza near Maryland Heights; another site on Highway 40 west of Eureka;
In addition to its academic programs, Missouri S&T is home to several research centers, institutes and laboratories. These include the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies, the Center for Composite Materials Research, the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources, the Environmental Research Center, Idaho National Laboratory’s Materials Science & Engineering Facility and more. The school’s facilities are among the best in the nation, boasting state-of-the-art equipment and resources that support our world-class research enterprise.
Missouri S&T’s history dates back to 1849 when surveyors from Linn County laid out central city lots for what would eventually become Rolla. In 1857–58 residents voted to incorporate “The Institute Of Technology At Rolla”; however actual classes didn’t begin until eight years later due to financial difficulties during pre Civil War days . When instruction finally started on February 22nd 1871 it became apparent that a new building was needed so construction began almost immediately on what would become Castleman Hall , which still stands today as a symbol of everything Missouri S&T represents . That same year congress passed The Morrill Land Grant Act establishing land grant colleges across America whose mission was –and continues to be—to provide quality higher education opportunities regardless of race , creed or economic background . As part