Williams (1931–35)
Frederick Middlebush (1935–54)
Elmer Ellis (1955–63)
John W. Schwada (1964–70)
Herbert W. Schooling (1971–78)
Barbara Uehling (1978–87)
Haskell Monroe (1987–93)
Charles Kiesler (1993–96)
Richard L. Wallace (1997–2004)
Brady J. Deaton (2004–13)
R. Bowen Loftin (2014–2015)
Alexander Cartwright (2017–2020)
Mun Choi (2020–present)
== Academics ==
MU is a member of the Association of American Universities and classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The oldest global university ranking project, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking), places MU at 60-78 nationally and 201-300 globally as of 2024. The ranking largely takes into account research output and faculty prestige. In 2024 the university's research and development expenditures were $462 million as submitted to the National Science Foundation. MU is also one of two land-grant universities in the state, along with Lincoln University.
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