Missouri, abbreviated "MO", is in the West North Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Jefferson City.
There were 5,595,211 people in Missouri as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on August 10, 1821.
Please explore the cities and towns of Missouri, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Colleges | 36 | 34,648 |
| 2 | St. Louis Colleges | 33 | 96,660 |
| 3 | Springfield Colleges | 20 | 38,967 |
| 4 | St. Peters Colleges | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Joplin Colleges | 6 | 6,613 |
| 6 | Columbia Colleges | 5 | 42,521 |
| 7 | Cape Girardeau Colleges | 5 | 11,315 |
| 8 | St. Charles Colleges | 3 | 9,633 |
| 9 | Rolla Colleges | 3 | 6,468 |
| 10 | Kirksville Colleges | 3 | 5,999 |
| 11 | St. Joseph Colleges | 3 | 5,456 |
| 12 | Moberly Colleges | 3 | 4,461 |
| 13 | Jefferson City Colleges | 3 | 3,398 |
| 14 | Independence Colleges | 3 | 2,892 |
| 15 | Fenton Colleges | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | Kirkwood Colleges | 2 | 10,310 |
| 17 | Fayette Colleges | 2 | 3,428 |
| 18 | Sedalia Colleges | 2 | 3,346 |
| 19 | Neosho Colleges | 2 | 3,337 |
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold | 19,965 | Jefferson |
| Aurora | 7,014 | Lawrence |
| Ava | 3,021 | Douglas |
| Ballwin | 31,283 | St Louis |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 11,271 | St Louis |
| Belton | 21,730 | Cass |
| Berkeley | 10,063 | St Louis |
| Bethany | 3,087 | Harrison |
| Black Jack | 6,792 | St Louis |
| Blue Springs | 48,080 | Jackson |
| Bolivar | 9,143 | Polk |
| Bonne Terre | 4,039 | St Francois |
| Boonville | 8,202 | Cooper |
| Bowling Green | 3,260 | Pike |
| Branson | 6,050 | Taney |
| Breckenridge Hills | 4,817 | St Louis |
| Brentwood | 7,693 | St Louis |
| Bridgeton | 15,550 | St Louis |
| Brookfield | 4,769 | Linn |
| Buckner | 2,725 | Jackson |
| Buffalo | 2,781 | Dallas |
| Butler | 4,209 | Bates |
| California | 4,005 | Moniteau |
| Camdenton | 2,779 | Camden |
| Cameron | 8,312 | Clinton |
| Canton | 2,557 | Lewis |
| Cape Girardeau | 35,349 | Cape Girardeau |
| Carl Junction | 5,294 | Jasper |
| Carrollton | 4,122 | Carroll |
| Carthage | 12,668 | Jasper |
| Caruthersville | 6,760 | Pemiscot |
| Cassville | 2,890 | Barry |
| Centralia | 3,774 | Boone |
| Chaffee | 3,044 | Scott |
| Charleston | 4,732 | Mississippi |
| Chesterfield | 46,802 | St Louis |
| Chillicothe | 8,968 | Livingston |
| Clarkson Valley | 2,675 | St Louis |
| Clayton | 12,825 | St Louis |
| Clinton | 9,311 | Henry |
| Columbia | 84,531 | Boone |
| Crestwood | 11,863 | St Louis |
| Creve Coeur | 16,500 | St Louis |
| Crystal City | 4,247 | Jefferson |
| Cuba | 3,230 | Crawford |
| Dardenne Prairie | 4,384 | St Charles |
| De Soto | 6,375 | Jefferson |
| Dellwood | 5,255 | St Louis |
| Des Peres | 8,592 | St Louis |
| Desloge | 4,802 | St Francois |
| Dexter | 7,356 | Stoddard |
| East Prairie | 3,227 | Mississippi |
| El Dorado Springs | 3,775 | Cedar |
| Eldon | 4,895 | Miller |
| Ellisville | 9,104 | St Louis |
| Eureka | 7,676 | St Louis |
| Excelsior Springs | 10,847 | Clay |
| Farmington | 13,924 | St Francois |
| Fayette | 2,793 | Howard |
| Fenton | 4,360 | St Louis |
| Ferguson | 22,406 | St Louis |
| Festus | 9,660 | Jefferson |
| Florissant | 50,497 | St Louis |
| Fredericktown | 3,928 | Madison |
| Frontenac | 3,483 | St Louis |
| Fulton | 12,128 | Callaway |
| Gladstone | 26,365 | Clay |
| Glendale | 5,767 | St Louis |
| Grain Valley | 5,160 | Jackson |
| Grandview | 24,881 | Jackson |
| Greenwood | 3,952 | Jackson |
| Hannibal | 17,757 | Marion |
| Harrisonville | 8,946 | Cass |
| Hayti | 3,207 | Pemiscot |
| Hazelwood | 26,206 | St Louis |
| Herculaneum | 2,805 | Jefferson |
| Hermann | 2,674 | Gasconade |
| Higginsville | 4,682 | Lafayette |
| Holden | 2,510 | Johnson |
| Hollister | 3,867 | Taney |
| Holts Summit | 2,935 | Callaway |
| Independence | 113,288 | Jackson |
| Jackson | 11,947 | Cape Girardeau |
| Jefferson City | 39,636 | Cole |
| Jennings | 15,469 | St Louis |
| Joplin | 45,504 | Jasper |
| Kansas City | 441,545 | Jackson |
| Kearney | 5,472 | Clay |
| Kennett | 11,260 | Dunklin |
| Kirksville | 16,988 | Adair |
| Kirkwood | 27,324 | St Louis |
| Knob Noster | 2,462 | Johnson |
| Ladue | 8,645 | St Louis |
| Lake St. Louis | 10,169 | St Charles |
| Lamar | 4,425 | Barton |
| Lebanon | 12,155 | Laclede |
| Lexington | 4,453 | Lafayette |
| Liberty | 26,232 | Clay |
| Louisiana | 3,863 | Pike |
| Macon | 5,538 | Macon |
| Malden | 4,782 | Dunklin |
| Manchester | 19,161 | St Louis |
| Maplewood | 9,228 | St Louis |
| Marceline | 2,558 | Linn |
| Marshall | 12,433 | Saline |
| Marshfield | 5,720 | Webster |
| Maryland Heights | 25,756 | St Louis |
| Maryville | 10,581 | Nodaway |
| Mexico | 11,320 | Audrain |
| Moberly | 11,945 | Randolph |
| Moline Acres | 2,662 | St Louis |
| Monett | 7,396 | Barry |
| Monroe City | 2,588 | Monroe |
| Montgomery City | 2,442 | Montgomery |
| Mount Vernon | 4,017 | Lawrence |
| Mountain Grove | 4,574 | Wright |
| Mountain View | 2,430 | Howell |
| Neosho | 10,505 | Newton |
| Nevada | 8,607 | Vernon |
| New Madrid | 3,334 | New Madrid |
| Nixa | 12,124 | Christian |
| Normandy | 5,153 | St Louis |
| North Kansas City | 4,714 | Clay |
| Northwoods | 4,643 | St Louis |
| Oak Grove | 5,535 | Jackson |
| Odessa | 4,818 | Lafayette |
| O'Fallon | 46,169 | St Charles |
| Olivette | 7,438 | St Louis |
| Osage Beach | 3,662 | Camden |
| Overland | 16,838 | St Louis |
| Owensville | 2,500 | Gasconade |
| Ozark | 9,665 | Christian |
| Pacific | 5,482 | Franklin |
| Pagedale | 3,616 | St Louis |
| Palmyra | 3,467 | Marion |
| Park Hills | 7,861 | St Francois |
| Parkville | 4,059 | Platte |
| Peculiar | 2,604 | Cass |
| Perryville | 7,667 | Perry |
| Pevely | 3,768 | Jefferson |
| Pine Lawn | 4,204 | St Louis City |
| Platte City | 3,866 | Platte |
| Pleasant Hill | 5,582 | Cass |
| Pleasant Valley | 3,321 | Clay |
| Poplar Bluff | 16,651 | Butler |
| Portageville | 3,295 | New Madrid |
| Potosi | 2,662 | Washington |
| Raymore | 11,146 | Cass |
| Raytown | 30,388 | Jackson |
| Republic | 8,438 | Greene |
| Richmond | 6,116 | Ray |
| Richmond Heights | 9,602 | St Louis |
| Riverside | 2,979 | Platte |
| Riverview | 3,146 | St Louis |
| Rock Hill | 4,765 | St Louis |
| Rolla | 16,367 | Phelps |
| Salem | 4,854 | Dent |
| Savannah | 4,762 | Andrew |
| Scott City | 4,591 | Scott |
| Sedalia | 20,339 | Pettis |
| Shrewsbury | 6,644 | St Louis |
| Sikeston | 16,992 | Scott |
| Smithville | 5,514 | Clay |
| Springfield | 151,580 | Greene |
| St. Ann | 13,607 | St Louis |
| St. Charles | 60,321 | St Charles |
| St. Clair | 4,390 | Franklin |
| St. James | 3,704 | Phelps |
| St. John | 6,871 | St Louis |
| St. Joseph | 73,990 | Buchanan |
| St. Louis | 348,189 | St Louis |
| St. Peters | 51,381 | St Charles |
| St. Robert | 2,760 | Pulaski |
| Ste. Genevieve | 4,476 | Ste. Genevieve |
| Sugar Creek | 3,839 | Jackson |
| Sullivan | 6,351 | Franklin |
| Sunset Hills | 8,267 | St Louis |
| Tipton | 3,261 | Moniteau |
| Town and Country | 10,894 | St Louis |
| Trenton | 6,216 | Grundy |
| Troy | 6,737 | Lincoln |
| Union | 7,757 | Franklin |
| University City | 37,428 | St Louis |
| Valley Park | 6,518 | St Louis |
| Vandalia | 2,529 | Audrain |
| Versailles | 2,565 | Morgan |
| Warrensburg | 16,340 | Johnson |
| Warrenton | 5,281 | Warren |
| Washington | 13,243 | Franklin |
| Waynesville | 3,507 | Pulaski |
| Webb City | 9,812 | Jasper |
| Webster Groves | 23,230 | St Louis |
| Weldon Spring | 5,270 | St Charles |
| Wellston | 2,460 | St Louis |
| Wentzville | 6,896 | St Charles |
| West Plains | 10,866 | Howell |
| Wildwood | 32,884 | St Louis |
| Willard | 3,193 | Greene |
| Windsor | 3,087 | Henry |
| Woodson Terrace | 4,189 | St Louis |
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| Missouri Map A detailed map of Missouri |
| Missouri Online Colleges Colleges in Missouri with online degree programs. |

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