The UM System has a unique and important role in providing teaching, research, service and economic development to the state.  

In addition to its four campuses—the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL)—the UM System is comprised of a statewide health care system, multiple research parks and incubators, agricultural research stations, and a vast network of small business and technology development centers, extension centers, telehealth network sites and MOREnet sites. 
 
Collectively, the UM System is a $3.0 billion enterprise that represents one of the greatest assets of the state of Missouri.