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Truman State University
Truman State University, founded in 1867 as a teacher-training institution, has served since 1985 as Missouri's designated statewide public liberal arts and sciences university, a formal legislative mission unusual among American public universities, most of which don't hold such a specifically defined statewide role. The university's undergraduate research opportunities and its unusually rigorous admissions standards relative to typical regional public universities have earned Truman State a reputation as one of the best academic values among public universities in the Midwest, consistently ranking near the top of "best value" public university surveys. Truman State's small size, around 5,000 students, and its designation as the state's sole liberal-arts-focused public institution give it a distinct academic identity relative to Missouri's larger, more comprehensive public research universities like Mizzou. The university's Kirksville, Missouri campus and its combination of selective admissions, small class sizes, and public in-state tuition have made Truman State a consistent draw for academically strong Missouri students seeking a rigorous liberal arts education without private-college tuition costs.
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Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis, founded in 1853 and named for George Washington, is consistently ranked among the top research universities in the country, and its Olin Business School and School of Medicine have each built reputations rivaling far more nationally famous private universities. The university's endowment per student ranks among the highest of any American research university, funding substantial financial aid and research infrastructure that's let WashU compete directly with Ivy League and other elite private universities for top faculty and applicants despite being less broadly known outside academic circles. WashU's medical school and its affiliated Barnes-Jewish Hospital form one of the largest academic medical research complexes in the country, and the university's biomedical research funding regularly ranks among the top handful of American universities, reflecting a research strength that WashU has built with less mainstream public name recognition than its academic standing would suggest. The university's architecturally uniform, Collegiate Gothic campus, built largely from local Missouri limestone, gives Washington University one of the more visually distinctive private research university campuses in the Midwest, and its combination of genuine Ivy League-caliber academics with a somewhat lower public profile has made it a frequently cited example of an "underrated" elite American university.
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