I am an international who wants to attend Missouri S&T and study on campus. What are the admissions requirements?

 First, find the category you fit into – international incoming freshman, undergraduate transfer student or graduate student – by clicking here and then going to the appropriate admissions link displayed there for all admissions requirements and criteria.

What sort of financial aid is available for international students?

Graduate research assistantships and graduate teaching assistantships are available to graduate students and awarded through the individual departments. International students, however, do not qualify for U.S. government-based student loans or grants.

 What if I do not meet the TOEFL requirement for English language proficiency?

Missouri S&T’s Office of International Affairs offers an Intensive English Program through its Applied Language Institute, which can bring you up to speed to fulfill Missouri S&T’s English language proficiency requirement. The program offers three levels of instruction – beginning, intermediate and advanced – and successful completion of the program means the TOEFL is waived by most Missouri S&T departments. Click here for more information.

How does Missouri S&T rank among other American colleges and universities?

• A top 100 best value in public higher education by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, January 2006
• A top 25 entrepreneurial campus by Forbes.com’s “America’s Most Entrepreneurial Campuses," 2004
• Ranked 51 among the nation's top engineering schools by U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges," 2006
• One of “America’s Best Value Colleges" by The Princeton Review, 2004
• A top 25 connected campus by Forbes.com's "America's Most Connected Campuses," January 2006

What sets Missouri S&T apart?

The Missouri University of Science and Technology has an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students, including more than 500 international students representing more than 70 countries.

• Beautiful campus of 284 acres
• Small class size: average 28 students
• State of the art labs, average number of students per lab: 17 students
• Approximately 13% of the total campus population are international students
• 73% of graduates go on to graduate or professional school
• Average SAT score of 1200
• Highly wired campus: 1:9 computer to student ratio
• Missouri S&T chosen winner of the Missouri Quality Award

 What degree programs are offered at Missouri S&T?

Students can receive degrees as diverse as history and political science to information technology and aerospace engineering. Go here for a complete listing of all degree programs.

What do I need to know about immigration laws before attending school in the United States?

Updated immigration information on SEVIS and other information can be found by clicking here
As a Missouri S&T student, you can register for the Office of International Affairs’ listserv, through which international students are kept abreast of important developments related to their status.

Where is Rolla?

Rolla is a town of 16,000 people located halfway between two large Missouri cities, St. Louis and Springfield, in the center of the United States. It was ranked one of the 100 best small towns in the United States and the number one small town in Missouri in 2000 (according to The100 Best Small Towns in America by Norm Crampton). Click here for a map

Climate: Mild mid-continental weather - some snow in winter; warm, humid summers.

• Average temperature 12.7 degrees C
• Average rainfall 106.4 cm
• Average snowfall 50.5 cm
• Monthly averages range from 1.8 degrees C in January to 25.7 degrees C in July