University of Missouri-St. Louis

CoBA Mission Our mission is to provide excellence in education, industry-relevant research, and practice-based programs that prepare students to succeed across a wide range of business professions. We are student-focused, offering quality, value, access, and innovation. We empower diverse problem solvers to transform their lives and create better outcomes for the St. Louis region and beyond. CoBA Values Quality. We are St. Louis's only public research university. Faculty recruited from around the world balance meaningful research with excellent teaching and engaged service. Our practice-focused research is often tested with our many business partners who help us plan and deliver results. We augment this core faculty with instructors with practical business experience and strong teaching skills. Value. We offer the best value in business education in the St. Louis region. We make quality faculty, programs, and instruction affordable to every St. Louisan. We are focused on student success, facilitating career-specific job and career fairs and internships. The campus mission distilled in the words "we transform lives" is ingrained in our culture. Faculty engage students in service-learning opportunities to provide value and help transform lives in the surrounding communities. Increasingly, this orientation has made us attractive to students outside the St. Louis region, including international students who are attracted to our nationally ranked programs. Access. We believe the transformative power of education should be extended to anyone who is willing to seek it out. We use innovative delivery modes (face to face, hybrid, and online) to enable working students to tailor a program to fit their schedule. Nearly 80% of our graduates remain in the region, and throughout our 54-year history, we have provided business leaders for most organizations in the region. Innovation. Reflecting our region's strong emphasis on research and innovation as critical to our future economic growth, the College has made entrepreneurship and innovation a part of who we are. UMSL Accelerate, devoted to education, innovation, and collaboration, is a driver for the curriculum and initiatives with the campus and the business community. Our cybersecurity program emphasizes business problems, not just technical solutions. In summary, the pillars of the College of Business brand—global focus, technical competency, and innovation—remain our guideposts as we continue to be the value leader in the market.