Missouri University of Science and Technology

The Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Rolla, Missouri, United States, a member institution of the University of Missouri System, and it occupies the 751-760 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.密苏里科技大学是一所位于美国密苏里州罗拉市的公立研究型大学，隶属密苏里大学系统，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 751-760 区间。

It was founded in 1870 as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and became the first technological institution of higher learning west of the Mississippi River.该校于 1870 年以「密苏里矿业与冶金学院」之名创办，是密西西比河以西第一所技术类高等学府。

Its OpenAlex record lists 36,251 research works and 1,948,015 citations, and most of its 6,456 students in 2023 studied engineering, the sciences, business and mathematics.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 36,251 项、被引 1,948,015 次；2023 年其 6,456 名学生大多就读于工程、科学、商科与数学专业。

History

• Engineering and agricultural education was rare in American higher education in 1860, but the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 changed that by granting public land to states that created such schools.1860 年，工程与农业教育在美国高等教育中尚属罕见；1862 年《莫里尔赠地法案》向设立此类学校的各州授予公地，从而改变了这一局面。

• Debate over the Civil War and Reconstruction delayed action in Missouri, but in 1870 the importance of mining and agriculture led the legislature to create the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.内战与重建时期的争论使密苏里州迟迟未能行动，但到 1870 年，采矿业与农业的重要性促使州议会设立密苏里矿业与冶金学院。

• The school was placed under the auspices of the University of Missouri in Columbia, taking advantage of the land-grant provisions for instruction in agriculture and the mechanic arts.该校归属哥伦比亚的密苏里大学管辖，以便利用赠地法案中关于农业与机械技艺教学的条款。

• The land grant endowed Missouri with 30,000 acres for each of its two senators and nine representatives, a total of 330,000 acres.该赠地安排为密苏里州的两名参议员与九名众议员各拨 3 万英亩，合计 33 万英亩。

• The endowment specified that land could not be sold for less than 1.25 dollars an acre, giving the state a minimum endowment of 412,500 dollars.赠地方案规定土地出售价格不得低于每英亩 1.25 美元，从而为该州提供了至少 41.25 万美元的基金。

• Iron County, based at Ironton, and Phelps County, based at Rolla, bid for the school, and Phelps County won the contest in 1870.以艾恩顿为中心的艾恩县与以罗拉为中心的费尔普斯县竞逐该校落户，最终费尔普斯县于 1870 年胜出。

• Rolla is close to the Southeast Missouri Lead District, which produces about 70 per cent of the primary lead supply of the United States as well as significant quantities of zinc.罗拉紧邻密苏里东南铅矿区，该区供应美国约 70% 的原生铅，并产出大量锌。

• Classes began on 23 November 1871 in a new building that the city of Rolla had just erected for the purpose.1871 年 11 月 23 日，该校在罗拉市专为办学新建的大楼中开始授课。

• By 1874 the college enrolled 28 undergraduates and three graduate students, and in January 1875 it bought the building now known as the Rolla Building for 25,000 dollars.到 1874 年，该校有 28 名本科生与 3 名研究生；1875 年 1 月，学校以 25,000 美元购入今称「罗拉楼」的建筑。

• After a two million dollar renovation in 1995 the Rolla Building came to house the mathematics and statistics department's library, the chair's office and faculty offices.1995 年经 200 万美元翻修后，罗拉楼改作数学与统计系的图书室、系主任办公室及教师办公室。

• Initially the school offered degrees only in civil engineering, metallurgy and mining engineering, reflecting its foundation in the state's mineral industry.建校初期，该校仅授予土木工程、冶金与采矿工程学位，体现了其植根于该州矿产工业的背景。

• By the late 1920s degrees had been added in ceramic engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.到 1920 年代末，该校已增设陶瓷工程、化学工程、电气工程与机械工程等学位。

• In 1961 the campus became home to Missouri's first operational nuclear reactor, and it still operates a teaching and research reactor.1961 年，该校拥有密苏里州首个投入运行的核反应堆；至今仍运营着一座教学与研究用反应堆。

• Until 1964 the school remained a division of the University of Missouri's School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts.在 1964 年之前，该校一直作为密苏里大学农业与机械技艺学院下属的一个部门。

• In 1964 it was renamed the University of Missouri at Rolla, gaining greater autonomy over its own programmes and administration.1964 年，该校更名为密苏里大学罗拉校区，在项目与管理上获得更大自主权。

• In 1968 the name became the University of Missouri–Rolla, the form used until the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century.1968 年，校名改为密苏里大学罗拉分校，该名称沿用至二十一世纪第一个十年末。

• On 1 January 2008 the institution adopted its present name, the Missouri University of Science and Technology, reflecting a broader scientific and technological mission.2008 年 1 月 1 日，该校采用现今的名称「密苏里科技大学」，以反映更宽泛的理工使命。

• In 2018 the state Coordinating Board for Higher Education approved the university's designation as highly selective in undergraduate admission, joining only Truman State University among Missouri's public universities.2018 年，州高等教育协调委员会核准该校本科招生为「高度选拔型」，使其与杜鲁门州立大学一起成为密苏里州仅有的两所此类公立大学。

• Under that designation, first-time full-time students are generally admitted only with a percentile score of 140 points or more, combining class rank with test percentile ranks.按该定位，首次入学的全日制学生一般须达到 140 分的百分位综合值，该值由班级排名与考试百分位排名合并计算。

• Missouri Department of Higher Education guidelines allow such institutions to admit up to ten per cent of students below the threshold and to admit automatically those above a stated ACT score.密苏里州高等教育厅的指引允许此类院校招收不超过 10% 低于门槛的学生，并对达到特定 ACT 分数者自动录取。

• The university received a historic gift of 300 million dollars in the 2010s, one of the largest single donations to a Missouri public institution.该校在 2010 年代获得一笔 3 亿美元的历史性捐赠，是密苏里州公立院校获得的单笔最大捐赠之一。

• Its campus has been shaped by successive chancellors and by capital campaigns that built halls for engineering, science, the arts and student design work.其校园由历任校长与基建募款逐步塑造，建起了工程、理学、艺术与学生设计的各类楼宇。

Academics

• Most of the university's 6,456 students in 2023 studied engineering, business, the sciences and mathematics, and the institution is classified as STEM-dominant.2023 年该校 6,456 名学生大多就读于工程、商科、理学与数学专业，学校被归类为理工主导型院校。

• It is an R1 doctoral university with very high research spending and doctorate production, and it belongs to the University of Missouri System.该校属「R1」博士型大学，科研支出与博士培养量均很高，并隶属密苏里大学系统。

• Degree programmes are offered in engineering, business and management systems, information science and technology, the sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts.其学位项目涵盖工程、商业与管理系统、信息科学与技术、理学、社会科学、人文与艺术。

• Its engineering school is the institution's best-known unit, offering civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, ceramic, mining and computer engineering.其工程学院是该校最知名的单位，开设土木、机械、电气、化学、陶瓷、采矿与计算机工程等方向。

• The university operates an experimental mine and an electromagnetic compatibility laboratory, unusual facilities that support teaching and industry research.该校运营一处实验矿井与一间电磁兼容实验室，这些不寻常的设施支撑教学与产业研究。

• Student design teams work in the Kummer Student Design Center and compete in national engineering competitions, including concrete canoe and steel bridge events.学生设计团队在库默学生设计中心工作，并参加混凝土独木舟、钢桥等全国性工程竞赛。

• The campus hosts a Solar Village of experimental houses built by students, used to test energy-efficient construction and renewable energy systems.校园内的「太阳能村」由学生建造的实验住宅组成，用于测试节能建筑与可再生能源系统。

• The Curtis Laws Wilson Library serves the university, while specialist collections support mining, metallurgy and engineering research.柯蒂斯·劳斯·威尔逊图书馆服务全校，另有专业馆藏支撑采矿、冶金与工程研究。

• OpenAlex records 36,251 research works and 1,948,015 citations for the university, with output concentrated in engineering, materials science and the earth sciences.OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 36,251 项、被引 1,948,015 次，产出集中于工程、材料科学与地球科学。

• Research income comes from federal agencies, industry partnerships and the University of Missouri System, and the university works closely with Missouri manufacturers and mining companies.其科研经费来自联邦机构、产业合作与密苏里大学系统，并与密苏里州的制造商与矿业公司密切合作。

• Doctoral programmes are concentrated in engineering and the applied sciences, and the university awards master's and doctoral degrees in most of its departments.其博士项目集中于工程与应用科学，多数系所均可授予硕士与博士学位。

• Admission standards are among the most selective of Missouri's public universities, with an emphasis on high-school class rank and standardised test scores.其录取标准在密苏里州公立大学中属于最严格之列，尤其看重高中班级排名与标准化考试成绩。

• The university's programs include cooperative education and industry placements, particularly in engineering and information technology.其项目包括合作教育与产业实习，尤以工程与信息技术方向为多。

• Its faculty include engineers and scientists who work on mining safety, materials, energy systems and computing, often with federal and industry funding.其教师包括研究采矿安全、材料、能源系统与计算的工程师与科学家，常获联邦与产业资助。

• Undergraduate teaching emphasises laboratory work and hands-on design, in keeping with the institution's origins as a school of mines.本科教学强调实验与动手设计，与该校作为矿业学院的历史渊源相呼应。

• The university also offers online and distance programmes in engineering management and information science for working professionals.该校还为在职专业人士开设工程管理与信息科学方面的在线与远程项目。

Campus

• The campus lies in Rolla, Missouri, at approximately 37.95 degrees north and 91.77 degrees west, in the Ozark highlands of the south-central United States.校区位于密苏里州罗拉，坐标约为北纬 37.95 度、西经 91.77 度，地处美国中南部欧扎克高地。

• Its buildings include Altman Hall, Bertelsmeyer Hall, Castleman Hall, Farrar Hall, Harris Hall, Parker Hall, Schrenk Hall and Straumanis-James Hall.其建筑包括阿尔特曼楼、贝特尔斯迈耶楼、卡斯尔曼楼、法勒楼、哈里斯楼、帕克楼、施伦克楼与斯特劳马尼斯—詹姆斯楼。

• The Curtis Laws Wilson Library is the main library, and the Leach Theatre provides a venue for performances and public lectures.柯蒂斯·劳斯·威尔逊图书馆是主图书馆，利奇剧院则提供演出与公众讲座的场所。

• Campus landmarks include the Millennium Arch and Missouri S&T Stonehenge, a half-scale replica built by students as a geological and engineering project.校园地标包括千年拱门与「密苏里科技大学巨石阵」，后者是学生作为地质与工程项目建造的半尺寸复制品。

• The Kummer Student Design Center houses design teams and their workshops, and the Solar Village stands on campus as a demonstration of sustainable building.库默学生设计中心容纳各设计团队及其车间；「太阳能村」则作为可持续建筑的示范设于校园内。

• The university's nuclear reactor occupies a dedicated facility on campus and supports teaching and research in nuclear engineering and radiation science.该校的核反应堆设于校内专用设施，支撑核工程与辐射科学的教学与研究。

• Off-campus facilities include an experimental mine used for mining engineering teaching and an electromagnetic compatibility laboratory for testing electronic systems.校外设施包括用于采矿工程教学的实验矿井，以及测试电子系统的电磁兼容实验室。

• Student residences, dining facilities, an innovation laboratory and recreation facilities complete the campus, which is compact and walkable.学生宿舍、餐饮设施、创新实验室与休闲设施使校园配套完整，且布局紧凑、适宜步行。

• Rolla is about a hundred miles south-west of St Louis, and the campus is reached by interstate highway and by a regional airport.罗拉位于圣路易斯西南约一百英里处，校区可经州际公路与地区机场抵达。

• The surrounding region's lead and zinc mining heritage is reflected in the university's collections, its experimental mine and its mineralogical teaching.周边地区的铅锌矿开采传统，体现在该校的馆藏、实验矿井与矿物学教学之中。

• Its graduates go on to Purdue University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Colorado School of Mines, Michigan Technological University and Texas A&M University.其毕业生前往普渡大学、佐治亚理工学院、科罗拉多矿业学院、密歇根理工大学与得克萨斯农工大学深造。

• Engineering teaching is supported by laboratories in materials, explosives, energy and computing, alongside the university's experimental mine and nuclear reactor.工程教学由材料、炸药、能源与计算方面的实验室支撑，此外还有学校的实验矿井与核反应堆。

• The campus is served by interstate highway and by a regional airport, and Rolla lies within a few hours of St Louis and Kansas City.校区由州际公路与地区机场连接，罗拉距圣路易斯与堪萨斯城均为数小时车程。

• Students take part in the university's St Patrick's Day traditions and in design competitions held across the United States.学生参与学校的圣帕特里克节传统，以及全美各地举办的设计竞赛。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Missouri University of Science and Technology is placed in the 751-760 band, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，密苏里科技大学处于 751-760 区间。此排名以官方榜单为准。^[1]

• It stands in the 601-650 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is 864th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校处于 601-650 区间，并在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 864。

• It is placed in the 901-1000 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by ShanghaiRanking.该校处于软科发布的 2026 年世界大学学术排名 901-1000 区间。

• U.S. News placed the university 176th among national universities in its 2021 American college rankings.US News 在其 2021 年美国高校排名中把该校列为全国性大学第 176 位。

• OpenAlex attributes 36,251 works and 1,948,015 citations to the university, a research record led by engineering, materials science and the earth sciences.OpenAlex 记录该校成果 36,251 项、被引 1,948,015 次，科研记录以工程、材料科学与地球科学为主。

• It is the first technological institution west of the Mississippi River, a distinction that underpins its reputation in engineering education.该校是密西西比河以西第一所技术类学府，这一身份奠定了其在工程教育领域的声誉。

• Its experimental mine, nuclear reactor and solar village give it unusual teaching facilities for an American public university.其实验矿井、核反应堆与太阳能村，为这所美国公立大学提供了不寻常的教学设施。

• The university is designated highly selective in undergraduate admission, one of only two public universities in Missouri at that level.该校本科招生被定为「高度选拔型」，是密苏里州仅有的两所此类公立大学之一。

• Its alumni include astronauts and engineers who have worked in the American space programme, the mining industry and national laboratories.其校友包括在美国航天计划、采矿产业与国家实验室工作的宇航员与工程师。

• A historic gift of 300 million dollars in the 2010s strengthened the university's endowment and capital programme, supporting new facilities and scholarships.2010 年代获得的一笔 3 亿美元历史性捐赠增强了该校的基金与基建能力，支持了新设施与奖学金。

Student life

• The university does not promote a single formal motto, and its identity rests on its origin as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.该校不宣扬单一的正式校训，其身份认同建立在作为密苏里矿业与冶金学院的起源之上。

• Student life is organised around engineering design teams, professional societies, Greek-letter organisations and intramural and club sports.学生生活围绕工程设计团队、专业协会、希腊字母社团以及校内与社团运动展开。

• Design teams compete in national competitions such as concrete canoe, steel bridge and the Formula SAE car event, using the Kummer Student Design Center.各设计团队参加混凝土独木舟、钢桥与方程式赛车等全国竞赛，并使用库默学生设计中心。

• The campus hosts an annual St Patrick's Day celebration and engineering traditions such as the St Pat's Board, which dates to the early twentieth century.校园每年举办圣帕特里克节庆祝活动，并有「圣帕特董事会」等工程传统，其历史可追溯至二十世纪初。

• The athletic teams are known as the Miners, a name recalling the institution's mining origins, and they compete in NCAA Division II athletics.其校队名为「矿工队」，这一名称呼应学校的采矿渊源，并参加 NCAA 二级体育赛事。

• Student organisations include the Missouri S&T chapter of engineering honour societies and a student newspaper that covers campus and technical news.学生组织包括各工程荣誉学会的密苏里科技大学分会，以及报道校园与技术新闻的学生报纸。

• Because Rolla is a small Ozark town, student recreation centres on campus facilities, nearby state parks and outdoor activities such as hiking and float trips.由于罗拉是欧扎克山区的小镇，学生休闲多依托校内设施、附近州立公园以及徒步与漂流等户外活动。

• The Solar Village and the experimental mine give students hands-on projects that are unusual among American universities.「太阳能村」与实验矿井为学生提供了美国高校中较为少见的实践项目。

• Its alumni network is concentrated in engineering, mining and energy firms, and the university maintains active contact with graduates in those industries.其校友网络集中于工程、采矿与能源企业，学校与这些行业的毕业生保持密切联系。

Notable people

• Sandra Magnus, an astronaut who flew on the space shuttle and served on the International Space Station, took a physics degree at the university in 1986.曾搭乘航天飞机并驻留国际空间站的宇航员桑德拉·马格努斯，于 1986 年在该校取得物理学学位。

• Thomas Akers, a NASA astronaut who flew on four shuttle missions, is also counted among its graduates in applied mathematics.执行过四次航天飞机任务的 NASA 宇航员托马斯·阿克斯，也被列为该校应用数学专业的毕业生。

• The institution's founding generation of faculty taught mining, metallurgy and civil engineering when classes began in 1871 in Rolla.1871 年罗拉开课时，其创校一代的教师教授采矿、冶金与土木工程。

• Cheryl B. Schrader, an electrical engineer, served as chancellor of the university from 2012 to 2018 and later led a university in Oregon.电气工程师谢丽尔·施雷德于 2012 至 2018 年担任该校校长，其后领导俄勒冈州的一所大学。

• John F. Carney III, a civil engineer, was chancellor from 2005 to 2011 and oversaw a period of campus construction and enrolment growth.土木工程师约翰·卡尼三世于 2005 至 2011 年任校长，期间校园建设与招生规模均有增长。

• Mo Dehghani, an engineer and former university administrator, became chancellor in 2019 and has led the university's recent research strategy.工程师、曾任大学管理者的莫·德加尼于 2019 年出任校长，主导该校近年的科研战略。

• Its graduates work in the American space programme, national laboratories, mining and materials companies and engineering consultancies.其毕业生供职于美国航天计划、国家实验室、采矿与材料企业以及工程咨询机构。

• Faculty members carry out federally funded research in materials, energy systems, explosives engineering and mine safety.其教师开展材料、能源系统、炸药工程与矿山安全方面的联邦资助研究。

• The university's experimental mine has trained mining engineers for more than a century and is used for research on blasting and underground safety.该校的实验矿井培养采矿工程师已逾一个世纪，并用于爆破与井下安全研究。

• Its alumni include engineers who led Missouri mining and manufacturing firms and who served in state and federal technical agencies.其校友包括领导密苏里州采矿与制造企业的工程师，以及在州与联邦技术机构任职者。

• The university maintains an office of alumni relations that connects graduates in engineering, computing and management across the United States.该校设有校友关系办公室，联系遍布美国各地的工程、计算与管理领域毕业生。