As an urban research university, our mission at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is to promote learning through the discovery, preservation and dissemination of knowledge of public value across a broad spectrum of disciplines and fields of study. UMKC celebrates the individual and embodies diversity and inclusion by intertwining these goals with innovation to enable transformational impact aimed at bringing cultural, social, health and economic prosperity to the metropolitan, regional and global communities we serve.
UMKC aspires to be an exemplary public urban research university of the 21st Century, pursuing excellence as a human-centric learning and discovery community, fostering equity, diversity
Learn more about the Chancellor's Strategic Plan.
We, the community members of UMKC, are proud to contribute to a student-centered urban university, serving our mission of learning, discovery, research
Our key values:
Learn more about the values of UMKC (PDF).