Study Says Mizzou Generates $5 Billion for Missouri’s State Economy

(MISSOURINET) – The University of Missouri in Columbia generated five billion dollars for the state’s economy, according to a new study.

The impact study also shows MU provides nearly 50-thousand direct and indirect jobs and those employees contributed close to 300-million dollars in local and state taxes.

UM System’s Chief Engagement Officer Marshall Stewart says these numbers are Mizzou’s impact our state – alone.