MVU is a private, coeducational, career-oriented, liberal arts college known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment. With over 40 majors & courses of study and seven preprofessional programs, the college prepares students to succeed in a knowledge-based global society
Founded by Presbyterians in 1889, Missouri Valley College is a private, coeducational, career-oriented, liberal arts college with growing national and international outreach, a destination for students from all fifty states and forty foreign countries. Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, the College prepares students to succeed in a knowledge-based global society.
Missouri Valley College offers a Master of Arts in Community Counseling as well as baccalaureate degrees in over 40 majors. Business, criminal justice, and education are the most popular majors; the newest are in nursing, public relations, graphic design, hospitality and tourism management, music, and dance.
Students also participate in 7 pre-professional programs and 23 varsity teams in 15 sports. Missouri Valley College has the best winning record in football among small colleges in America. It fields championship teams in rodeo, wrestling, and other sports.