Founded: As the School of the Ozarks in 1906. The Junior College started in 1956. Four-year program started in 1965. Renamed to College of the Ozarks in 1990.

Size and Location: 1,000-acre campus overlooking Lake Taneycomo at Point Lookout, Missouri, 40 miles south of Springfield, near Branson and Hollister, Missouri.

Special Recognition:
   U.S. News & World Report, "Best College" yearly since 1989;
   Templeton Honor Roll, "Character Building College;
   Money Magazine's "Best Buy College Guide;"
   Barron's "300 Best Buys in Higher Education;"
   Princeton Review, "The Best 331 Colleges;"
   and many more.

Faculty: 83 full-time faculty members; the majority hold the doctoral degree. 190 staff members.

Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science.