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Samantha
The MU Student Activity Fee, a required payment for all students, has increased by 52 percent in the past five years. In fall 2012, it will cost $164.88 per semester for undergraduates.
Try out the interactive graphic on The Columbia Missourian website»
Some citizens are concerned that 12-year-old demographic data might paint an inaccurate portrait of Columbia and Boone County. The city’s population has grown about 30 percent from 2000 to 2010.
This map shows the population change and poverty rate in the various parts of Boone County. Poverty data is from the 2006-2010 file of the American Community Survey, which is administered by the U.S. Census Bureau.
See the interactive graphic on columbiamissourian.com»
Sources: American Community Survey and the Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis
At the undergraduate level, the majority of students studying computer science at MU are American. Mostly international students, however, are pursuing doctoral and master’s degrees. See the graphic on columbiamissourian.com»
The Columbia Community Development Corp. is a consortium of seven local banks that buy vacant or dilapidated properties in Columbia’s older neighborhoods and build new houses on the lots. The corporation has built 29 homes and renovated three. Their locations are shown in the map. See the graphic on columbiamissourian.com»
