The Missouri Botanical Garden's resources and worldwide connections make it an ideal launching pad for future botanists. More than two dozen students a year study at the Garden, about half from other countries.

The Garden's graduate program in plant systematics operates in conjunction with Washington University, St. Louis University, University of Missouri - St. Louis, and Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.

The exceptional faculties and programs at these universities, particularly in population biology and genetics, tropical biology, ecology and molecular biology - combined with the Garden's world-class herbarium, library, greenhouse facilities and research staff - make this one of the world's leading programs for graduate training in systematics and evolutionary botany. The Garden's commitment to tropical research provides students with outstanding opportunities for field-oriented studies.

Over the past century, more than 340 students have completed graduate training at the Garden and joined the international scientific community.