- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Drury University
Springfield, MOCity: midsizeZIP 65802Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.drury.edu
MissouriReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Drury University
Drury University is a private nonprofit university in Springfield, Missouri, with 1,383 undergraduates. It admits 58% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $23,078 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate58%
Retention79%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans50%
$23,078net price / year
58%admission rate
1218average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$45,136median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,581median debt
#1,445 of 1,704 for earnings#1,101 of 1,739 for lowest net price#632 of 1,738 for graduation rate#331 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,838tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,260
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,260
- Average net price
- $23,078national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,486
$30,001–48,000$14,285
$48,001–75,000$18,119
$75,001–110,000$22,555
$110,001+$28,483
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 58%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1218
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college58%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,295
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,136middle 50%: $29,425–$67,148
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,581
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,148
Median, Drury University$45,136
Lower quarter$29,425
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,383
- Part-time
- 1.1%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 26.1
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,506 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,903
- Endowment, end of year
- $84,401,980
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic4.5%
Black3.2%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident9.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Unknown4.1%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences22%
Business & management15%
Architecture14%
Social sciences7.5%
Psychology6.7%
Visual & performing arts6.4%
Education4.5%
English language & literature4.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 177214. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5309401.