- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, GARural: distantZIP 30528Founded 1946
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1946
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1985
- Website
- truett.edu
GeorgiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Truett McConnell University
Truett McConnell University is a private nonprofit university in Cleveland, Georgia, with 744 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $23,013 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention67%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share12%
Federal loans15%
$23,013net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$47,390median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#1,368 of 1,704 for earnings#1,095 of 1,739 for lowest net price#801 of 1,738 for graduation rate#818 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
- $41,021tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $28,152
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,152
- Average net price
- $23,013national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,727
$30,001–48,000$20,553
$48,001–75,000$18,948
$75,001–110,000$24,961
$110,001+$24,882
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college12%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 42%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,579
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,390middle 50%: $30,242–$66,429
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,429
Median, Truett McConnell University$47,390
Lower quarter$30,242
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
- 744
- Part-time
- 5.7%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 21.0
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 12%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,901 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,143
- Endowment, end of year
- $6,877,816
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic3.9%
Black5.5%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races0.7%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown13%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations27%
Business & management27%
Education14%
Health professions10%
Psychology9.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 141237. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7847616.