- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Truman State University
Kirksville, MOTown: remoteZIP 63501Founded 1867
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.truman.edu
- Member of
- COPLAC
MissouriPublic
Truman State University
Truman State University is a public university in Kirksville, Missouri, with 2,513 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $12,317 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention85%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans26%
$12,317net price / year
84%admission rate
1320average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$57,751median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,429median debt
#903 of 1,704 for earnings#313 of 1,739 for lowest net price#277 of 1,738 for graduation rate#979 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
- $26,727tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $19,289
- Average net price
- $12,317national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,768
$30,001–48,000$5,694
$48,001–75,000$8,084
$75,001–110,000$12,741
$110,001+$17,509
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,951
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,751middle 50%: $40,734–$82,485
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,429
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,485
Median, Truman State University$57,751
Lower quarter$40,734
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
- 2,513
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 86%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,584 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,401
- Endowment, end of year
- $70,189,425
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic4.1%
Black2.4%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident9.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management16%
Health professions16%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.6%
Psychology6.9%
Social sciences6.5%
Visual & performing arts6.3%
English language & literature5.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO | $16,379 | 35% | $47,624 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell, CT | $9,026 | 71% | — |
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| Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | $12,759 | 54% | $51,936 |
| College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | $14,621 | 60% | $64,178 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 178615. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7847734.