Truman State University
Kirksville, MO · Public four-year · Town: Remote
3,302undergraduates
84%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$12,798average net price per year
68%graduate in 6 years
84%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,263
- Admitted
- 2,609
- Admit rate
- 84%
- Admit rate, women
- 81%
- Admit rate, men
- 78%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 25%
- First-year students
- 645
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 6%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 573-648
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 553-670
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 74%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-29
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
37 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Accounting Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (67 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Public Health Education and Promotion Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (50 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (59 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (46 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (55 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (27 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Agriculture, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Business Analytics Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Community Organization and Advocacy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (19)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Foreign Language Teacher Education Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's
- Social Science Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Organizational Leadership Master's
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Data Science, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- Music, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $9,470
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $17,870
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,701
- Books and supplies
- $1,100
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,180
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $25,451
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $33,851
- Total cost living at home
- $14,750
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $7,322 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $7,585 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $11,125 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $14,616 |
| Over $110,000 | $15,816 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $10,904
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $8,735
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 15%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 40%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,914
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 57%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 67%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 68%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 73%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 68%
- Came back for year two
- 84%
| Pell grant students | 57% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 64% |
| Neither | 75% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 782 | 71% |
| Men | 537 | 64% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| Asian | 32 | 72% |
| Black | 48 | 54% |
| Hispanic | 45 | 69% |
| White | 1,071 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 57% |
| Race unknown | 10 | 80% (small group) |
| International | 58 | 74% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,294 | 72% | 21% |
| Started here, part-time | 8 | 13% (small group) | 63% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 223 | 71% | 18% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 16 | 38% (small group) | 19% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,636
- Undergraduates
- 3,302
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,589
- Part-time undergraduates
- 713
- Graduate students
- 334
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 80%
- From out of state
- 14%
- From other countries
- 7%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 3%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 15%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 4%
| Women | 59% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 2% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 80% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 8% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Remote
- Address
- 100 E Normal Avenue, Kirksville, MO, 63501-4221
- County
- Adair County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.