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Truman State University was awarded 444 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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Truman State is ranked #602 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Truman State is also ranked #13 out of 48 schools in Missouri.
If you're applying to Truman State University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 61%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 7% of students accepted to Truman State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 553 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at Truman State University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Truman State University is 90%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Truman State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Truman State for first-time, full-time students is 60%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,389 undergraduates at Truman State with 3,687 being full-time and 702 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,208 | $8,898 | $12,654 | $14,302 | $15,966 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Truman State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Truman State, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,696 a year. That adds up to $22,784 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Truman State is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Truman State University make the most money.
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Contact details for Truman State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 E Normal Avenue, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221 |
| Phone: | 660-785-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.truman.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/trumanstateuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/TrumanState |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 109 | $44,260 |
| General Biology | 94 | $28,553 |
| General Psychology | 90 | $24,074 |
| Accounting | 63 | NA |
| Public Health | 61 | $33,030 |
| Computer Science | 60 | NA |
| Nursing | 55 | $58,016 |
| General English Literature | 54 | $21,335 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 44 | $33,336 |
| Communication Sciences | 41 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,655 students took at least one online class at Truman State University. This is a decrease from the 3,167 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,655 | 609 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,167 | 542 |
| 2018-2019 | 945 | 497 |
| 2017-2018 | 684 | 467 |
| 2016-2017 | 667 | 479 |
Learn more about online learning at Truman State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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