Truman State University Overview

Truman State University is a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri. Kirksville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Truman State University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Truman State.
• In a recent academic period88% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Truman State makes roughly $56,280 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Truman State student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Truman State University?

Contact details for Truman State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 E Normal Avenue, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
Phone:	660-785-4000
Website:	www.truman.edu

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How Do I Get Into Truman State?

You can apply to Truman State online at: https://www.truman.edu/admission-cost/apply-to-truman/

Admission Requirements for Truman State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Truman State?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Truman State. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 45%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 44%, and the acceptance rate for women is 46%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% 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 510 and 650. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

Truman State received ACT scores from 77% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford Truman State University?

The overall average net price of Truman State is $21,057. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Truman State, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $6,246 a year. That adds up to $24,984 over four years for those students.

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Truman State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,389 undergraduate students at Truman State, with 3,687 being full-time and 702 being part-time.

There are also 266 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,687 full-time undergraduates at Truman State, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Truman State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	93
Black or African American	123
Hispanic or Latino	138
White	2,897
International Students	266
Other Races/Ethnicities	170

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Truman State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 49 countries are represented at Truman State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and Vietnam.

Truman State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	108	6	114
General Psychology	0	79	0	79
Accounting	0	39	37	76
General Biology	0	72	0	72
Health & Physical Education	0	67	0	67
Nursing	0	55	0	55
Communication Sciences	0	26	22	48
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	45	45
General English Literature	0	36	8	44
Computer Science	0	32	0	32
Public Health	0	32	0	32
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	29	29
Communication & Media Studies	0	28	0	28
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	26	0	26
Political Science & Government	0	24	0	24
Music	0	16	7	23
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	20	0	20
Mathematics	0	20	0	20
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	18	0	18
Writing Studies	0	17	0	17
General Agriculture	0	16	0	16
History	0	16	0	16
Economics	0	16	0	16
Fine & Studio Arts	0	14	0	14
Statistics	0	11	0	11
Physics	0	10	0	10
Sociology	0	9	0	9
Special Education	0	0	8	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	8	0	8
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	8	0	8
Data Science	0	0	7	7
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	7	0	7
Chemistry	0	7	0	7
Allied Health Professions	0	0	6	6
Classical Languages & Literature	0	4	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	0	4	0	4
Data Analytics	2	0	0	2
Romance Languages	0	1	0	1
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	846	175	1,023

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Derhai under License

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