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 student loan default rate at Truman State is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Truman State.
• For the <nil> academic year, 92% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Truman State makes roughly $55,351 a year. This is 36% 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Truman State?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, Truman State does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Truman State received ACT scores from 86% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 23 and 31. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

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 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 0.8%. 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.

Truman State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,890 undergraduate students at Truman State, with 3,203 being full-time and 687 being part-time.

There are also 335 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,203 full-time undergraduates at Truman State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	87
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	2,517
International Students	264
Other Races/Ethnicities	142

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.

Online Learning at Truman State University

In 2020-2021, 2,655 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Truman State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 53rd most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Truman State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Truman State University was -2.1%. This is the #1,878 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Truman State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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