Truman State University
Kirksville, MO100 E Normal Avenue, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221
660-785-4000
Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Kirksville, Missouri. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Truman is the only public university in Missouri with a student-to-faculty ratio of less than 10-to-1 and is one of only six public universities nationwide with more than 90 percent of its faculty holding the terminal degree in their field. More than 98 percent of Truman's tenured and tenure-track faculty members teach undergraduate courses, and the average class size is just over 20 students.
Truman was founded in 1867 as the North Missouri Normal School and Commercial College, the first public institution of higher education in northeast Missouri. In 1906, the school became known as the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, and in 1971 it was renamed Northeast Missouri State University. In 1996, the Missouri Legislature designated the university as the state's only public liberal arts and sciences university, and it was renamed Truman State University in honor of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who was born in nearby Lamar.
Truman offers more than 55 undergraduate majors and 20 graduate programs, all of which lead to either a Bachelor's or Master's degree. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Truman is categorized as a Doctoral/Professional University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Truman State University is located in Kirksville, Missouri, a town of about 17,000 people in the northeast corner of the state. The university's main campus is situated on 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land in the northwest part of the city. The campus is bounded by Normal Avenue on the north, South Street on the south, Franklin Street on the east, and Young Street on the west.
Truman's athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs and compete in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region. The university is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) for most sports. Truman has been a member of the GLVC since it was founded in 1972. The Bulldogs have won numerous conference championships in various sports, and the men's basketball team has made three appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament, most recently in 2019.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 4655
Acceptance Rate: 72.10%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.truman.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.truman.edu/admission-cost/cost-aid/office-of-financial-aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $22284
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $29644
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Truman State University is $86011.53. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Truman State University. For graduates of Truman State University, we saw an average early-career income of $51200.00 and mid-career income of $91400.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.