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Troy University

Troy, Alabama·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·troy.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
+8.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
13,658
peer median 8,625
Avg net price
$13,869
-$345 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
9,474
9,474 candidates competed
Admitted
9,099
96.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,881
20.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
50%+8.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
28%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
40%
Non-Pell
54%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 100 Title IV programs, 36 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
100
Passing
36
36.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

100programs
  • Passing36 · 36.0%
  • No Data64 · 64.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
33
No data
64

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

36
Social Sciences General
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+11.7%
$51,841 vs $46,411
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+14.1%
$58,231 vs $51,030
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+20.5%
$37,264 vs $30,927
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+27.1%
$54,590 vs $42,937
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+31.6%
$54,250 vs $41,236
Public Administration and Social Service Professions Other
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+33.3%
$41,240 vs $30,927
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+34.0%
$41,433 vs $30,927
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+34.8%
$60,356 vs $44,780

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

32
Social Sciences General
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
108%
$56,006 debt · $51,841 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
93%
$51,250 debt · $55,258 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
88%
$51,250 debt · $58,231 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
70%
$28,834 debt · $41,433 earn
Public Administration and Social Service Professions Other
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
66%
$27,000 debt · $41,240 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
64%
$29,125 debt · $45,789 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
60%
$22,500 debt · $37,264 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
59%
$35,370 debt · $60,356 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1934Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 18

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  2. May 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  5. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (CLNUR) - Clinical Doctorate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,718
$30–48k$12,632
$48–75k$15,109
$75–110k$15,553
$110k+$14,278

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,869
-$345vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,214
Federal loans
66.2%
In-state tuition
$9,792
Out-of-state
$19,584

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 5,410 students received $27.7M in Pell grants, alongside $64.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,410
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$27.7M
$27,663,954 total
Direct Loans
$64.4M
10,983 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
5k
21
5k
22
5k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$15.6M
4,305 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$18.0M
4,458 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$23.0M
1,546 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.3M
460 loan awards
Grad PLUS$2.3M
214 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 4,788 borrowers who entered repayment, 126 (2.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,788
Defaulted
126
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
9.6%
2018
7.3%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Troy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs69
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,818 total completions
01Business
74226.3%
02Psychology
36412.9%
03Health Professions
33411.9%
04Public Admin
30710.9%
05Education
2549.0%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
2428.6%
07Social Sciences
1776.3%
08Security/Protective
1435.1%
09Liberal Arts
1334.7%
10Computer Sciences
1224.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
13,658
12-mo unduplicated
17,550
Undergraduate
12,610
Graduate
4,940

Gender split

Men
37%6,551
Women
63%10,999

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.0%
Black
31.9%
Hispanic
4.7%
Two or more
4.3%
Non-resident
2.6%
Unknown
2.2%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
402
255 M · 147 W
Women athletes
36.6%
Athletic aid
$6.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$36.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.0M
$2.6M
Recruiting expense
$402K
$196K
Head-coach salaries
$379K
$141K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
59 M · 105 W
$1.6M
Football
129 M ·
$10.1M
Baseball
47 M ·
$1.5M
Basketball
17 M · 12 W
$3.4M
Softball
· 29 W
$913K
Soccer
· 26 W
$835K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.42
6 offenses · 14,156 students

3-year trend

0.242 yrs ago0.671 yr ago0.42Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
20
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
2

By location

6total
  • On campus6

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs197
Liquor212

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
439

Troy vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Troy selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectTroy University
50%13,658$13,869Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of North Alabama
55%87.3%10,204$11,024Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Jacksonville State University
55%77.7%9,955$14,850Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of West Alabama
28%42.7%6,820$13,832Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Alabama A & M University
24%58.0%7,295$14,559Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Auburn University at Montgomery
33%91.6%5,217$14,596Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median42%77.7%8,625$14,214

Frequently asked questions about Troy University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Troy.

What is the graduation rate at Troy University?

Troy University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Troy University?

Troy University reports a total enrollment of 13,658 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Troy University?

The average net price at Troy University is $13,869 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Troy University?

Troy University's yield rate is 20.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Troy University located?

Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama 36082-0001.

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