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Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·truman.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
+19.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
3,664
peer median 3,208
Avg net price
$12,780
-$1.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium 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.

IPEDS
Applied
2,883
2,883 candidates competed
Admitted
2,415
83.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
626
25.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
69%+19.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
58%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

14.9pp gap
Pell recipients
57%139 of 244
Non-Pell (all)
72%610 of 849
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%133 of 200
No Federal Aid
73%477 of 649

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 62 Title IV programs, 21 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 41 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
62
Passing
21
33.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

62programs
  • Passing21 · 33.9%
  • No Data41 · 66.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
16
No data
41

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.

21
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+6.7%
$44,010 vs $41,236
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+8.4%
$44,705 vs $41,236
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+12.7%
$60,478 vs $53,672
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+18.0%
$38,923 vs $32,989
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+21.3%
$40,026 vs $32,989
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+25.8%
$41,487 vs $32,989
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+31.6%
$43,405 vs $32,989
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+46.5%
$48,320 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

19
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
68%
$40,799 debt · $60,478 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
53%
$20,500 debt · $38,923 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
48%
$19,971 debt · $41,487 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
47%
$25,800 debt · $55,213 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
45%
$19,500 debt · $43,405 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
44%
$19,281 debt · $44,010 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
44%
$26,300 debt · $60,157 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
42%
$25,647 debt · $60,586 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1914Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 6

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Jul 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  5. Mar 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Missouri State Board of Nursing · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,046
$30–48k$7,926
$48–75k$12,426
$75–110k$15,425
$110k+$17,220

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

Avg net price
$12,780
-$1,250vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $14,030
Federal loans
27.4%
In-state tuition
$9,838
Out-of-state
$18,566

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 662 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
662
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,840,922 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
1,407 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
505 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
664 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.2M
166 loan awards
Parent PLUS$728K
68 loan awards
Grad PLUS$42K
4 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 984 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
984
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.7%
2017
3.5%
2018
2.6%
2019
0.8%
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 Truman State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs56
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

619 total completions
01Business
12219.7%
02Health Professions
11218.1%
03Education
10116.3%
04Biological Sciences
589.4%
05Psychology
487.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
426.8%
07Parks/Recreation
416.6%
08English Language
386.1%
09Social Sciences
365.8%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
213.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,664
12-mo unduplicated
3,925
Undergraduate
3,428
Graduate
497

Gender split

Men
39%1,518
Women
61%2,407

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.6%
Non-resident
9.6%
Hispanic
4.1%
Two or more
3.4%
Black
2.4%
Asian
1.8%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
385
228 M · 157 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$934K
$647K
Recruiting expense
$40K
$22K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
83 M · 92 W
$478K
Football
94 M · —
$1.4M
Soccer
34 M · 33 W
$491K
Swimming
20 M · 20 W
$337K
Basketball
17 M · 17 W
$1.2M
Baseball
30 M · —
$247K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.03
11 offenses · 3,636 students

3-year trend

2.602 yrs ago2.531 yr ago3.03Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
32
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
3
Aggravated assault
2
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

11total
  • On campus10
  • Public property1

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs05
Liquor27

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
231

Truman State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Truman State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectTruman State University
69%—3,664$12,780Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Minot State University
45%64.6%2,751$12,703Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
52%79.9%2,576$20,183Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Dakota State University
49%88.0%3,774$21,057Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Chadron State College
50%—2,098$12,549Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Washburn University
44%—6,033$15,280Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median50%79.9%3,208$14,030

Institutions like Truman State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Truman State's comparison group.

IPEDS

Truman State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Budget and Institutional Research Office
Phone
660-785-7607
Address
McClain Hall 201

This office is responsible for budget development and administration as well as institutional research. The Budget and Institutional Research Office handles internal and external budgets and serves as the coordinator for the IPEDS (federal) and DHE (state) reporting systems.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Jonathan Vieker
    Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Truman State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Truman State.

What is the graduation rate at Truman State University?

Truman State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Truman State University?

Truman State University reports a total enrollment of 3,664 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Truman State University?

The average net price at Truman State University is $12,780 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Truman State University?

Truman State University's yield rate is 25.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Truman State University located?

Truman State University is located in Kirksville, Missouri 63501-4221.

Who runs Institutional Research at Truman State University?

Truman State University's IR work is done by the Budget and Institutional Research Office.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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