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Truman State University

Kirksville, MO · Public · Town (remote) · TSU · Truman

Public institution in Kirksville, MO · 2,666 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $56,280 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$12,030451st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,470531st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,870716th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,420579th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,280721st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,966946th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.4%483rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.5%505th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.0%892nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1249279th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,666767th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.3%1,906th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 273 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$66,941$73,530
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,453$56,028
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,849$43,426
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$48,823$38,289
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,052$42,235
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,313$46,478
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$37,208$33,281
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$34,847$33,535
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$33,993$37,208
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993—
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$33,459$29,685
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$32,711$27,947

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,580,336 (M $933,718 · W $646,618)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Truman State University’s 2,666 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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