Troy University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,274
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 79%
From Region 18%
Athletes 413 (5.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Black 29%
International 6%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 890 40% 57% 1% 29% 6% 1% $56,918 4 -0.63 52 92% 8.8%
Computer Science 73 — 73% 55% 1% 18% 11% 5% $83,189 6 -1.22 88 96% 5.4% — — —
Cybersecurity 21 — 76% 57% 5% 24% 5% 5% $74,791 14 -1.00 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,744 12 -0.85 65 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +9 60% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $56,251 4 -1.10 50 88% 7.1% — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $64,372 6 -1.38 68 — — — — —
Biology 44 +2 30% 70% 2% 18% 5% 0% $58,611 15 -0.91 56 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,505 28 -0.52 45 — — — — —
Marine Biology 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,428 23 -0.57 31 — — — — —
American Sign Language and Interpreter Training 11 — 18% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $54,068 13 -1.04 44 100% 7.4% — — —
Exercise Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,843 18 -0.93 44 — — — — —
English 37 +10 22% 68% 0% 19% 3% 0% $34,800 1 -2.15 5 85% 12.2% — — —
History 12 — 67% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $55,434 51 -0.15 48 95% 8.9% — — —
Interdisciplinary Science — +2 — — — — — — $52,551 28 -0.46 40 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 250 — 48% 53% 1% 35% 4% 0% $52,330 27 -0.48 40 94% 8.6% — — —
Spanish 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $52,759 32 -0.47 41 — — — — —
Anthropology 18 — 22% 89% 0% 6% 6% 0% $53,856 43 -0.27 44 — — — — —
Geographic Information Science 6 — 83% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $55,748 21 -0.73 49 — — — — —
Political Science 37 — 51% 70% 0% 8% 11% 0% $63,470 26 -0.64 66 97% 6.9% — — —
Psychology 211 — 18% 53% 1% 31% 7% 1% $50,638 26 -0.67 35 88% 10.5% — — —
Social Science 15 +3 27% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,630 52 -0.11 48 85% 9.1% — — —
Sociology 8 — 12% 50% 0% 38% 0% 0% $66,894 91 +0.91 72 90% 15.3% — — —
Criminal Justice 111 +2 39% 42% 0% 46% 5% 4% $59,297 49 -0.08 57 93% 7.6% — — —
Electronics Engineering Technology 6 — 100% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $86,625 33 -0.17 90 — — — — —
Surveying and Geomatics 9 — 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,738 20 -0.68 93 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communication and Fine Arts 95 35% 66% 0% 21% 2% 5% $44,448 0 -1.16 19 93%
Broadcast Journalism 13 — 31% 62% 0% 38% 0% 0% $42,228 0 -2.25 14 91% — — — —
Communication Studies 19 — 37% 79% 0% 16% 0% 0% $35,008 0 -2.51 5 90% — — — —
Journalism 6 — 67% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $44,429 1 -2.00 19 — — — — —
Art 9 +1 22% 56% 0% 33% 0% 0% $46,365 50 -0.05 24 100% — — — —
Dance 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,744 65 +0.23 20 — — — — —
Graphic Design 29 — 31% 59% 0% 10% 3% 17% $50,036 20 -0.78 33 — — — — —
Music 12 +10 58% 67% 0% 25% 8% 0% $46,702 49 -0.00 24 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 146 25% 81% 0% 9% 3% 1% $54,593 3 +0.17 46 96%
Career and Technical Education 5 — 60% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $56,445 60 +0.16 50 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% 71% 0% 21% 0% 0% $54,528 73 +0.33 45 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 68 — 4% 82% 0% 7% 1% 0% $54,528 73 +0.33 45 96% — — — —
K-12 Collaborative Teacher Education 27 — 74% 85% 0% 0% 11% 0% $54,528 50 -0.06 45 96% — — — —
Secondary Education 32 — 31% 81% 0% 9% 0% 3% $54,528 50 -0.06 45 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Services 371 13% 60% 0% 31% 5% 1% $68,228 38 -0.27 74 97% 6.9%
Health Sciences 8 — 38% 12% 0% 62% 0% 0% $56,331 12 -0.83 50 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,305 16 -0.76 53 — — — — —
Kinesiology 48 — 29% 69% 0% 21% 2% 2% $68,281 77 +0.76 74 92% — — — —
Nursing 148 — 9% 72% 0% 21% 3% 1% $89,632 46 -0.26 92 99% 4.1% — — —
Rehabilitation 21 — 5% 86% 0% 10% 5% 0% $47,110 7 -1.46 25 100% — — — —
Sports Management 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $68,281 80 +0.74 74 92% — — — —
Human Services 48 — 19% 25% 0% 67% 2% 0% $44,960 10 -0.98 20 — — — — —
Social Work 92 — 5% 50% 0% 37% 11% 0% $52,118 40 -0.14 39 95% 11.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sorrell College of Business 398 47% 68% 0% 21% 3% 3% $69,806 43 -0.49 76 93% 7.0%
Technology Management 33 — 82% 58% 0% 21% 9% 0% $71,213 6 -1.32 78 93% 7.0% — — —
Accounting 41 — 49% 85% 0% 7% 2% 2% $75,880 26 -0.72 82 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,366 11 -1.09 80 — — — — —
Economics 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $72,073 12 -0.97 79 — — — — —
Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management 45 — 62% 69% 0% 24% 2% 2% $54,342 23 -0.56 45 — — — — —
Management 271 — 40% 66% 0% 23% 2% 3% $71,213 45 -0.33 78 93% 7.0% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,691
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,652
Est. In-State Cost $13,830
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,009
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.9% 473 21% 54% 0% 33% 7% 0% $51,036 14 -0.67 36 91% 10.4%
Business & Economics 19.4% 368 44% 69% 0% 21% 2% 3% $69,668 24 -0.41 76 93% 7.0%
Humanities 15.8% 301 46% 56% 1% 32% 4% 0% $50,302 23 -0.67 34 93% 9.1%
Health Sciences 12.6% 240 15% 72% 0% 20% 3% 1% $78,348 56 -0.23 85 98% 4.3%
Education 7.7% 146 25% 81% 0% 9% 3% 1% $54,594 59 +0.17 46 96% —
Computer Science 6.7% 127 76% 56% 2% 20% 9% 4% $78,688 6 -1.21 85 95% 5.9%
Professional 6.6% 126 45% 48% 0% 41% 5% 3% $62,987 38 -0.13 65 93% 7.6%
Arts 3.0% 57 32% 65% 0% 16% 4% 9% $48,105 33 -0.38 28 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 44 30% 70% 2% 18% 5% 0% $58,611 14 -0.91 56 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 10 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,982 18 -0.54 41 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 8 62% 62% 0% 25% 0% 12% $59,093 4 -1.14 57 88% 7.1%

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.4M #278 94% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.3M #332 32% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #464 15% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #500 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #331 0% $0 9 #141 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #260 92% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #416 97% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.2M #438 76% $0.0M 9 #480 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 129 $12.6M $10.3M $2.3M
Track & Field (combined) 60 $688K $676K $11K
Baseball 47 $1.9M $1.7M $204K
Basketball 18 $2.5M $2.4M $92K
Tennis 10 $476K $347K $129K
Golf 9 $500K $418K $81K
Total 259 $18.7M $15.9M $2.8M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 105 $1.0M $947K $85K
Soccer 31 $837K $837K $250
Softball 29 $1.2M $1.1M $50K
Volleyball 19 $886K $890K -$3K
Basketball 13 $1.9M $1.9M $25K
Golf 9 $363K $364K -$1K
Tennis 7 $445K $424K $21K
Total 154 $6.6M $6.4M $178K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 165 $1.7M $1.6M $97K
Football 129 $12.6M $10.3M $2.3M
Baseball 47 $1.9M $1.7M $204K
Basketball 31 $4.4M $4.3M $118K
Soccer 31 $837K $837K $250
Softball 29 $1.2M $1.1M $50K
Volleyball 19 $886K $890K -$3K
Golf 18 $863K $783K $80K
Tennis 17 $922K $771K $150K
Total 413 $39.7M $39.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 99%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 55%
SAT Range 940 – 1150
SAT Math Range 440 – 540
SAT RW Range 490 – 610