Truman State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 25,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,525
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 85%
From Region 12%
Athletes 385 (15.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
International 10%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
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
Truman State University 539 37% 82% 3% 1% 3% 6% $67,109 35 -0.29 74 98% 4.4%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $115,079 44 -0.29 99 — — — — —
Computer Science 19 — 89% 53% 11% 0% 5% 32% $113,648 41 -0.33 99 100% 4.4% — — —
Chemistry 9 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $70,928 52 -0.06 79 — — — — —
Mathematics 12 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,427 80 +0.42 95 100% — — — —
Physics 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,997 68 +0.32 91 — — — — —
Statistics 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,348 39 -0.39 95 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 25% 75% 8% 0% 0% 8% $64,508 18 -0.62 70 — — — — —
Biology 45 +1 24% 78% 7% 2% 0% 4% $65,004 43 -0.17 71 100% — — — —
Agriculture 11 +1 45% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $50,198 12 -1.04 37 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,940 32 -0.47 49 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 19 — 0% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $52,678 10 -1.22 44 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 41 — 44% 83% 5% 2% 2% 2% $63,361 59 +0.18 68 99% — — — —
Nursing 49 — 10% 90% 4% 0% 0% 4% $84,678 19 -0.75 90 96% — — — —
Public Health 16 — 19% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $74,316 80 +0.85 82 97% — — — —
Accounting 31 +1 52% 84% 3% 0% 0% 10% $98,279 77 +0.73 96 100% — — — —
Business Administration 54 +6 69% 76% 4% 7% 2% 9% $76,213 61 -0.07 84 97% — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $84,383 33 -0.51 90 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $84,317 33 -0.51 89 — — — — —
Applied Linguistics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,093 13 -0.98 28 — — — — —
Classical Languages 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,778 12 -1.00 28 — — — — —
Creative Writing 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,617 5 -1.32 15 94% — — — —
English 18 +1 0% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $48,975 34 -0.42 33 91% — — — —
Foreign Languages 7 +1 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,686 12 -1.01 27 — — — — —
History 15 +1 33% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,077 23 -0.67 37 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,649 14 -0.83 32 — — — — —
Linguistics 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,499 12 -1.03 27 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,203 36 -0.47 50 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $43,226 5 -1.32 19 84% — — — —
Communication 12 +1 33% 75% 8% 0% 8% 0% $58,023 38 -0.36 57 99% — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy — — — — — — — — $50,677 31 -0.31 38 — — — — —
Political Science 21 — 52% 81% 0% 0% 5% 10% $62,803 24 -0.69 67 94% — — — —
Psychology 37 +5 30% 86% 3% 0% 5% 5% $50,783 26 -0.65 39 100% — — — —
Sociology 11 +1 18% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,642 25 -0.57 38 88% — — — —
General Education 11 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 0% 9% $50,211 24 -0.57 37 — — — — —
Fine Arts 7 — 29% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $50,199 68 +0.36 37 100% — — — —
Music 12 — 50% 75% 0% 8% 8% 8% $45,559 44 -0.13 24 96% — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $45,559 44 -0.13 24 96% — — — —
Studio Art 7 — 43% 43% 0% 0% 14% 29% $50,199 68 +0.36 37 100% — — — —
Theater 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $47,934 83 +0.65 31 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 14 +2 29% 79% 0% 7% 0% 7% $59,931 54 +0.00 62 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,336
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,752
Est. In-State Cost $13,371
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,551
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Health Sciences 23.2% 125 21% 87% 5% 1% 2% 2% $71,496 25 -0.31 79 97% —
Business & Economics 16.3% 88 64% 77% 3% 5% 1% 11% $84,263 61 +0.19 89 98% —
Social Sciences 15.0% 81 35% 85% 2% 0% 5% 5% $54,953 35 -0.61 49 97% —
Humanities 12.4% 67 19% 93% 0% 0% 1% 0% $47,666 11 -0.80 30 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.6% 57 25% 77% 7% 2% 0% 5% $64,900 36 -0.26 71 100% —
Arts 6.3% 34 41% 68% 0% 3% 9% 15% $47,819 31 +0.19 30 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.6% 30 63% 97% 0% 0% 3% 0% $87,919 73 +0.10 91 100% —
Computer Science 3.5% 19 89% 53% 11% 0% 5% 32% $113,648 56 -0.33 99 100% 4.4%
Professional 2.6% 14 29% 79% 0% 7% 0% 7% $59,931 26 +0.00 62 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 13 46% 69% 0% 0% 31% 0% $50,928 13 -0.95 39 100% —
Education 2.0% 11 18% 82% 0% 0% 0% 9% $50,211 26 -0.57 37 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 94 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 83 $223K $223K $0
Soccer 34 $214K $214K $0
Baseball 30 $247K $247K $0
Swimming 20 $137K $137K $0
Basketball 17 $577K $577K $0
Total 228 $2.8M $2.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 92 $254K $254K $0
Soccer 33 $276K $276K $0
Softball 20 $323K $323K $0
Swimming 20 $199K $199K $0
Basketball 17 $626K $626K $0
Volleyball 16 $362K $362K $0
Tennis 10 $42K $42K $0
Golf 7 $43K $43K $0
Total 157 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 175 $478K $478K $0
Football 94 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 67 $490K $490K $0
Swimming 40 $336K $336K $0
Basketball 34 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 30 $247K $247K $0
Softball 20 $323K $323K $0
Volleyball 16 $362K $362K $0
Tennis 10 $42K $42K $0
Golf 7 $43K $43K $0
Total 385 $6.3M $6.3M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 61%
Yield (non-ED) 26%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 61% 61% 61%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1170 – 1370
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 600 – 700