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Truman State University - ACT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

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Truman State University

Truman State University

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Truman State University Description:

Since its founding in 1867, Truman State University has gone through a series of name changes. "Truman State" was adopted in 1996. As a public liberal arts college, Truman offers the rare combination of a small college experience with a state university price. The value is exceptional, even for out-of-state students. Truman State's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences earned the school a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Academics are supported by a 16 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an average class size of 24. Located in the small town of Kirksville, Missouri, Truman State isn't for the student looking for the bustle of an urban setting. Nevertheless, with 25% of students in the Greek system and about 240 student organizations, there's plenty to do on the weekends. In athletics, the Truman State Bulldogs compete in the NCAA Division II Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Admissions Data (2012):

Enrollment (2011):

  • Total Enrollment: 6,101 (5,780 undergraduates)
  • Gender Breakdown: 41% Male / 59% Female
  • 95% Full-time

Costs (2012 - 13):

  • Tuition and Fees: $7,216 (in-state); $12,952 (out-of-state)
  • Books: $1,000 (why so much?)
  • Room and Board: $7,190
  • Other Expenses: $4,000
  • Total Cost: $19,406 (in-state); $25,142 (out-of-state)

Truman State University Financial Aid (2010 - 11):

  • Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 98%
  • Truman State University Scholarships (Cappex.com)
  • Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
    • Grants: 95%
    • Loans: 49%
  • Average Amount of Aid
    • Grants: $6,756
    • Loans: $5,468

Most Popular Majors:

Accounting, Biology, Business Administration, Communication Studies, English, Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Psychology

Graduation and Retention Rates:

  • First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 86%
  • 4-Year Graduation Rate: 43%
  • 6-Year Graduation Rate: 69%

Data Source:

National Center for Educational Statistics
complete mission statement available at http://www.truman.edu/pages/154.asp

"Truman State University is committed to the advancement of knowledge, to freedom of thought and inquiry, and to the personal, social, and intellectual growth of its students. The University strives to identify and maintain a recognized standard of excellence in all of its educational activities.

The mission of Truman State University is to offer an exemplary undergraduate education to well-prepared students, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, in the context of a public institution of higher education. To that end, the University offers affordable undergraduate studies in the traditional arts and sciences as well as selected pre-professional, professional, and master's level programs that grow naturally out of the philosophy, values, content, and desired outcomes of a liberal arts education.

The highest goals of a liberal arts education are to ignite the individual's curiosity about the natural and social universe and then aid him or her in developing the skills and personal resources to channel knowledge into productive, satisfying activity. In pursuing these goals, the University seeks to cultivate in its students:

  • intellectual integrity, celebration of difference and diversity, informed ethical values, and courageous aspiration toward the best for oneself, one's family, one's society, and the world;
  • a sense of the joys and uses of creative and critical thought, including skills of intellectual problem-solving through effective reading and research, clear writing, and articulate speech; and
  • the willingness and ability to exercise personal and intellectual leadership in his or her chosen field of endeavor."
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