Truman State University - ACT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 81.3%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 570 / 690
  • SAT Math: 560 / 670
  • SAT Writing: - / -
    • (what these SAT numbers mean)
  • ACT Composite: 25 / 30
  • ACT English: 24 / 31
  • ACT Math: 23 / 29
    • (what these ACT numbers mean)

• Total Enrollment: 5,920 (5,608 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 42.6% Male / 57.4% Female
• 97.6% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $6,432 (in-state); $11,042 (out-of-state)
• Books: $900
• Room and Board: $6,045
• Other Expenses: $3,800
• Total Cost: $17,177 (in-state); $21,787 (out-of-state)

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 97%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 13%
  • State / Local Grants: 31%
  • Institutional Grants: 94%
  • Loans: 42%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $3,352
  • State / Local Grants: $2,020
  • Institutional Grants: $4,874
  • Loans: $3,954

"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."