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Drury University

Drury University reports 1,383 undergraduates in Springfield, MO. Its federal reporting group is labeled Drury University. The school reports a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) affiliation in its federal filings.

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Drury University · Springfield, Missouri · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 177214.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Drury University).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,073

family income
under $30k

$17,104

$30–48k

$19,602

$48–75k

$23,003

$75–110k

$25,628

over $110k

Average net price

$20,8312023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Drury University fell from $24,032 (2008) to $20,831 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,032
2009	$24,556
2010	$19,850
2011	$19,975
2012	$21,036
2013	$21,824
2014	$21,466
2015	$22,588
2016	$19,631
2017	$18,595
2018	$18,419
2019	$18,736
2020	$18,582
2021	$20,126
2022	$21,523
2023	$20,831

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$48,8462024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Drury University rose from $26,728 (2009) to $48,846 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,728
2010	$27,919
2011	$29,481
2012	$31,421
2013	$32,573
2014	$33,480
2015	$33,183
2016	$35,054
2017	$36,249
2018	$38,330
2019	$39,965
2020	$40,913
2021	$42,802
2022	$45,553
2023	$47,091
2024	$48,846

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,204
2001	$11,910
2002	$12,565
2003	$13,286
2004	$13,904
2005	$14,669
2006	$15,512
2007	$16,979
2008	$18,285
2013	$22,295
2014	$23,885
2015	$24,905
2016	$25,905
2017	$27,015
2018	$28,515
2019	$29,665
2020	$31,215
2021	$32,430
2022	$33,830
2023	$35,235

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Drury University reports published tuition of $36,745 in this record. Drury University's $36,745 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Drury University reports 1,383 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

61.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Drury University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Drury University has wandered from Fall 1992 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 67.5% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 61.8%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1992 cohort	57.3%
1993 cohort	56.5%
1994 cohort	60.3%
1995 cohort	56.4%
1996 cohort	64.5%
1997 cohort	60.4%
1998 cohort	66.1%
1999 cohort	57.6%
2000 cohort	57.3%
2001 cohort	67.5%
2002 cohort	63%
2003 cohort	59.1%
2004 cohort	56.6%
2005 cohort	57.5%
2006 cohort	50.6%
2007 cohort	57.4%
2008 cohort	62.6%
2009 cohort	56.2%
2010 cohort	57.5%
2011 cohort	54.5%
2012 cohort	64%
2013 cohort	58.2%
2014 cohort	59.6%
2015 cohort	60.3%
2016 cohort	63.6%
2017 cohort	66%
2018 cohort	61.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Drury University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,625	$4,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,625	$4,813
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,250	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,241	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,489	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,640	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,500	$6,259
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,005	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,250	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,000	$8,359
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,000	$9,490
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,979	$8,218

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$37,508

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,507

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$40,694

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Drury University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Drury University admitted 1,549 of 2,690 applicants in Fall 2024. The 57.6% rate describes that application pool.

57.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,235 tuition · 2023–24 1,383 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1130–12901600

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Admissions

Drury University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Drury University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–670 and Math was 560–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1130–1290 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	610	670
SAT Math	560	590	620
ACT Composite	22	25	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Drury University received 2,690 applications and admitted 1,549 (57.6%), with 337 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

57.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Drury University declined from 84.8% to 57.6%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.8%
Fall 2002	84.5%
Fall 2003	79.4%
Fall 2004	73.9%
Fall 2005	47.2%
Fall 2006	42%
Fall 2007	51.3%
Fall 2008	75.9%
Fall 2009	76.6%
Fall 2010	73.4%
Fall 2011	80.1%
Fall 2012	86.7%
Fall 2013	81%
Fall 2014	74.4%
Fall 2015	84.2%
Fall 2016	70%
Fall 2017	66.1%
Fall 2018	68.2%
Fall 2019	64.4%
Fall 2020	70.7%
Fall 2021	65.4%
Fall 2022	63.4%
Fall 2023	58.9%
Fall 2024	57.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1130–1290Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	1040	1270
Fall 2005	1052	1290
Fall 2006	1052	1290
Fall 2007	1052	1290
Fall 2012	907	1341
Fall 2013	1040	1265
Fall 2016	1010	1220
Fall 2017	1050	1310
Fall 2018	1070	1280
Fall 2019	1045	1225
Fall 2020	1030	1250
Fall 2021	1050	1270
Fall 2022	1150	1360
Fall 2023	1050	1310
Fall 2024	1130	1290

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	25	28
Fall 2002	22	28
Fall 2004	23	28
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	23	28
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	20	28
Fall 2009	20	28
Fall 2010	22	28
Fall 2011	19	31
Fall 2012	21	30
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	23	29
Fall 2015	23	29
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	23	28
Fall 2018	22	29
Fall 2019	22	28
Fall 2020	21	29
Fall 2021	23	30
Fall 2022	22	28
Fall 2023	23	28
Fall 2024	22	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,383Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Drury University fell from 3,453 (Fall 2002) to 1,383 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,453
Fall 2003	3,574
Fall 2004	3,916
Fall 2005	4,536
Fall 2006	4,462
Fall 2007	3,894
Fall 2008	4,183
Fall 2009	4,403
Fall 2010	4,508
Fall 2011	4,438
Fall 2012	4,308
Fall 2013	4,001
Fall 2014	3,790
Fall 2015	3,082
Fall 2016	3,121
Fall 2017	2,971
Fall 2018	1,486
Fall 2019	1,477
Fall 2020	1,404
Fall 2021	1,340
Fall 2022	1,369
Fall 2023	1,367
Fall 2024	1,383

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Drury University has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 89% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 79%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	74%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	73%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	84%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	78%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	76%
Fall 2021 cohort	78%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Drury University

Faculty pay at Drury University averages $90,072 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Drury University as a primarily residential campus of 1,383 undergraduates — and 79.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Drury University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1130–1290 — their midpoint is above the MO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Drury University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Drury University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Drury University57.6%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Drury University$36,745

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Drury University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Drury University).

Drury University reporting group (shared)$40,694

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

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Drury University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Drury University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	57.6%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,745	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$40,694Shared group value	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Drury University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Drury University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$80,200
Architecture	$70,134
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,286
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$50,287
Biology, General	$49,387
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$47,695
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$47,160
Sociology	$43,676
Psychology, General	$42,425
History	$41,996
Human Services, General	$39,257
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,713
English Language and Literature, General	$35,543

These 13 fields listed for Drury University measure earnings after completion. The $40,694 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 44 additional Drury University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Drury University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Drury University report?

Drury University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1130–1290 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Drury University's acceptance rate?

57.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,549 admitted from 2,690 applicants.

How much does Drury University cost?

At Drury University, tuition is $36,745. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Drury University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,694. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — 56.9% admitted
Kansas City Art Institute — 54.8% admitted
Lindenwood University — 56.8% admitted
William Jewell College — 38.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.