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Troy University

Troy University reports 9,805 undergraduates in Troy, AL. Its federal reporting group is labeled Troy University.

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Troy University · Troy, Alabama · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 102368.

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

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

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

$12,718

family income
under $30k

$12,632

$30–48k

$15,109

$48–75k

$15,553

$75–110k

$14,278

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$16,5272023–24Skip 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 Troy University rose from $10,103 (2008) to $16,527 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,103
2009	$9,825
2010	$10,690
2011	$11,259
2012	$11,168
2013	$11,907
2014	$11,551
2015	$11,479
2016	$13,349
2017	$13,313
2018	$14,285
2019	$14,992
2020	$14,019
2021	$15,002
2022	$13,869
2023	$16,527

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,1652024–25Skip 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 Troy University rose from $13,855 (2009) to $23,165 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$13,855
2010	$14,444
2011	$16,024
2012	$16,721
2013	$16,877
2014	$17,354
2015	$17,898
2016	$18,404
2017	$18,585
2018	$19,180
2019	$19,545
2020	$21,251
2021	$21,376
2022	$22,005
2023	$21,816
2024	$23,165

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,850	$5,700
2001	$3,296	$6,316
2002	$3,532	$6,752
2003	$3,842	$7,372
2004	$4,162	$8,012
2005	$4,104	$8,108
2006	$4,104	$8,108
2007	$4,264	$8,428
2008	$4,492	$8,740
2013	$7,276	$13,612
2014	$7,564	$14,092
2015	$7,924	$14,812
2016	$8,260	$15,484
2017	$8,692	$16,276
2018	$8,908	$16,708
2019	$8,908	$16,708
2020	$8,908	$16,708
2021	$9,312	$18,624
2022	$9,312	$18,624
2023	$9,792	$19,584

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Troy University reports published tuition by residency: $10,176 in-state versus $20,352 out-of-state — a $10,176 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Troy University reports 9,805 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

50.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Troy 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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50.3%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 Troy University rose from 40.1% (entered 1991) to 50.3% (entered 2018).

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
1991 cohort	40.1%
1992 cohort	43.2%
1993 cohort	46.2%
1994 cohort	46.9%
1995 cohort	52.3%
1996 cohort	56.4%
1997 cohort	54.2%
1998 cohort	50.8%
1999 cohort	49.7%
2000 cohort	49.3%
2001 cohort	41.8%
2002 cohort	38.5%
2003 cohort	37%
2004 cohort	33.5%
2005 cohort	31.8%
2006 cohort	34.4%
2007 cohort	34.7%
2008 cohort	35%
2009 cohort	32.7%
2010 cohort	37.5%
2011 cohort	39%
2012 cohort	42.8%
2013 cohort	47.5%
2014 cohort	50.2%
2015 cohort	51.8%
2016 cohort	45.5%
2017 cohort	46.8%
2018 cohort	50.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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 (Troy University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,713	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,904	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,916	$4,969
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,593	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$4,700
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,897	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,692	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,000	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$12,956	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,000	$6,127
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,000	$6,707
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,625	$6,720
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,976	$8,038
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,500	$9,028
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,750	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,030	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$11,000

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

$39,392

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$41,914

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$42,062

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 (Troy 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

Troy University admitted 9,099 of 9,474 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96% rate describes that application pool.

96%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,792 in-state tuition · 2023–24 9,805 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 940–12101600

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Admissions

Troy University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Troy University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–620 and Math was 450–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 940–1210 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	550	620
SAT Math	450	520	590
ACT Composite	18	21	25

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, Troy University received 9,474 applications and admitted 9,099 (96%), with 1,881 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

96%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	63.8%
Fall 2002	72.4%
Fall 2003	75.1%
Fall 2004	67.5%
Fall 2005	80.8%
Fall 2006	81.3%
Fall 2007	74%
Fall 2008	64.2%
Fall 2009	66.2%
Fall 2010	69.5%
Fall 2011	71.5%
Fall 2012	62.3%
Fall 2013	68.2%
Fall 2014	73.3%
Fall 2015	91.9%
Fall 2016	91.3%
Fall 2017	88.1%
Fall 2018	87.7%
Fall 2019	87.6%
Fall 2020	92.4%
Fall 2021	95.3%
Fall 2022	94.8%
Fall 2023	92.6%
Fall 2024	96%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

940–1210Fall 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 2014	875	1150
Fall 2015	863	1078
Fall 2016	925	1160
Fall 2017	945	1205
Fall 2018	960	1145
Fall 2019	930	1090
Fall 2020	935	1105
Fall 2021	935	1150
Fall 2022	950	1150
Fall 2023	950	1160
Fall 2024	940	1210

IPEDS Fall 2014–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 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	18	24
Fall 2002	17	24
Fall 2003	17	24
Fall 2004	17	23
Fall 2005	17	23
Fall 2006	17	23
Fall 2007	17	23
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	17	24
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	18	24
Fall 2014	19	26
Fall 2015	19	26
Fall 2016	18	24
Fall 2017	18	25
Fall 2018	18	24
Fall 2019	18	24
Fall 2020	18	25
Fall 2021	17	25
Fall 2022	17	24
Fall 2023	18	25
Fall 2024	18	25

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

9,805Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Troy University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 22,045 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 9,805.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	9,946
Fall 2003	11,257
Fall 2004	13,253
Fall 2005	18,501
Fall 2006	19,734
Fall 2007	21,042
Fall 2008	20,898
Fall 2009	22,030
Fall 2010	22,045
Fall 2011	20,391
Fall 2012	17,765
Fall 2013	16,208
Fall 2014	15,025
Fall 2015	14,065
Fall 2016	13,745
Fall 2017	13,634
Fall 2018	13,147
Fall 2019	12,595
Fall 2020	12,294
Fall 2021	10,916
Fall 2022	10,316
Fall 2023	10,089
Fall 2024	9,805

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%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 Troy University has held near 71% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	65%
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	69%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	70%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Troy University

Faculty pay at Troy University averages $91,344 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Troy University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 9,805 undergraduates live off campus, and 71.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Troy University's SAT section-percentile sums are 940–1210 — their midpoint is below the AL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Troy 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 Troy 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

Troy University96%

Alabama median73.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Troy University$10,176

Alabama median$12,535

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

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

Troy University reporting group (shared)$42,062

Alabama median$44,312

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Troy University, Alabama and national reference values
Metric & basis	Troy University	Alabama median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96%	73.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,176	$12,535	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$42,062Shared group value	$44,312	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 21 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Science, Technology and Society	$80,455
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$79,492
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$78,785
Accounting and Related Services	$67,190
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,472
Business/Commerce, General	$63,425
Social Sciences, General	$57,620
Political Science and Government	$57,341
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,317
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$53,112
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,195
Mathematics	$48,145
Communication and Media Studies	$47,978
Biology, General	$46,934
English Language and Literature, General	$46,923
Social Work	$45,789
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$44,859
Psychology, General	$44,102
Sociology	$41,433
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$41,240
Fine and Studio Arts	$37,264

These 21 fields listed for Troy University measure earnings after completion. The $42,062 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 31 additional Troy University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Troy University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Troy University report?

Troy University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 940–1210 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Troy University's acceptance rate?

96% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 9,099 admitted from 9,474 applicants.

How much does Troy University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,176; out-of-state students pay $20,352. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Troy University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $42,062. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Alabama

Talladega College — 85.4% admitted
University of North Alabama — 87.3% admitted
Marion Military Institute — 97% admitted
Herzing University-Birmingham — 93.3% 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.