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Truman State University

Truman State University is based in the town of Kirksville, MO — a public campus in a small-town setting. International students are a visible presence at Truman State University — 9.6% of its 2,513 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$7,322

family income
under $30k

$7,585

$30–48k

$11,125

$48–75k

$14,616

$75–110k

$15,816

over $110k

Average net price

$12,7802023–24Skip 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 Truman State University rose from $11,407 (2008) to $12,780 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,407
2009	$11,720
2010	$11,408
2011	$11,576
2012	$12,703
2013	$12,148
2014	$12,586
2015	$12,362
2016	$12,537
2017	$12,119
2018	$12,462
2019	$12,301
2020	$11,216
2021	$13,256
2022	$12,030
2023	$12,780

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,1152024–25Skip 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 Truman State University rose from $17,782 (2009) to $25,115 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,782
2010	$18,082
2011	$18,472
2012	$18,998
2013	$19,689
2014	$19,368
2015	$20,206
2016	$20,555
2017	$20,633
2018	$20,745
2019	$20,954
2020	$21,640
2021	$21,858
2022	$22,335
2023	$23,420
2024	$25,115

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	$3,680	$6,664
2001	$3,800	$6,928
2002	$4,200	$7,600
2003	$4,756	$8,556
2004	$5,482	$9,582
2005	$5,812	$9,992
2006	$6,092	$10,522
2007	$6,432	$11,042
2008	$6,692	$11,543
2013	$7,368	$13,240
2014	$7,374	$13,438
2015	$7,456	$13,680
2016	$7,456	$13,940
2017	$7,656	$14,440
2018	$7,749	$14,601
2019	$8,120	$15,314
2020	$8,299	$15,659
2021	$8,689	$16,410
2022	$9,014	$17,036
2023	$9,470	$17,870

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Truman State University reports tuition of $9,838 for in-state students and $18,566 for out-of-state students. Check Truman State University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,513 undergrads, Truman State University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

68.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Truman State 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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68.5%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 Truman State University rose from 59.5% (entered 1991) to 68.5% (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	59.5%
1992 cohort	63.7%
1993 cohort	61.5%
1994 cohort	61.6%
1995 cohort	64%
1996 cohort	66.1%
1997 cohort	63.9%
1998 cohort	67.1%
1999 cohort	65.7%
2000 cohort	67.2%
2001 cohort	69.9%
2002 cohort	68.9%
2003 cohort	70.8%
2004 cohort	69.8%
2005 cohort	68.8%
2006 cohort	73.6%
2007 cohort	71.7%
2008 cohort	70.5%
2009 cohort	72.8%
2010 cohort	71.8%
2011 cohort	74.9%
2012 cohort	71.9%
2013 cohort	75.4%
2014 cohort	74.7%
2015 cohort	72%
2016 cohort	71%
2017 cohort	68.4%
2018 cohort	68.5%

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.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,250	$7,898
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$6,113
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,610	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$5,622
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,905	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,456	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,323	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,979	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,402	$9,473
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,168	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,689	$8,682
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,500	$9,857
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$11,684

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

$43,966

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,947

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$56,280

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.

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

Truman State University admitted 2,415 of 2,883 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.8% rate describes that application pool.

83.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,470 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,513 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1170–13701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Truman State University received 2,883 applications and admitted 2,415 (83.8%), with 626 enrolling.

Truman State University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Truman State University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–700 and Math was 570–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1170–1370 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	670	700
SAT Math	570	650	670
ACT Composite	25	28	31

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).

Acceptance rate

83.8%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	82.1%
Fall 2002	79.2%
Fall 2003	83.6%
Fall 2004	84.2%
Fall 2005	81.1%
Fall 2006	80.7%
Fall 2007	81.3%
Fall 2008	78.9%
Fall 2009	72.3%
Fall 2010	73.9%
Fall 2011	75%
Fall 2012	73.7%
Fall 2013	72.2%
Fall 2014	74.5%
Fall 2015	79%
Fall 2016	67.7%
Fall 2017	67.5%
Fall 2018	65.3%
Fall 2019	62.6%
Fall 2020	72.1%
Fall 2021	61%
Fall 2022	45.1%
Fall 2023	80%
Fall 2024	83.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1170–1370Fall 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 2001	1110	1310
Fall 2002	1110	1340
Fall 2003	1110	1350
Fall 2004	1140	1340
Fall 2005	1130	1330
Fall 2006	1090	1340
Fall 2007	1130	1360
Fall 2008	1110	1390
Fall 2009	1100	1320
Fall 2010	1130	1390
Fall 2011	1040	1280
Fall 2012	1100	1360
Fall 2013	1080	1330
Fall 2014	1125	1353
Fall 2015	1140	1410
Fall 2016	1070	1330
Fall 2017	1185	1420
Fall 2018	1080	1358
Fall 2019	1150	1350
Fall 2020	1080	1330
Fall 2021	1093	1290
Fall 2022	1070	1330
Fall 2023	1126	1318
Fall 2024	1170	1370

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–31Fall 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	30
Fall 2002	25	30
Fall 2003	25	30
Fall 2004	25	30
Fall 2005	25	30
Fall 2006	25	30
Fall 2007	25	30
Fall 2008	25	31
Fall 2009	25	30
Fall 2010	25	30
Fall 2011	25	30
Fall 2012	24	29
Fall 2013	25	30
Fall 2014	24	30
Fall 2015	25	30
Fall 2016	24	30
Fall 2017	24	30
Fall 2018	24	30
Fall 2019	24	31
Fall 2020	24	30
Fall 2021	24	30
Fall 2022	23	29
Fall 2023	23	29
Fall 2024	25	31

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

2,513Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Truman State University fell from 5,516 (Fall 2002) to 2,513 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,516
Fall 2003	5,360
Fall 2004	5,482
Fall 2005	5,474
Fall 2006	5,410
Fall 2007	5,496
Fall 2008	5,497
Fall 2009	5,381
Fall 2010	5,501
Fall 2011	5,550
Fall 2012	5,452
Fall 2013	5,482
Fall 2014	5,394
Fall 2015	5,290
Fall 2016	5,302
Fall 2017	5,241
Fall 2018	4,906
Fall 2019	4,384
Fall 2020	3,845
Fall 2021	3,318
Fall 2022	2,920
Fall 2023	2,666
Fall 2024	2,513

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%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 Truman State University has held near 85% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	85%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	85%
Fall 2005 cohort	85%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	84%
Fall 2009 cohort	87%
Fall 2010 cohort	86%
Fall 2011 cohort	89%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	88%
Fall 2014 cohort	89%
Fall 2015 cohort	87%
Fall 2016 cohort	86%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	84%
Fall 2019 cohort	88%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	84%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Truman State University

16.5% of Truman State University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Truman State University as a primarily residential campus of 2,513 undergraduates — and 84.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Truman State University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1170–1370 — their midpoint is above the MO four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Truman State 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 Truman State 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

Truman State University83.8%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Truman State University$9,838

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Truman State University$56,280

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

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Truman State University, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Truman State University	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.8%	72.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,838	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$56,280	$47,885	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 17 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$106,203
Accounting and Related Services	$84,515
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$77,315
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,633
Biology, General	$61,647
Political Science and Government	$60,586
Public Health	$60,157
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$56,596
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$55,213
Sociology	$52,584
Agriculture, General	$52,303
Communication and Media Studies	$50,785
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$48,320
History	$43,405
Research and Experimental Psychology	$41,487
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,026
English Language and Literature, General	$38,923

These 17 fields listed for Truman State University measure earnings after completion. The $56,280 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Truman State University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Truman State University report?

Truman State University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1170–1370 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Truman State University's acceptance rate?

83.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,415 admitted from 2,883 applicants.

How much does Truman State University cost?

In-state tuition is $9,838; out-of-state students pay $18,566. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Truman State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $56,280. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

University of Missouri-St Louis — 62.7% admitted
Missouri University of Science and Technology — 72.5% admitted
University of Missouri-Kansas City — 72.2% admitted
University of Missouri-Columbia — 78.5% 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.