Drury University
Springfield, Missouri · Website
$40,694
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,694
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Drury University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Springfield, Missouri with 1,383 undergraduates and 224 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,831 a year (tuition and fees $36,745). It admits 58% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $40,694 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,979 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,831
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,745
US median $11,837
Admission rate
58%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,979
About $222 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,694
Rank 2,564 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,831
- Tuition and fees
- $36,745
- Cost of attendance
- $48,846
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,759
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,769
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,552
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,558
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,458
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $24,905 in 2015-16 to $36,745 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1,218
- SAT reading, middle
- 590
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 1,383
- Graduate students
- 224
- Part-time students
- 1.1%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 88
- Endowment
- $84.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,564 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,831 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,745 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 58% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,979 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,508 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,694 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
88 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $31,000 | $54,723 | $70,134 | $66,914 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,424 | $33,699 | $49,387 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 25 | $17,968 | $52,946 | $79,592 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $20,958 | $34,095 | $42,425 | $50,706 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $19,478 | $31,726 | $37,713 | $47,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 17 | $21,855 | $41,393 | $42,026 | $64,397 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 15 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $22,778 | $43,374 | $52,286 | $68,257 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $15,634 | $26,057 | $35,543 | $48,590 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $25,125 | Withheld | $41,996 | $50,680 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $20,186 | $24,127 | $50,287 | $48,471 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Springfield and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Drury University cost?
$20,831 a year is the average net price at Drury University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,745, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $48,846. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,759 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Drury University?
58% of applicants are admitted to Drury University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,218 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Drury University graduates earn?
$40,694 a year is the median pay of former Drury University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,508 after 6 years). That ranks 2,564 of 5,094 US colleges and 67 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Architecture (Bachelor's) at $54,723.
How much student debt do Drury University graduates have?
$20,979 is the median federal student loan debt of Drury University graduates, about $222 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Drury University?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Drury University finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Drury University?
Architecture (29 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (25 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (25 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 88 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.