Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri · Also known as Truman · Website
$56,280
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,280
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Truman State University is a public 4-year college in Kirksville, Missouri with 2,513 undergraduates and 399 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,780 a year (tuition and fees $9,838 in-state, $18,566 out-of-state). It admits 84% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,280 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,780
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,838
Out-of-state $18,566
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,000
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,280
Rank 1,011 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
- $12,780
- Tuition in-state
- $9,838
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,566
- Cost of attendance
- $25,115
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,046
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,926
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,426
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,425
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,220
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 $7,456 in 2015-16 to $9,838 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
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1,320
- SAT reading, middle
- 602
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 2,513
- Graduate students
- 399
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 55
- Endowment
- $70.2M
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 1,011 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,780 | $17,598 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,838 | $14,822 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,000 | $16,750 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,966 | $37,504 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,280 | $41,138 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | $22,813 | $50,422 | $70,633 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $20,305 | $31,435 | $61,647 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $21,500 | $26,865 | $55,213 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $25,094 | $68,736 | $77,315 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 45 | $20,000 | $39,321 | $44,705 | $63,707 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $23,250 | $59,919 | $84,515 | $76,194 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 37 | $14,185 | $60,768 | $91,303 | $95,833 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $21,104 | $29,001 | $38,923 | $48,590 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,031 | $30,911 | $60,157 | $58,808 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $17,000 | $41,455 | $44,010 | $59,916 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,250 | $31,853 | $50,785 | $56,359 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $19,875 | Withheld | $48,320 | $58,928 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $21,500 | $39,813 | $60,586 | $63,293 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | $39,851 | $54,575 | $60,478 | $67,030 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $21,500 | $32,176 | $56,596 | $55,378 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,000 | $16,569 | $40,026 | $48,471 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $18,518 | $36,853 | $52,303 | $53,676 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $18,625 | $25,010 | $43,405 | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kirksville and Missouri on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Truman State University cost?
$12,780 a year is the average net price at Truman State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,838 for in-state students and $18,566 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,115. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,046 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Truman State University?
84% of applicants are admitted to Truman State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,320 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Truman State University graduates earn?
$56,280 a year is the median pay of former Truman State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,966 after 6 years). That ranks 1,011 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $74,794.
How much student debt do Truman State University graduates have?
$21,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Truman State University graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Truman State University?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Truman State University finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Truman State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (108 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (79 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (72 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 55 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.