Drury University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Drury University

Drury University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Springfield, Missouri (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,383 students of which 1,432 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Drury University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 57.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,218 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,831, with published in-state tuition of $36,745 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,979, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.2%. Graduates earn a median of $40,694 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,508 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 240600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.