Troy University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Troy University

Troy University operates as a public institution located in Troy, Alabama (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 9,805 students of which 12,610 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. Troy University is categorized as “18” 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 96.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,088 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,527, with published in-state tuition of $10,176 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.2%. Graduates earn a median of $42,062 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,392 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1123900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.1% 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.