Truman State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Truman State University

Truman State University operates as a public institution located in Kirksville, Missouri (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,513 students of which 3,525 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. Truman State University is categorized as “19” 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 83.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,320 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,780, with published in-state tuition of $9,838 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.7%. Graduates earn a median of $56,280 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,966 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 176200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.9% 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.