Truman State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university located in Missouri. It was established by Joseph Baldwin in 1867, as the First Missouri Normal School and Commercial College. Truman is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. The university enrolls more than 5,000 students annually. It offers degrees in more than 40 undergraduate and over 8 graduate programs. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Health Sciences & Education

Truman is home to several student clubs and organizations. The Greek organizations contain more than 20% of the student population in over 15 fraternities and 10 sororities. They are governed by the Interfraternal Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, mathematics, science, nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Truman participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,880 in 2009-2010 (5,665 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Truman provides on-campus housing for 2,853 of its 5,665 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 196 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 117 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Truman offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (39 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (230 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (113 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (299 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (33 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (73 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (51 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (34 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (107 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (159 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (36 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (154 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology