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Who We Are

Where to begin? Truman attracts high-achieving, curious students who want a challenging and balanced education. Here, your professors will know you by name, perspectives from across the world will bring new ideas to the table, and your classes will center around hands-on, experiential learning. Not to mention a beautiful tree-lined campus, countless student organizations, and classic midwestern hospitality.

What We Value

The mission of Truman State University is to offer an exemplary undergraduate education to well-prepared students, grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, in the context of a public institution of higher education. To that end, the University offers affordable undergraduate studies in the traditional arts and sciences as well as selected pre-professional, professional, and master’s level programs that grow naturally out of the philosophy, values, content, and desired outcomes of a liberal arts education.

By the Numbers

Rankings & Recognition

#1
public school in the midwest
#3
best value university
#7
best master's university

General Academics

3,960
students
13:1
student-faculty ratio
20
avg. class size
3.76
avg. first-year GPA

Programs & Scholarships

136
undergrad programs
14
graduate programs
97%
receive scholarships
60%
graduate debt-free

Culture

200+
student organizations
71%
students involved in ≥2 orgs
II
NCAA sports Division

Demographics

42
countries represented
29%
first-generation
41%
male
59%
female
79%
white
3.5%
hispanic/latino
2.6%
black/African American
3.4%
mixed ethnicity
2.3%
Asain
0.2%
Native American