Truman at a Glance

History of the University

Campus Facts

• The application for admission also serves as the application for Truman's generous merit-based scholarship program.

• Truman is home to highly qualified and experienced faculty with eighty-five percent of full-time faculty holding their Ph.D. or terminal degree.

• Truman is a National Merit Program Scholarship Sponsor.

What Others Say

• Truman State University, Missouri's only public liberal arts college, attracts over-achievers from across the Show-Me-State.
  — The Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2007 Edition

• Truman also ranks No. 1 in the Midwest Region for 'Strong Commitment to Teaching,' which is based on surveys that identify schools where the faculty have an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.
  — U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges"

• Truman State University has made its first appearance in the Peace Corps annual rankings of schools producing volunteers for the organization. Truman ranks 25th on their list of medium-sized schools producing Peace Corps Volunteers. Truman has 20 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers. Other schools listed in the top 25 include University of Virginia, Georgetown University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Notre Dame, Brown University and Yale.