What do you want to Pursue?
Visit our Friendly and Welcoming Community
One visit to campus and you’ll discover why this vibrant learning community features everything curious and passionate students need to stay active, learn, develop, and grow.
Life at Truman State University
Your learning opportunities extend well beyond the classroom and the Truman campus and may include internships, research, study abroad, service learning or the Honors Scholar Program. Pursue all the questions and topics that spark your curiosity.
Academic opportunities
Begin Your Journey at Truman
At Truman, you can explore new ideas and gain a deeper understanding of the world and your place in it. And getting a top-notch education won’t cost you a fortune. Our online application or the Common Application is your first step, and there’s no application fee when applying as a freshman.
Building Connections to the Professional World
Internships provide the ideal setting for you to apply what you learn in the classroom. Truman students participate in internships on campus, in the local community, all across the U.S., and around the world.
Ranked Among the Best
Students and their families benefit from Truman’s commitment to high academic quality and affordability, a winning combination that gains Truman national recognition in publications such as U.S. News & World Report’s Best College rankings.
Take a Virtual Tour of Campus
Get a feel for campus without leaving home. Let our student tour guides introduce you to some of their favorite places through videos, photos and 360s.
Annual Tag Day Celebrates DonorsNovember 12, 2018
Truman will celebrate donations to the University Nov. 13 by tagging items across campus made possible by private gifts to the University. Students can participate in a social media scavenger hunt.
Speaker Explores Keeping the Humanities RelevantNovember 12, 2018
Marco Romani will present "Humanities Outreach and Social Entrepreneurship" at 6 p.m. Nov. 15 in Ophelia Parrish 2210.
University Conduct Board Seeks Student AffiliatesNovember 12, 2018
The University Conduct Board application period is now open for motivated students until 5pm Nov. 14 to the Office of Citizenship and Community Standards in the Student Union Building 1110.
#1
public university in the Midwest Region
— U.S. News & World Report
#1
value in the nation among public colleges & universities
— Consumers Digest
#7
master's university in the nation
— Washington Monthly
