Distinct by Design

Every aspect of your student journey is deliberately crafted to fulfill your needs, potential, and impact.
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Prove what’s possible with a multidimensional experience designed for you and built for the modern world. Explore your interests, pursue your passions, and prepare for the life you want to live.
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Academics

We combine the foundational principles of the liberal arts and sciences with dynamic experiential learning to develop multidimensional professionals for the modern world.
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Student Life

Welcome to a student-first culture and close-knit campus community. This is where you’ll be accepted for who you are and challenged to be the person you want to become.
Life at Truman

Our People

Driven Students, Dynamic Faculty, A World of Opportunity

Our Impact

Ranked the #1 Public School in the Midwest for 27 Consecutive Years

Truman graduates work for the best companies in the world, attend the best graduate schools and earn nearly $10,000 more than the national average.

The Truman Difference

What's Happening at Truman

Check out all the great things happening around campus and throughout our community.

Students Honored for Outstanding Academic Achievement

The annual list of outstanding students has been released. The recipients are determined by their respective departments.

Theatre Program Empowers Students Through Opportunities

Jack Danter never intended to be a theatre major. Even after transferring in to Truman as a sophomore, the plan was to pursue a different degree, but their love of theatre kept calling.

Check out this installment of “The Spotlight Series” to hear more about Danter’s Truman experience.

Burks Named to University Board of Governors

Alumnus Taylor Burks of Hartsburg, Missouri, a Navy veteran, logistician, accountant and executive with experience in health care, higher education and government operations, has been appointed to the Truman Board of Governors.

Theatre Department Ends Season with Recognition

The Truman Theatre Department closed out a successful year by receiving two honors from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

"Truman is a liberal arts and sciences school that gives you a vast array of skills that prepare you for the future."
Mitchell Heberer

Class of ‘21