Belong to a Campus that Sets You Apart
Like you, we’re unique. We’re a different kind of public university with a different kind of liberal arts and sciences curriculum that is distinctly designed to uncover your passions and unlock your potential. By supporting students on their path to self-discovery, Truman State University is the first step towards a meaningful career and fulfilling life.
Truman welcomes students from all over Missouri, across the nation, and internationally.
Discover Your Distinction
Explore Our Academics
Browse our 148 majors, minors, and graduate programs. 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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Discover the Truman Experience
Explore our vibrant community full of diverse experiences. 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.
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Fund Your Future
Over half of our students graduate debt free. Receive a high-quality education at an accessible, affordable price. We are consistently recognized in national publications such as the U.S. News & World Report, Consumers Digest, Washington Monthly, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and Forbes.
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receive financial aidGreat things are happening in our community
Phi Lamb Alumni Donate More than $130K to Endow Scholarship at Truman
Originally established in 1969 as the Lambda chapter of Phi Lambda Chi fraternity, the organization was later absorbed as the Alpha chapter of Phi Lambda Phi in 2002. Alumni are commonly referred to as Phi Lambs, regardless of their era of active membership. When the Phi Lamb alumni group sold the organization’s house in 2025, they decided to invest the gains in current University students.
“We all understand the fraternity’s impact on the trajectories of our lives and careers, and we want to continue to foster that positivity in today’s students,” said Steve Clem (’73), treasurer of the Phi Lamb alumni group. “Houses, and even specific organizations, may come and go as the student body evolves, but fraternities and sororities are as valuable now as ever. They build character, develop leadership abilities and establish community bonds that last a lifetime. It is an honor to support those ideals in current Truman students.”
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