Distinct by Design

Every aspect of your student journey is deliberately crafted to fulfill your needs, potential, and impact.

Students

Admission

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.

Academics

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

Our Academic Programs

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.

Our People

Driven Students, Dynamic Faculty, A World of Opportunity

Student

Esther Lee

Esther Lee picked Truman because she knew a smaller school would provide more opportunities for growth. She is so involved on campus it's easy to wonder how she finds time for all her interests.

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Faculty

Anton Daughters

Through his research, Anton Daughters sees similar patterns across humanity, from fishing communities in Chile to his adopted home in the Midwest.

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Alumni

Angel McGee

Utilizing a career in professional sports, Angel McGee ('12) is making an impact in her hometown as the manager of community partnerships and events with the Kansas City Royals.

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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

#1

public school in the Midwest

25

first-year average class size

60%

almost 60% graduate with no student loan debt

Lyceum Series to Feature Music, Movies in Upcoming Season

The 2024-25 Kohlenberg Lyceum Series will include four mainstage productions and two installments of the popular “Films and Finger Foods” events.

Truman Featured Among Princeton Review’s “Best Value Colleges”

Truman is once again included on The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges list for 2025.

Bulldog Football: A Family Tradition

As one of the most successful football coaches in the University’s history steps aside, his son is poised to lead the program’s next era.

New Student Rep Appointed to Board of Governors

Adli Jacobs of St. Charles, Missouri, has been appointed as the student representative to the Truman Board of Governors.

Faculty Innovation Award Winners Examine AI Usage

Ben Batzer, assistant professor of English education, and Megan Batzer, clinical instructor in communication disorders, along with Aiman Fatima, assistant professor of nursing, were the spring 2024 recipients of the Truman Academic Innovation Award.

Wellness Events Available for Faculty and Staff

Health Sciences has planned a series wellness events targeted to faculty and staff. Based on feedback forms, a five-session series will begin Sept. 12.

All News & Events

"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