Truman State University Student Population

How many students at Truman?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Truman State University has a total enrollment of 3,664 students, including 3,265 undergraduate and 399 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,420 male students (38.8%) and 2,244 female students (61.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,928 White students (79.9%) and 145 Hispanic students (4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,265 undergraduate students (89.1%) and 399 graduate students (10.9%).
• Class Delivery: 710 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,260 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - Truman's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,420 male (38.76%) and 2,244 female (61.24%) students are attending Truman State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.28.

By class level, 3,265 (89.11%) are undergraduate students and 399 (10.89%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.91% are male and 60.09% are female, while among graduate students, 29.32% are male and 70.68% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,928 White, 85 Black, and 52 Asian students out of a total of 3,664 are attending at Truman State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Truman State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 35.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Truman has 488 students under 18 years old and 14 students over 65 years old. There are 3,315 students under 25 years old, and 349 students over 25 years old out of 3,664 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 488 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. Truman has 3,110 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 155 students aged 25 and over.

It has 205 graduate students aged under 25 and 194 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Truman State University, 710 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,260 students are enrolled in some online courses.

674 students who live in Missouri or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 36 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,265 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 73 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.24%.72 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.