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Drury University is a private regional university located in Springfield, Missouri. Drury University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Drury University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $37,543 10 years after enrolling, 38th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Drury University bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Drury University is ranked 27th in Missouri.
Drury University’s median net annual cost of $18,736 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Drury University sorted by number of graduates - Biology, Architecture, Education, Business Administration, Psychology, Advertising & PR - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$18,736
Average years to graduate
4.6
Accounting
Rank: #116
Economic score: 1.88
Finance
Rank: #170
Economic score: 2.74
Marketing
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.87
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: -
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Economic score: 7.34
History
Rank: -
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Economic score: 9.46
English Language & Lit
Rank: -
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Economic score: 17.7
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: -
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Economic score: 18.61
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Drury University - Special Education, Business Administration, Education, Education (subject specific) - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 56% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Drury University is 3% lower than the state average, and 2% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Drury University, Pell Grant recipients represent 30% of the measured graduating class, 5% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Drury University graduates within 4.5 years.
Drury University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Drury University’s economic mobility score of 2.31 is calculated by adjusting the 13.08 economic score of lower-income students by the 30% pell grant recipients within the student body. Drury University’s EMS of 2.31 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Drury University pays $18,736 a year, $25,073 less than the $43,809 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,736
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Drury University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,736 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 60% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,514. This is 6% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,058
Pell grants
$4,626
State grants
$1,995
Institutional grants
$21,196
Drury University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 65% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,949 applicants, of which 1,275 were admitted and 320 enrolled. Drury University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
77%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
41%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
2%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%