College · Private nonprofit · Springfield, MO · City
Drury University
Springfield, MO
Religious affiliation
Admit rate58%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size1,383
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 58% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1218 · ACT 27.
If you get in
1,383 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $49k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$195k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$112k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $36.7k
- Room & board
- $12.3k
- Books & supplies
- $1,240
How students pay for it.
Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,383
- Location
- Springfield, MO
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White71%
- International9%
- Hispanic4%
- Unknown4%
- Two or more races4%
- Black3%
- Asian2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students41%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 57
What you can study.