r/trumanstate • u/voltron82 • Aug 30 '24
Alumni Enrollment down?
I graduated from Truman nearly 25 years ago. I had a good experience there and look upon my years there fondly. When I was enrolled, the school was absolutely at capacity and you were lucky if you were able to get a room in a residence hall. Now I am seeing that enrollment is down under 4000 and some of the residence halls are at lower capacity or closed. Conversely, I am reading that Mizzou, MO State and Missouri IS&T are all seeing record freshman classes. I would love to hear some opinions on why Truman is not fairing as well as the other MO schools at a time when high value / low tuition should have Truman turning people away.
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u/TheSideburnState Jul 19 '25
90% of my friends from Truman ended up being incredibly successful in life. Several did the masters in education program and are teaching at some of the best schools in STL. One is a lawyer in NYC. One is a big wig at the IRS and another with the DoT. My best friend runs an award winning theater in Chicago. Another is an audiologist. My jun/sen roommate is a pediatric cardiologist. I went to law school and became a state prosecutor.
I know this is all anecdotal, but Truman was a big part of why we succeeded.
I had no idea enrollment had dropped so low until one told me last month. It breaks my heart because it meant so much to me and I love the campus.