Truman State University
Kirksville, MO · public · 2,513 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Truman State University field?
Truman State University, in Kirksville, MO, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 10 on the women's side in 2025.
Truman State University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 8, by 25%, and 11% above the NCAA Division II median of 9. Truman State University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well above the Great Lakes Valley Conference median of 4, by 25%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Truman State University fund its athletes?
Truman State University reported 385 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 228 men and 157 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,580,336, about $4,095 per male athlete and $4,119 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $40,389 for men's sports and $21,860 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $177 and $139 per athlete.
What is Truman State University like academically?
Truman State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 84% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1320, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.
The full cost of attendance is around $25,115 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,780 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 49% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,838 for MO residents and $18,566 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
69% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,280, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Truman State University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 15% of degrees, with Business, Management & Marketing, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (96 degrees)
- Biology, General (79 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (78 degrees)
- Psychology, General (76 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (62 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (50 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (48 degrees)
- Public Health (46 degrees)
- Computer Science (40 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (35 degrees)
What is Kirksville, MO like to live in?
Truman State University sits in Kirksville, a remote town of about 17,000 people in Adair County, Missouri.
Household incomes in Kirksville, a median of about $48,063, sit far below the Missouri median and likewise far below the national one, 39% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $145,300, 33% below the Missouri median and a typical rent of $787 a month is 21% under the state figure.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 14 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 23% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 3.5 times the national share, and the median age of 25 is younger than the country's 39.
38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Missouri average of 32%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Truman State University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Truman State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Truman State University?
- Truman State University is in Kirksville, MO, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Truman State University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $25,115 a year, and an average net price of $12,780 after grants and scholarships.