Truman State University

Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 5,700 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in northeastern Missouri and named after President Harry Truman, the only President born in the state. Until 1996, the school was known as Northeast Missouri State University when the name was changed to better reflect their statewide mission. For the past 13 years Truman has been ranked as the number one public university in... the Midwest region Master's Category by U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2009." In 2000 a Phi Beta Kappa chapter was established, evidencing the breadth and rigor of its arts and sciences programs. Truman State is the only public institution in the state designated to have highly selective admissions standards. Truman State University was founded in 1867 by Joseph Baldwin as the First Missouri Normal School and Commercial College.
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