by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Troy University was awarded 456 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies.
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TROY landed the #1,241 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
TROY also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 95%, Troy University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 5% of students accepted to TROY submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 485 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 570.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Troy University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Troy University is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Troy University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at TROY is 25%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 12,712 undergraduates at TROY with 8,208 being full-time and 4,504 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,852 | $16,013 | $16,049 | $15,883 | $16,141 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TROY, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At TROY, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $4,479 a year. That adds up to $17,916 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at TROY is 7.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for TROY are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | University Avenue, Troy, AL 36082-0001 |
| Phone: | 334-670-3100 |
| Website: | www.troy.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/TroyUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/TROYUNews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 376 | $41,526 |
| General Psychology | 271 | $31,040 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 185 | $38,003 |
| Social Work | 146 | $32,273 |
| Computer Information Systems | 137 | $52,073 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 131 | $36,647 |
| Nursing | 127 | $54,369 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 119 | NA |
| General Biology | 81 | $19,776 |
| Health & Physical Education | 56 | $28,767 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 9,529 students took at least one online class at Troy University. This is a decrease from the 10,263 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,529 | 7,465 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,263 | 8,091 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,242 | 6,721 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,683 | 6,548 |
| 2016-2017 | 8,629 | 6,518 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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