Private nonprofit · University

Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

Springfield, Missouri · Midsize city

#3 best value in Missouri

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Admit rate: $10,566
Avg net price: 43%
Graduation rate: $40,694
Median earnings

Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Springfield, Missouri (midsize city setting), enrolling 632 undergraduates. It has a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 632 undergradsMidsize cityCold winters

About Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. In the 1830s, the native Osage Nation, the Kickapoo from Indiana, and the Lenape (Delaware) from the mid-Atlantic coast had settled in this general area trying to evade encroachment by European Americans on their lands. Like many cities across the nation, Springfield has seen a resurgence in its downtown area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Springfield, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 437 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Springfield Branson National (SGF)

How Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies compares

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 28% · #38 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention50%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,694

Higher than 16% · #44 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$10,566

Cheaper than 89% · #3 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$20,979

Lower than 68%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment632

Larger than 26%

Percentiles compare Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women38260%
Men25040%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White66%
Black8.1%
Hispanic14%
Asian2.7%
Other or multiracial10.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 632
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 64%
First-generation students: 41%
Students over 25: 65%
Median family income: $31,973
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $48,681
Endowment: $536,665

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 68 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Missouri94%
Other U.S. states5.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies draws overwhelmingly from Missouri.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $8,054
Room & board: $9,548
Books & supplies: $1,250
Total cost of attendance: $19,698
Average net price: $10,566

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 43%
Graduated on time (4 years): 18%
First-year retention: 50%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $37,508
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $40,694
Median debt at graduation: $20,979
Students with federal loans: 48%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 40%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

18%

Low-income (Pell)

31%

First-generation

30%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Meal plan (year): $3,632
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$9,291

$30–48k

$11,756

$48–75k

$10,486

$75–110k

$12,937

$110k+

$13,948

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$51,253

$10,486/year × about 4.9 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

58%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$811

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 58% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $811. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 24 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $40,694
Typical debt at graduation: $20,979
Debt vs. one year's pay: 52%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$36,446

Men

$47,683

Men out-earn women by $11,237 (31%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 88°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 46.5″
Annual snow: 13.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield Wbo, MO US station (1.6 mi from campus).

What Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies graduates study — and earn

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

46 grads$41k 1 yr— 5 yr$8k debt

46$41,277—$8,265 Business Administration, Management and Operations

32 grads$43k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$27k debt

32$43,374$56,583$27,000 Psychology, General

30 grads$34k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$28k debt

30$34,095$41,749$27,937 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

26 grads— 1 yr$51k 5 yr$20k debt

26—$50,580$20,250 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

21 grads$32k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$26k debt

21$31,726$35,839$26,262 Criminal Justice and Corrections

17 grads$38k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$34k debt

17$38,014$40,301$34,000 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

11 grads— 1 yr$39k 5 yr— debt

11—$39,007—Legal Support ServicesAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr$35k 5 yr— debt

10—$34,549—Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

9 grads— 1 yr$34k 5 yr— debt

9—$34,037—Human Services, General

9 grads$31k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$33k debt

9$30,564$38,354$33,492

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.