Private nonprofit · University
Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, Georgia · Distant rural
- 78.3%
- Admit rate
- $22,227
- Avg net price
- 38%
- Graduation rate
- $46,700
- Median earnings
Truett McConnell University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Cleveland, Georgia (distant rural setting), enrolling 744 undergraduates. It has a Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
About Cleveland, Georgia
Cleveland is a city in White County, Georgia, located 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Atlanta and 128 miles (206 km) southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Prior to 1883, Cleveland was named 'New Prospect', as far back as 1806 when Cleveland was first settled. After the formation of White County in 1857, it became the county seat for the county, being incorporated in 1870, before being renamed to Cleveland in 1883. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 69 miles to Atlanta, GA
- To the ocean
- 219 miles
- Nearest airport
- 59 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)
How Truett McConnell University compares
More selective than 48% · #28 most selective of 46 in Georgia
Higher than 20% · #33 of 54 in Georgia
Higher than 24%
Higher than 29% · #30 of 54 in Georgia
Cheaper than 40% · #36 cheapest of 54 in Georgia
Lower than 48%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 29%
Percentiles compare Truett McConnell University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate74489%
- Graduate9111%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women41856%
- Men32644%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White74%
- Black5.5%
- Hispanic3.9%
- Asian1.3%
- Other or multiracial16%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 744
- Graduate enrollment
- 91
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 10%
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Students over 25
- 2%
- Median family income
- $55,292
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $44,109
- Endowment
- $6,877,816
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78.3%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $26,792
- Room & board
- $9,936
- Books & supplies
- $1,600
- Total cost of attendance
- $39,152
- Average net price
- $22,227
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 38%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,193
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,700
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,439
- Students with federal loans
- 15%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 50%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 694
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 93%
- Housing charge (year)
- $4,420
- Meal plan (year)
- $4,900
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NAIA Division I
- Varsity athletes
- 453 (254 men · 199 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (13)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,615 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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.
$20,984/year × about 4.3 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.
A meaningful share of freshmen — 100% — get grant money from Truett McConnell University itself, averaging $10,171, which softens the sticker price.
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 217 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)
- $46,700
- Typical debt at graduation
- $23,439
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 50%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 38%
Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $14,497 (40%) 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
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 27°F
- Annual rain
- 65.2″
- Annual snow
- 1.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland, GA US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Truett McConnell University graduates study — and earn
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.













