Fast Facts:

• Truman State University is Missouri's only highly selective public liberal arts and sciences university.
   
• For the seventh year in a row, Truman has been recognized as the No. 1 Public University in the Midwest Region, Master's category, by U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges.
   
• The New York Times describes Truman as a..."cutting edge institution. A small liberal arts version of flagship institutions like Berkley and Michigan."
   
• Truman is No. 2 on the list of Top 10 Public "Best Value" Colleges according to the Princeton Review.
   
• Truman has the highest graduation rate among Missouri's public institutions and is one of only two universities in Missouri with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society.
   
• Truman is ranked eighth in the nation for the number of students studying abroad.
   
• The Music Department at Truman was established in 1871, and has been fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1948.
   
• The Music Department currently has 189 undergraduate and 11 graduate music majors.
   
• 85% of the 21 full-time music faculty at Truman hold terminal degrees from eminent, well-known universities and conservatories, and have performed in countries throughout the world.
   
• Annually, there are approximately 2100 non-music majors enrolled in music courses, 900 of whom participate in ensembles.
   
• The new 500 seat Music Performance Hall annually hosts a minimum of 190 student recitals, 40 faculty and ensemble performances,  plus visiting artists' concerts.