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Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Troy draws many to the area.

458 Undergraduate Degrees
381 Graduate Degrees
$23,338 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
92% Acceptance Rate

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Troy University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at TROY.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Most Popular Online Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Most Popular International Business Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#94 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards TROY has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#32 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#118 Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#122 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#144 Best Associate Degree Schools Course Advisor
#154 Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#156 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Troy University?

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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

How Do I Get Into TROY?

You can apply to TROY online at: www.troy.edu/applications-admissions/index.html

Admission Requirements for TROY

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TROY?

92% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
6% Submit SAT Scores
TROY has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% 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 475 and 565. Math scores were between 460 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Troy University  ( 475 to 565 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Troy University  ( 460 to 540 )
200
800
TROY received ACT scores from 74% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Troy University  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Troy University  ( 16 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Troy University  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Troy University?

$23,338 Net Price
85% Take Out Loans
7.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of TROY is $23,338. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At TROY, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $5,148 a year. That adds up to $20,592 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.

Troy University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,208 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,712 undergraduate students at TROY, with 8,208 being full-time and 4,504 being part-time.

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There are also 3,785 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,208 full-time undergraduates at TROY, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Troy University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 64
Black or African American 2,304
Hispanic or Latino 319
White 4,669
International Students 245
Other Races/Ethnicities 607

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Troy University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 78 countries are represented at TROY. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Troy University

8,091 Took All Classes Online
10,263 Took At Least One Class Online
5.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 10,263 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TROY has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of TROY

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Troy University was $8,908 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,708. The following table shows how TROY is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Science/Technology Management #1 #1
Communication Management and Strategic Communications #1 #1
International Business #10 #10
International Business/Trade/Commerce #10 #10
Public Relations & Advertising #11 #4
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #19 #47
Human Resource Management #31 #53
Accounting #43 #109
Accounting #46 #121
General Business/Commerce #61 #59
General Business/Commerce #63 #61

Online Growth Rankings of TROY

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Troy University was 5.6%. This is the #1,361 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at TROY regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at TROY ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at TROY.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Communication Management and Strategic Communications #1
Science/Technology Management #2
International Business #56
International Business/Trade/Commerce #56
Public Relations & Advertising #97
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #151
Human Resource Management #262
General Business/Commerce #308
General Business/Commerce #308

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Troy University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 340 173 513
Accounting 52 33 85
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 84 84
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 0 62 62
Science/Technology Management 36 0 36
Business Economics 29 5 34
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 24 24
General Economics 1 0 1
Finance 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0
TOTAL 458 381 839

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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