+23%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Drury University rose 23% between 2006 and 2009 ($15.5k → $19.0k).
Missouri · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Drury University
Springfield, Missouri. 1,367 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Drury University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Drury University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.7% → 0.0%).
+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Drury University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($32.4k → $36.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Drury University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Missouri median
Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$40,694+8% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979$37,508
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry66.0%+8% · '98→'24
Missouri median 59.3%$13,000+300% · '97→'20
At program completion1,367-51% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS77.1%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time58.9%-32% · '01→'24
latest cohort$35,235+70% · '00→'09
out-of-state $35,235SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Drury University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Drury University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $13,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,694 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Drury University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-51%
Drury University · undergrad enrollment fell
2,817 → 1,383
+70%
Drury University · in-state tuition rose
$11,204 → $19,015
+228%
Drury University · out-of-state tuition rose
$11,204 → $36,745
+300%
Drury University · median debt rose
$5,250 → $20,979
-100%
Drury University · cohort default rate fell
14.2% → 0.0%
-44%
Drury University · pell share fell
45.5% → 25.6%
+20%
Drury University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$32,900 → $39,507
+24%
Drury University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,200 → $37,508
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Drury University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Accounting and Related Services$79,729Architecture$70,128Finance and Financial Management Services$62,319Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,583Biology, General$52,047Design and Applied Arts$51,276Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,580Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,720History$47,898Health and Physical Education/Fitness$47,689Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,581Special Education and Teaching$44,728Psychology, General$41,749Criminal Justice and Corrections$40,301Sociology$39,909Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$39,007Human Services, General$38,354Criminal Justice and Corrections$37,127Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$35,839Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$34,549Psychology, General$34,037English Language and Literature, General$31,398
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 Drury University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Drury University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$243,880
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 14
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $19,602
- HS-only baseline · MO
- $35,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 26
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Drury University in Missouri
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Drury University graduates earn $X” — not “Drury University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Drury University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.