Until 1996, the school was known as Northeast Missouri State University when the name was changed to Truman State University to better reflect their statewide mission. Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in the United States Show-Me-State of Missouri and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. It is located in Kirksville in northeastern Missour
i and named after President Harry Truman, the only President born in the state. News & World Report, Truman was ranked 8th in the Midwest among regional universities, the highest ranking in this category for a public school in Missouri. Notwithstanding its 78% acceptance rate,
Truman State is the only public institution
in the state officially designated to have such
highly selective admissions standards. NORTHEAST MO STATE UNIVERSITY - Kirksville, MO
Home of the BULLDOGS
School Colors: Purple & White
Mascots: Spike & Simone
Athletics: NCAA Division II
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The INDEX: Student Newspaper
The ECHO: Student Yearbook
Truman Today: Weekly Newsletter
Truman Review: Online Web Edition
Detours: Student Travel Magazine
Windfall: Student Campus Journals
KTRM: Student Radio Station
NEWS 36: Student TV Station
