Drury University-College
of Continuing Professional Studies
Private College in Springfield, MO. Six-year graduation rate 38%. Median 10-year earnings $40,694.
Ten-year median earnings of $40,694 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 38% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates carry a median of $20,979 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 38% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 50% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The 13:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 716 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 697 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $12,389 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $9,291 at $0–30k against $13,948 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 82% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,411 — common but not automatic. About 49% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 45 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,291 |
| $30–48k | $11,756 |
| $48–75k | $10,486 |
| $75–110k | $12,937 |
| $110k+ | $13,948 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 342 of these 697 students, totalling $2,586,910 — an average of $7,564 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Greene County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026