Truett McConnell University
Private College in Cleveland, GA. Six-year graduation rate 38%. Median 10-year earnings $46,700.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,700 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 38% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $23,439, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
- ! Mobility score 0.9 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 78% puts Truett McConnell University on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. With 667 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. A 46% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 38% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential. 67% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 768 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $22,179 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($21,274 versus $24,560), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 94% receive grants worth $17,213 on average. 51% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 215 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 | $21,274 |
| $30–48k | $18,953 |
| $48–75k | $20,984 |
| $75–110k | $22,134 |
| $110k+ | $24,560 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 394 of these 768 students, totalling $2,541,743 — an average of $6,451 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (White County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)