900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802

Located in Missouri, Drury University is a private four-year institution of higher learning that is devoted to combining professional training with a liberal arts curriculum. In fact, students may choose from over 60 different majors and 32 minors. From fields like art history, computer science, economics, design arts, exercise and sport science, and engineering, to disciplines like chemistry, American political studies, medieval studies, marketing, philosophy, and music therapy, there's something for nearly everyone at this Missouri university.

Founded in the late 1800s, this Missouri university has grown to inhabit an 88-acre residential campus and currently boasts about 1,600 full-time undergraduate students. Despite its sizeable enrollment, however, Drury University offers students an impressive student-faculty ratio of 13 to one, and an average class size of 19. In addition, Drury University serves 5,000 students within its evening and graduate schools.

Quick Facts:

Drury University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is also a member of the North Central Association.

Individual programs at this Missouri university have been accredited by outside institutions in related fields. For example, the National Architecture Accrediting Board, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Association of Collegiate business Schools and Programs, have expressed their approval of Drury University's programs.

Students of Drury University are active members of such extracurricular groups and organizations as: Advertising Club, Alliance of Minority Minds (AMM), Cycling Club, Campus Front for a Third Party, Asian Culture Society, Drury Cinema Club, Drury Debate and Forensics Society, Habitat for Humanity, and the Pre-Health Professions Club.

Drury University is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes at the Division II level. Students participate in 15 intercollegiate sports, including: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, baseball, softball, and volleyball.

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