Troy University
Troy, Alabama · Public · 9,805 undergraduates · troy.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
95%
of 9,763 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
945 to 1155
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$28,730Est.Estimate
$40,640 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Troy University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
95% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,640
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,640 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1030
Send your score
About 56% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 860, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (2)
$1,000 to $2,000 a year
You meet 3.00+ GPA, 1030+ SAT or 20+ ACT. Also needs being from FL, GA. · Application required
3 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate | Troy University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
95%
of applicants were admitted: 9,309 of 9,763 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 5% of them sent SAT scores and 50% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 945 to 1155
Reading and Writing 490 to 610
Math 440 to 540
ACT composite 18 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.2%
- 1200 to 139913%
- 1000 to 119941%
- 800 to 99938%
- 600 to 7994.2%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.41
- 4.022%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7412%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9920%
- Below 2.508.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$28,730
a year, in state
$40,640
a year, out of state (tuition $23,700)
- Tuition (in state)$11,790
- Fees$1,540
- Food and housing$9,710
- Books and supplies$1,030
- Transportation and other$4,660
Troy University published $27,930 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,361
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,934
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,456
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,384
- Over $110,000$15,656
Financial aid
$6,979
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
14%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $11,585 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: May 1st
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Chancellor's Scholarship
$8,000 to $12,000 a year
Automatic · Application required
- 3.50+ GPA, 1230 to 1350 SAT or 25 to 29 ACT
Deadline: December 1, 2026.
DetailsScholars Award
Automatic · Application required
Tuition and fees and basic housing; covers up to 16 hours per semester
- 3.70+ GPA, 1360 to 1440 SAT or 30 to 32 ACT
Deadline: December 1, 2026.
DetailsScholars PLUS Award
Full cost of attendance
Automatic · Application required
- 3.70+ GPA, 1450+ SAT or 33+ ACT
Deadline: December 1, 2026.
DetailsTrojan Leadership Scholarship
$5,000 to $7,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.00+ GPA
Deadline: December 1, 2026.
Details
Show 3 more scholarships
Sorrell Scholars Award
$2,000 a year
Competitive
DetailsSunshine Scholars Award
$1,000 to $2,000 a year
Competitive · Out-of-state students · Application required
- 3.00+ GPA, 1030+ SAT or 20+ ACT, must be a high school student from Florida or Georgia
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 2.7 college GPA.
DetailsTrojan Opportunity Expanded Scholarship
Competitive · Out-of-state students · Application required
Equal to the out-of-state portion of tuition; for out-of-state applicants
Deadline: December 1, 2026.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,180Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1145 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART1145H |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1150 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1150H |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1133 or ART 2250 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 1133H or ART 2250H |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 1100/L100 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 1100H/L100H |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 1125 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MTH 1125H |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 1125 and MTH 1126 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MTH 1125H and MTH 1126H |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHM 1142/L142 and CHM 1143/L143 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHM 1142H/L142H and CHM 1143H/L143H |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI 1101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI 1101H and CHI 1102H |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | TROY ELEC |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | TROY ELECH |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 3360 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 3360H |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 3310 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 3310H |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 2201 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 2201H |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1101H |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1102H |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIO 1120 & L120 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIO 1120H and L120H |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 1101 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIS 1101H and HIS 1102H |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRN 1101 and FRN 1102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FRN 1101H and FRN 1102H |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 1121 and GER 1122 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 1121H and GER 1122H |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 3301 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEO 3301H |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Honors |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Honors |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LAT 1131 and LAT 1132 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LAT 1131H and LAT 1132H |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2251 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2251H |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2252 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2252H |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MUS 1131 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 3 | MUS 1131H |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUS 1102 and MUS 1103 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUS 1102H and MUS 1103H |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2252 and PHY L252 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 2252H and PHY L252H |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2253 and PHY L253 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 2253H and PHY L253H |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 2263 and L263 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 2263H and L263H |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 2262 and L262 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 2262H and L262H |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MATH1112 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MATH1112H & MATH 1114H | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2200 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 2200H |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Research | 4 | 3 | Honors |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | Honors |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPN 1141 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPN 1141H and SPN 1142H |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPN 1141 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPN 1141H and SPN 1142H |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 2210 or QM 2241 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 2210H or QM 2241H |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 2241 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 2241H |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 1111 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 1111H and HIS 1112H |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 1122 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS 1122H and HIS 1123H |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
50%
Come back for a second year
71%
Typical earnings
$49,010
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Troy University$67,320
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 18 majors here have earnings data.
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