-10%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Troy University fell 10% between 2021 and 2024 (10.9k → 9.8k).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Troy University
Troy, Alabama. 10,089 undergraduate students. 92 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Troy University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Troy University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.6% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$42,062+7% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$39,392
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry46.8%+25% · '97→'24
Alabama median 43.4%$15,985+355% · '97→'20
At program completion10,089+293% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.0%-1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time92.6%+50% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,792+257% · '00→'24
out-of-state $19,584SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.1%Median federal debt $15,985 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,062 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+25%
Troy University · completion · 150% rose
40.1% → 50.3%
+293%
Troy University · undergrad enrollment rose
2,495 → 9,805
+257%
Troy University · in-state tuition rose
$2,850 → $10,176
+257%
Troy University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,700 → $20,352
+355%
Troy University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $25,000
-100%
Troy University · cohort default rate fell
15.1% → 0.0%
+782%
Troy University · pell share rose
3.7% → 42.8%
+20%
Troy University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$32,700 → $39,392
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$114,048Business Administration, Management and Operations.$80,618Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$74,217Educational Administration and Supervision.$71,576Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$68,112Computer and Information Sciences, General.$66,404Public Administration.$64,810Human Resources Management and Services.$64,650Business Administration, Management and Operations.$60,066Political Science and Government.$59,990Biology, General.$59,950Business/Commerce, General.$58,123Communication and Media Studies.$57,483Accounting and Related Services.$57,171Criminal Justice and Corrections.$55,707Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,213Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$55,112Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$54,507Marketing.$54,137Mathematics.$53,047Social Sciences, General.$52,917Social Work.$52,451History.$51,696Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$51,520
Showing top 24 of 36 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
36 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,496Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,213Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$54,507Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$51,520Educational Administration and Supervision.$71,576
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Troy University graduates earn $X” — not “Troy University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Troy University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.