Study abroad at Kirksville

Kirksville is a historic, nationally renowned university and medical innovation town in Northeast Missouri, nestled in the rolling green hills near Thousand Hills State Park and Forest Lake, situated 90 miles north of Columbia and 150 miles northeast of Kansas City. Famous as the 'Birthplace of Whole-Person Healthcare and Osteopathic Medicine' (founded in 1892 by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still), Kirksville is an intellectual beacon boasting one of the highest concentrations of medical students, researchers, and scholars per capita in the United States. Kirksville is the proud home of Truman State University (founded in 1867, designated as Missouri's ONLY statewide public liberal arts and sciences university, ranked the #1 Public Regional University in the Midwest by US News & World Report for 27 consecutive years, and nicknamed 'The Harvard of the Midwest' for its rigorous academics and Phi Beta Kappa chapter). Truman State is globally celebrated for the School of Business (AACSB-accredited, leading in Accounting with the highest CPA exam pass rates in the nation), School of Science and Mathematics (Computer Science, Data Science, Biology, and Physics with extraordinary 85%+ medical school acceptance rates), and Department of Nursing. Kirksville is also the founding home of A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU - home to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine KCOM, the world's first osteopathic medical school). Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from exceptional academic quality at a fraction of private Ivy costs, generous Truman International Merit Scholarships ($3,000 to $9,000/year), high medical/graduate school acceptance rates, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Kirksville for international undergraduate students at Truman State University range between $18,500 and $19,800 per academic year for Computer Science, Accounting, Business Administration, Pre-Med / Biology, and Nursing (with Truman awarding generous automatic International Merit Scholarships and President's Scholarships discounting $3,000 to $9,000/year from tuition, bringing net tuition down to an extraordinarily affordable $9,800–$14,500/year). Postgraduate Master's degrees (such as the Master of Accountancy MAcc, Master of Athletic Training, and MA in Education) range from $10,500 to $16,000 per year. Modern on-campus university residences (Truman Missouri Hall, Centennial Hall, Ryle Hall, Dobson Hall, Randolph) cost between $600 and $950 per month (inclusive of full dining meal plans, utilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while off-campus student apartments in Kirksville and Franklin Street range from $420 to $700 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $600 and $1,000 (among the most affordable in the US).

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards), the Center for International Students (Truman CIS) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).