Truett McConnell University

Private · Moderately Selective · GA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationGA · South

SettingRural

Undergrads744

Student:faculty15:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate30.4%

6-yr grad rate37.8%

Drop-out rate33%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$27k

Out-of-state tuition$27k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity26.3%

Gender diversity48%

International1.1%

IdentitySouthern Baptist

Overview

Truett McConnell University, in Cleveland, Georgia in the southern Appalachian foothills, is a Georgia Baptist Convention college that frames its entire curriculum through a biblical worldview. It serves a largely regional, conservative Christian student body and describes itself explicitly as a Great Commission university, with ministry preparation woven through majors well beyond religion itself.

Academics

Ministry, music, education, and business are the anchor programs, each taught with required biblical-studies coursework alongside the major. Class sizes are small and instruction leans practical, aimed at preparing graduates for church, school, and community leadership roles in the Southeast.

Campus & student life

The campus sits in the north Georgia mountains, giving it an outdoor, small-town feel distinct from Georgia's larger university towns. Chapel and Christian community life are central to the daily rhythm, and student culture prioritizes shared faith commitments over the kind of social scene found at large secular schools.

Getting in

Applicants should expect the review to weigh a personal Christian faith statement and church involvement alongside academics — this is not a formula-driven admit but a values-fit-conscious one typical of denominational colleges.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate78.3%

Enrolled mid-50%1110

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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