I went to Drury and I know in some circles it is somewhat prestigious. I’ve been on hiring groups in education and we regularly hire Drury graduates knowing they’ve had a solid education and experience preparing them for the job.

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Yeah but lots of girls knew got robbed in the parking lots. So watch you back

Springfield got labeled poorest city in the state last week I believe. I think it took in to account the average household income and other similar factors. A few years back got labeled 2nd cheapest city in the nation to live. Take that for what you will.

Have lived here for my entire 40 year life. Have not experienced the horrors some describe here. Maybe I'm fortunate. One view point it would seem is that of you grew up around here, your out look and experiences seem to be far different than if you moved here from some where else. My former residence was across from a park filled with homeless, drug deals, and hookers. It's even got bad rep amongst most of community. With that said, in 11 years at that residence, I had one incidence of vandalism and part of that could be blamed on me for leaving my vehicle parked on street instead of pulling up on to driveway.

My current residence, I am able to run to the market without completely locking down my home and have little fear of break ins. Not that I test that possibility of course. Still have some common sense every now and then.

Dont we all :'(

Search out Neighborhood Pizza. You'll be glad you did.

I’m a Drury graduate, and as someone that has sampled all the universities in the area with the exception of Evangel, it is a great place to get a degree.

I felt that I was receiving the best education the area could provide, with much smaller class sizes than MSU which allowed for a more collaborative relationship with instructors and professors. At MSU, I felt like a number or cattle being herded through. They weren’t prioritizing my success. My advisor was awful.

The MSU campus is beautiful with all the bells and whistles of a modern university, but most of Drury’s money actually goes toward education and the quality of education…. And it shows. When I first began searching for the right college, I overlooked Drury due to MSU’s presence in the area, but I wish I hadn’t because it would’ve saved me a lot of time and money.

Would also add that it's Architecture school and Business school are up there with the same programs at the larger midwest schools.

Like you said, Drury has small class sizes, so you have more 1-to-1 interactions with your instructors. Definitely has it's benefits. The downside of Drury's small size is a smaller pool of programs/majors to choose from, and not all of the programs are as good as the two I listed above. As an example STEM programs were on the weaker side during my time there. Not bad, by any means, but you didn't have access to the expensive lab setups you'd get a large, state school.

Simply excellent radio station.

I’ve lived in Springfield my entire life and just started attending Drury this semester at 26 years old. As far as being a part of the cultural fabric… it definitely doesn’t have the presence that MSU has. It’s kind of hidden away off of Chestnut with a very small student body. I see sports updates on the local news every so often, but that’s about it.

I never really heard anything negative about Drury until I started going there, and those comments were from current students. Drury is private, and growing up I always thought of it as “the rich kid school” (I come from a family with a very modest income). It is more expensive than MSU, and definitely more expensive than OTC, which I got my transfer degree from because of my financial situation.

When I decided to go back to school, and knew I’d have to take out student loans either way, I decided on Drury because of how small it is. The average class size is 13 which, for me, is really really nice.

Academically I think it’s a pretty good school, at least the Psych program (but the only point of reference I have is OTC, so keep that in mind). The behavioral sciences department head works really hard to find out what grad schools are looking for, and implements that into the curriculum and degree requirements. I really like it there, but as far as integration in the cultural fabric of Springfield… it just doesn’t have the community support and awareness that MSU and OTC have.

Lots do it. Know a guy that had hid med card, filed something to be able to use in Arkansas and went down there to purchase as it was cheaper than around here. Been doing it for couple years. Supposedly Oklahoma is even cheaper

The "church-related" descriptor is a left over from decades past. While I was there (early 2010s) Theology was not part of the curriculum like you would see at a religious school like Evangel or SBU.

I believe it was originally founded as a Christian college, but it's not that today.

As a local I'd say I'm neutral to positive about Drury. I don't think about it much beyond knowing it's one of the colleges we have in town, but the handful of friends and relatives I know that have gotten or are pursuing a degree there have all been pretty positive about the school.

I'm useless on the academics or athletics metric because I don't follow college sports and have no knowledge about how Drury stands up academically vs similar schools or even state schools like MSU.

I’ll get grief for this comment but there really aren’t many good pizza places in this town. I like IMO’s, Aris, and Maso’s but after those three it’s all pretty much the same.

Says they are. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_University

I thought Drury was a Christian school too.

Edit: their mission statement says church related... https://www.drury.edu/about/

It's small by university standards. Easy to miss it's there.

Drury is a private, liberal arts university with an undergrad pop. of <2,000. Missouri State, with it's 20K+ students, understandably gets the majority of the local attention.

Drury's men's and women's swimming and diving teams have won multiple Div II national championships since the late 90's. The men's basketball team won the Div II national title in 2013.

Education wise, it's widely regarded as one of the better liberal arts schools in the midwest.

Would also mention as far as neighborhood fabric, drury is a weird bubble surrounded by a sketch neighborhood. So long as you’re on campus, you’re fine but the farther you go east, west, or north, the more sketch it gets.

Oh yeah I believe you're right. I guess I know nothing about Drury. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing

I like good food as much as the next person but I'll never be too good to destroy some Little Caesars.

The giant one that used to be the tire store?

Went to Drury. 100% not a religious institution. Are you thinking of Evangel?

Went to Drury. Had a good time. Education quality was ok, I also went to MU and it was about the same there.

Drury is just a really small school. We called it Drury High as a joke because it wasnt much bigger than your average HS.

Community wise, sports wise, you're not going to get a lot. Sure there is school spirit and students faculty cheer on the teams but the broader community, not really.

It's just a big circle jerk, like most universities. I was also Greek so, double circle jerk and toss in a dutch rudder or two. It was great.

Drury is just a footnote of Springfield. MSU and OTC have a much larger presence. Or if you're one of those religious people… Evangel.