Drury University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Ill. 60602-2504 (312) 263-0456 or (800) 621-7440). Drury University is also accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington D.C. 20036-1023 (202) 46607496) for elementary and secondary teachers and the master in education; by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 783-2007, info@naab.org) for the five-year bachelor of architecture degree; and by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (7007) College Boulevard, Suite 420, Overland Park, Kan. 66211 (913) 339-9356, ACBSP@aol.com) for the bachelor of arts with majors in business administration and accounting and the master in business administration.

Drury University is a member of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, the Council of Independent Colleges, the Associated New American Colleges, the Council on Undergraduate Research and the Missouri Colleges Fund. The alumnae of Drury are eligible for membership in the American Association of University Women.