- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MOCity: largeZIP 63103Founded 1857
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1857
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.hssu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MissouriHBCUPublic
Harris-Stowe State University
Harris-Stowe State University is a public university in Saint Louis, Missouri, with 960 undergraduates. It graduates 33% within six years and costs $11,182 a year after aid.
33%graduate
Retention68%
4-year graduation15%
Pell Grant share74%
Federal loans63%
$11,182net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
33%graduate in 6 years
$39,919median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,328median debt
#1,581 of 1,704 for earnings#245 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,507 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,809tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,008
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $11,640
- Average net price
- $11,182national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,584
$30,001–48,000$9,603
$48,001–75,000$8,898
$75,001–110,000$15,995
$110,001+$22,059
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college33%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college74%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 33%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 15%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 34%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,419
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,919middle 50%: $22,595–$53,774
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,328
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$53,774
Median, Harris-Stowe State University$39,919
Lower quarter$22,595
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 960
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 74%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,463 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,583
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,394,575
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White3.0%
Hispanic2.5%
Black82%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Education16%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting14%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.9%
Social sciences7.3%
Psychology6.8%
Computer & information sciences4.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | $13,788 | 24% | $41,642 |
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| Truman State University Kirksville, MO | $12,317 | 74% | $57,751 |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO | $10,836 | 39% | $48,193 |
| Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | $16,120 | 52% | $52,028 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | $14,990 | 62% | $59,899 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV | $11,130 | 34% | $45,981 |
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| Glenville State University Glenville, WV | $10,748 | 29% | $44,924 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 177551. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5666316.