- The Inkwell
- Missouri
- Stephens College
Columbia, MOCity: midsizeZIP 65215Founded 1833
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1833
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- stephens.edu
- Member of
- WCC
MissouriWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Stephens College
Stephens College is a private nonprofit college in Columbia, Missouri, with 391 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $19,741 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention78%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans59%
$19,741net price / year
77%admission rate
—average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$46,625median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#1,409 of 1,704 for earnings#847 of 1,739 for lowest net price#787 of 1,738 for graduation rate#778 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $47,772tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,450
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,450
- Average net price
- $19,741national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,805
$30,001–48,000$14,565
$48,001–75,000$17,324
$75,001–110,000$28,211
$110,001+$23,856
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,823
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,625middle 50%: $29,977–$67,480
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$67,480
Median, Stephens College$46,625
Lower quarter$29,977
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
- 391
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 96% / 3.8%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,780 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,955
- Endowment, end of year
- $58,198,157
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic1.0%
Black8.4%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown32%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts33%
Health professions12%
Business & management12%
Communications technologies8.2%
Education7.1%
Family & consumer sciences7.1%
Agriculture6.1%
English language & literature5.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell University Eugene, OR | $19,624 | 58% | $58,808 |
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| Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT | $20,502 | 54% | $60,748 |
| Muskingum University New Concord, OH | $19,145 | 54% | $50,990 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 179548. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q12070051.