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Stephens College is a private regional university located in Columbia, Missouri. Stephens College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Stephens College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,034 10 years after enrolling, 36th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Stephens College bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Stephens College is ranked 29th in Missouri.
Stephens College’s median net annual cost of $22,460 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Stephens College sorted by number of graduates - Health Administrative Services, Drama, Specialized Marketing Ops, Design & Applied Arts, Marketing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,460
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Stephens College - Student Counseling - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Stephens College is 7% lower than the state average, and 6% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Stephens College, Pell Grant recipients represent 46% of the measured graduating class, 11% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Stephens College graduates within 4.3 years.
Stephens College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Stephens College’s economic mobility score of 4.69 is calculated by adjusting the 11.17 economic score of lower-income students by the 46% pell grant recipients within the student body. Stephens College’s EMS of 4.69 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Stephens College pays $22,460 a year, $16,791 less than the $39,251 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,460
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Stephens College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,460 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,553. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,684
Pell grants
$5,234
State grants
$1,666
Institutional grants
$12,210
Stephens College offers 1 exclusively online program. At the master’s level Stephens College offers 2 programs, both of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
3
Percentage of programs online
9%
Stephens College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 64% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 677 applicants, of which 431 were admitted and 100 enrolled. Stephens College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
83%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
64%
59%
In-state
64%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
67%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%