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Stephens College Data & Information Overview

73 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
64% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Stephens College Ranked?

#934 Best Colleges in Nation
#20 Best Colleges in MO
Health & Medical Administrative Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Stephens College was awarded 73 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Stephens is ranked #934 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Stephens also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in Missouri ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Stephens?

64% Acceptance Rate
100% Of Accepted Are Women
6% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Stephens College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 64%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Stephens submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Stephens College  ( 520 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Stephens College  ( 510 to 540 )
200
800
Stephens received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Stephens College  ( 19 to 23 )
1
36

Learn more about Stephens College admissions.

Stephens College Faculty

8 to 1 Student to Faculty
60% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Stephens is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Stephens College is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  60 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Stephens College

63% Freshmen Retention
42% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Stephens College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Stephens for first-time, full-time students is 42%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  42 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Stephens College.

Stephens College Undergraduate Student Diversity

373 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
100.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 443 undergraduates at Stephens with 373 being full-time and 70 being part-time.

How Much Does Stephens College Cost?

$22,460 Net Price
72% Take Out Loans
$42,212 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Stephens is $22,460. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Stephens

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$19,649 $22,207 $22,673 $23,665 $23,533

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Stephens, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Stephens, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $10,553 a year. That adds up to $42,212 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Stephens is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Stephens Graduates Make?

$38,034 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Stephens make about $38,034 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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See which majors at Stephens College make the most money.

Location of Stephens College

Missouri State
373 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Stephens College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Stephens are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1200 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65215
Phone: 573-442-2211
Website: https://www.stephens.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stephenscollege
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stephenscollege

Stephens College Majors

27 Majors With Completions
114 Undergraduate Degrees
66 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 27 majors graduated from Stephens College. Of these students, 114 received undergraduate degrees and 66 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 23 $58,174
Drama & Theater Arts 14 $17,901
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 9 $33,652
General Biology 8 NA
Human Development & Family Studies 8 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 7 NA
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7 NA
Hospitality Management 6 NA
Writing Studies 6 NA
Design & Applied Arts 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Stephens College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Stephens

22% Take At Least One Class Online
12% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 129 students took at least one online class at Stephens College. This is a decrease from the 132 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 129 73
2019-2020 132 107
2018-2019 165 101
2017-2018 168 132
2016-2017 185 127

Learn more about online learning at Stephens College.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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