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Stephens College

Stephens College is a private campus in Columbia proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record classifies Stephens College as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$16,807

family income
under $30k

$22,376

$30–48k

$22,100

$48–75k

$27,781

$75–110k

$26,927

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$23,4592023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Stephens College rose from $19,721 (2008) to $23,459 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,721
2009	$20,319
2010	$20,231
2011	$21,032
2012	$23,175
2013	$23,211
2014	$22,422
2015	$18,254
2016	$23,249
2017	$23,231
2018	$22,337
2019	$22,460
2020	$23,026
2021	$22,101
2022	$23,277
2023	$23,459

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,6432024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Stephens College rose from $35,910 (2009) to $46,643 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$35,910
2010	$38,000
2011	$39,130
2012	$40,350
2013	$41,309
2014	$42,776
2015	$42,178
2016	$42,821
2017	$44,234
2018	$44,995
2019	$45,290
2020	$38,435
2021	$37,566
2022	$41,891
2023	$42,694
2024	$46,643

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,770
2001	$16,245
2002	$16,715
2003	$17,360
2004	$18,230
2005	$19,300
2006	$20,500
2007	$21,730
2008	$23,000
2013	$27,954
2014	$28,510
2015	$29,176
2016	$29,754
2017	$30,344
2018	$30,950
2019	$22,700
2020	$23,385
2021	$24,570
2022	$25,586
2023	$28,200

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Stephens College reports published tuition of $28,300 in this record. Stephens College's $28,300 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Stephens College reports 391 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

42.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Stephens College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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42.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Stephens College fell from 53.5% (entered 1994) to 42.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	47.3%
1992 cohort	48%
1994 cohort	53.5%
1995 cohort	46.5%
1996 cohort	59.4%
1997 cohort	50%
1998 cohort	57.3%
1999 cohort	52%
2000 cohort	54.5%
2001 cohort	57.8%
2002 cohort	57.4%
2003 cohort	52.2%
2004 cohort	55.4%
2005 cohort	55.2%
2006 cohort	56.4%
2007 cohort	58.6%
2008 cohort	49.1%
2009 cohort	55.2%
2010 cohort	48.1%
2011 cohort	60.9%
2012 cohort	49.6%
2013 cohort	46.4%
2014 cohort	59.2%
2015 cohort	53.2%
2016 cohort	45.6%
2017 cohort	46.5%
2018 cohort	42.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,166	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,248	$4,301
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,840	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,443	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,841	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,625	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,375	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,791	$5,762
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,000	$6,444
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,329
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,436	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$9,373
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$9,483

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,778

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$41,996

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$43,071

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Stephens College admitted 817 of 1,058 applicants in Fall 2024. The 77.2% rate describes that application pool.

77.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $28,200 tuition · 2023–24 391 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Stephens College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Stephens College under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Stephens College received 1,058 applications and admitted 817 (77.2%), with 119 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

77.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	84.6%
Fall 2002	38.3%
Fall 2003	38.9%
Fall 2004	82.3%
Fall 2005	77.1%
Fall 2006	74.7%
Fall 2007	72.9%
Fall 2008	70.9%
Fall 2009	72%
Fall 2010	92.8%
Fall 2011	68.3%
Fall 2012	70%
Fall 2013	67.6%
Fall 2014	53.6%
Fall 2015	67.8%
Fall 2016	61%
Fall 2017	53.1%
Fall 2018	58.9%
Fall 2019	56.3%
Fall 2020	64.3%
Fall 2021	63.7%
Fall 2022	64.1%
Fall 2023	91.5%
Fall 2024	77.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1130–1270Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1010	1130
Fall 2002	900	1100
Fall 2003	1020	1200
Fall 2004	930	1140
Fall 2005	990	1190
Fall 2006	988	1125
Fall 2007	996	1136
Fall 2008	980	1240
Fall 2009	970	1148
Fall 2010	960	1240
Fall 2011	900	1140
Fall 2012	920	1130
Fall 2013	850	1210
Fall 2014	907	1112
Fall 2015	990	1170
Fall 2016	898	1185
Fall 2017	960	1150
Fall 2018	970	1210
Fall 2019	1000	1240
Fall 2020	950	1120
Fall 2021	1030	1170
Fall 2022	1050	1240
Fall 2023	1130	1270

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–23Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	24
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	21	28
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	19	25
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	19	26
Fall 2013	19	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	20	24
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	20	24
Fall 2021	19	23
Fall 2022	18	25
Fall 2023	16	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

391Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Stephens College fell from 596 (Fall 2002) to 391 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	596
Fall 2003	541
Fall 2004	608
Fall 2005	725
Fall 2006	823
Fall 2007	857
Fall 2008	920
Fall 2009	945
Fall 2010	836
Fall 2011	756
Fall 2012	672
Fall 2013	646
Fall 2014	667
Fall 2015	710
Fall 2016	724
Fall 2017	647
Fall 2018	548
Fall 2019	480
Fall 2020	438
Fall 2021	409
Fall 2022	378
Fall 2023	353
Fall 2024	391

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

78%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Stephens College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 78% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 78%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	73%
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	73%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	65%
Fall 2011 cohort	74%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	61%
Fall 2014 cohort	72%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	61%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	63%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	63%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	78%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Stephens College

Faculty pay at Stephens College averages $93,360 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Stephens College as a primarily residential campus of 391 undergraduates — and 78.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Stephens College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 77.2%. Review Stephens College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Stephens College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Stephens College77.2%

Missouri median72.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Stephens College$28,300

Missouri median$20,293

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Stephens College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Stephens College$43,071

Missouri median$47,885

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Stephens College, Missouri and national reference values
Metric & basis	Stephens College	Missouri median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	77.2%	72.6%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$28,300	$20,293	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$43,071	$47,885	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Stephens College report?

Stephens College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 77.2% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Stephens College's acceptance rate?

77.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 817 admitted from 1,058 applicants.

How much does Stephens College cost?

At Stephens College, tuition is $28,300. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Stephens College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $43,071. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University — 73.5% admitted
Southwest Baptist University — 68.4% admitted
Saint Louis University — 75% admitted
Westminster College — 79.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.