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Stevenson University

Stevenson University is a private campus in suburban Owings Mills, MD.

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

$18,681

family income
under $30k

$23,022

$30–48k

$27,788

$48–75k

$30,786

$75–110k

$32,505

over $110k

Average net price

$26,5052023–24Skip 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 Stevenson University rose from $20,883 (2008) to $26,505 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,883
2009	$21,474
2010	$21,370
2011	$23,386
2012	$25,021
2013	$25,956
2014	$26,475
2015	$27,470
2016	$27,542
2017	$26,099
2018	$27,142
2019	$24,906
2020	$23,428
2021	$25,963
2022	$26,806
2023	$26,505

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$58,3942024–25Skip 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 Stevenson University rose from $31,722 (2009) to $58,394 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$31,722
2010	$32,791
2011	$34,735
2012	$36,692
2013	$38,785
2014	$41,569
2015	$43,657
2016	$45,970
2017	$47,537
2018	$50,032
2019	$51,239
2020	$53,066
2021	$52,452
2022	$55,942
2023	$57,322
2024	$58,394

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	$11,500
2001	$12,076
2002	$12,798
2003	$13,693
2004	$14,653
2005	$15,674
2006	$16,770
2007	$17,944
2008	$19,200
2013	$27,082
2014	$28,980
2015	$30,998
2016	$33,168
2017	$35,490
2018	$36,242
2019	$37,142
2020	$37,868
2021	$38,168
2022	$38,738
2023	$39,708

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $40,560 before grants and other attendance costs. At Stevenson University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,102 undergrads, Stevenson University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

68.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Stevenson University 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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68.5%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 Stevenson University rose from 49.1% (entered 1991) to 68.5% (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	49.1%
1992 cohort	49.5%
1993 cohort	47.7%
1994 cohort	52.5%
1995 cohort	54.9%
1996 cohort	55.6%
1997 cohort	56.4%
1998 cohort	57.3%
1999 cohort	65.3%
2000 cohort	62.1%
2001 cohort	61.1%
2002 cohort	66.1%
2003 cohort	58.1%
2004 cohort	62.2%
2005 cohort	61.6%
2006 cohort	64.4%
2007 cohort	56.1%
2008 cohort	62.8%
2009 cohort	53.1%
2010 cohort	52.9%
2011 cohort	54%
2012 cohort	55.9%
2013 cohort	60.2%
2014 cohort	61.8%
2015 cohort	59.3%
2016 cohort	65.1%
2017 cohort	66.4%
2018 cohort	68.5%

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 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,035	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,588	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,275	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,155	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,423	$4,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,708	$4,313
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,646	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,625	$4,100
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,000	$4,934
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,250	$6,875
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,250	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,962	$8,751
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,905	$9,374
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	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$8,250

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

$54,574

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$59,433

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$62,079

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

Stevenson University admitted 4,505 of 5,709 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.9% rate describes that application pool.

78.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,708 tuition · 2023–24 3,102 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Stevenson University received 5,709 applications and admitted 4,505 (78.9%), with 767 enrolling.

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

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

78.9%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	84.1%
Fall 2002	84.1%
Fall 2003	63%
Fall 2004	82.5%
Fall 2005	69.7%
Fall 2006	69.7%
Fall 2007	73%
Fall 2008	62.2%
Fall 2009	57.1%
Fall 2010	63.8%
Fall 2011	58.1%
Fall 2012	58.7%
Fall 2013	59.6%
Fall 2014	62.3%
Fall 2015	59.7%
Fall 2016	60.8%
Fall 2017	60.9%
Fall 2018	73.2%
Fall 2019	80.8%
Fall 2020	89.2%
Fall 2021	90.9%
Fall 2022	84.1%
Fall 2023	83.2%
Fall 2024	78.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1190Fall 2019 · 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	920	1130
Fall 2002	920	1130
Fall 2003	920	1150
Fall 2004	910	1150
Fall 2005	900	1120
Fall 2006	920	1140
Fall 2007	920	1140
Fall 2008	920	1130
Fall 2009	900	1120
Fall 2010	850	1080
Fall 2011	870	1090
Fall 2012	880	1090
Fall 2013	890	1100
Fall 2014	900	1090
Fall 2015	900	1110
Fall 2016	910	1130
Fall 2017	1010	1190
Fall 2018	1030	1200
Fall 2019	1010	1190

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–24Fall 2019 · 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 2006	18	22
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	18	22
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	17	22
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	18	23
Fall 2014	18	23
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	18	24

IPEDS Fall 2006–2019, 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

3,102Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Stevenson University rose from 2,356 (Fall 2002) to 3,102 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,356
Fall 2003	2,578
Fall 2004	2,607
Fall 2005	2,758
Fall 2006	2,886
Fall 2007	3,046
Fall 2008	3,118
Fall 2009	3,133
Fall 2010	3,530
Fall 2011	3,804
Fall 2012	3,855
Fall 2013	3,846
Fall 2014	3,778
Fall 2015	3,667
Fall 2016	3,583
Fall 2017	3,375
Fall 2018	3,087
Fall 2019	3,073
Fall 2020	3,008
Fall 2021	2,959
Fall 2022	2,979
Fall 2023	3,027
Fall 2024	3,102

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%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 Stevenson University has held near 79% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	82%
Fall 2006 cohort	83%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	76%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	75%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	80%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Stevenson University

30.9% of Stevenson University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Stevenson University as a primarily residential campus of 3,102 undergraduates — and 78.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Stevenson University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 78.9%. Review Stevenson University'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 Stevenson University 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

Stevenson University78.9%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

Stevenson University$40,560

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

Stevenson University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Stevenson University$62,079

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Stevenson University, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	Stevenson University	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.9%	76.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,560	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$62,079	$61,797	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Stevenson University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Stevenson University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 18 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Information Science/Studies	$113,367
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,710
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	$81,700
Accounting and Related Services	$81,299
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$73,584
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,956
Legal Support Services	$63,656
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$61,348
Business/Corporate Communications	$60,109
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$59,377
Psychology, General	$57,285
Biology, General	$56,451
Design and Applied Arts	$55,419
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$54,463
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$54,233
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$53,007
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$49,902
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$38,813

These 18 fields listed for Stevenson University measure earnings after completion. The $62,079 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 12 additional Stevenson University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Stevenson University report?

Stevenson University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 78.9% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Stevenson University's acceptance rate?

78.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,505 admitted from 5,709 applicants.

How much does Stevenson University cost?

At Stevenson University, tuition is $40,560. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Stevenson University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $62,079. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

McDaniel College — 77.9% admitted
Towson University — 82% admitted
St. Mary's College of Maryland — 68.6% admitted
Notre Dame of Maryland University — 82.2% 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. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.