Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO · Public four-year · City: Large
1,098undergraduates
$9,302average net price per year
27%graduate in 6 years
69%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
21 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (51 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Accounting Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (26 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Education (5)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Education, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $6,442
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $11,074
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,084
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other on-campus costs
- $7,914
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $25,240
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $29,872
- Total cost living at home
- $15,156
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,412 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $13,088 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $15,521 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $19,501 |
| Over $110,000 | $19,616 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $11,326
- Got a grant from the college
- 72%
- Average grant from the college
- $6,664
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 73%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 67%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,889
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 14%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 22%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 27%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 22%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 27%
- Transferred to another college
- 33%
- Came back for year two
- 69%
| Pell grant students | 25% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 33% |
| Neither | 40% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 170 | 32% |
| Men | 89 | 18% |
| Asian | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 214 | 25% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 11 | 27% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 8 | 38% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 13 | 46% (small group) |
| International | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 294 | 20% | 34% |
| Started here, part-time | 20 | 15% | 20% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 204 | 33% | 35% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 33 | 30% | 27% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,098
- Undergraduates
- 1,098
- Full-time undergraduates
- 919
- Part-time undergraduates
- 179
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 62%
- From out of state
- 33%
- From other countries
- 5%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 15%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 14%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 5%
| Women | 70% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 83% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 3% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 4% |
| International | 5% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 3026 Laclede Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103-2136
- County
- St. Louis City
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NAIA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.