Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO · Public · Large city · HSSU · Harris-Stowe State College
Public institution in Saint Louis, MO · 1,086 undergraduates · $31,088 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Pell Grant share
- Top 12%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,459542nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,442242nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,074333rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,616350th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,9301,439th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,0881,868th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,6341,835th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.4%1,826th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.6%1,317th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0861,319th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 72.9%102nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 254 mi (MDW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 21 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,729 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $31,423 | $29,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $28,960 | $25,967 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $27,440 | $29,374 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| History | bachelors | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1857source
- Athletic nickname: "Hornets"source
- Motto: "Inspiring change."source
- Formerly known as "Harris Teachers College" (1857–1954)source
- Formerly known as "Sumner Normal School" (1890–1929)source
- Formerly known as "Stowe Teachers College" (1929–1954)source
- Formerly known as "Harris–Stowe State College" (1954–2005)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $545,277 (M $233,675 · W $311,602)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitehssu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 177551)
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- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
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