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 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,442241st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $11,074331st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,616350th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,9301,430th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,0881,855th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,6341,823rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.4%1,811th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.6%1,309th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0861,318th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 72.9%102nd highest of 2,122 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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Harris-Stowe State University’s 1,086 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- William Woods UniversityFulton, MO · 1,061 undergrads
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO · 1,015 undergrads
- Avila UniversityKansas City, MO · 1,192 undergrads
- Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO · 1,205 undergrads
- Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO · 1,274 undergrads
- Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton, MO · 884 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Loras CollegeDubuque, IA · 1,087 undergrads
- Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · 1,083 undergrads
- City University of SeattleSeattle, WA · 1,091 undergrads
- Shorter UniversityRome, GA · 1,091 undergrads
- United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT · 1,081 undergrads
- Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA · 1,081 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitehssu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 177551)
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- Compare with William Woods UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Harris-Stowe State University vs William Woods UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 6 EADA programs at this school
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