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Harris-Stowe State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,000,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Saint Louis, MO

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 856
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 54%
From Region 30%
Athletes 167 (20.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 81%
International 7%
Hispanic 3%
White 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2012 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2013 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2014 Men: 31.5% 31.5% 2015 Men: 34.3% 34.3% 2016 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2017 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2018 Men: 32.7% 32.7% 2019 Men: 23.0% 23.0% 2020 Men: 24.4% 24.4% 2021 Men: 26.6% 26.6% 2022 Men: 26.1% 26.1% 2023 Men: 33.0% 33.0% 2024 Men: 28.7% 28.7% 2025 Men: 33.8% 33.8%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 88.8% 88.8% 2012 Black: 90.3% 90.3% 2013 Black: 81.9% 81.9% 2014 Black: 84.9% 84.9% 2015 Black: 81.5% 81.5% 2016 Black: 84.4% 84.4% 2017 Black: 80.8% 80.8% 2018 Black: 86.4% 86.4% 2019 Black: 88.8% 88.8% 2020 Black: 88.9% 88.9% 2021 Black: 85.1% 85.1% 2022 Black: 63.8% 63.8% 2023 Black: 84.1% 84.1% 2024 Black: 86.6% 86.6% 2025 Black: 87.4% 87.4% 2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2019 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 White: 6.2% 6.2% 2012 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 White: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 White: 6.3% 6.3% 2015 White: 3.8% 3.8% 2016 White: 3.8% 3.8% 2017 White: 6.2% 6.2% 2018 White: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 White: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 White: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 White: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 White: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 White: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2024 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2025 International: 3.9% 3.9%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 1,155 1,155 2012 Total: 1,091 1,091 2013 Total: 979 979 2014 Total: 966 966 2015 Total: 1,032 1,032 2016 Total: 1,157 1,157 2017 Total: 1,161 1,161 2018 Total: 1,398 1,398 2019 Total: 1,370 1,370 2020 Total: 1,444 1,444 2021 Total: 1,085 1,085 2022 Total: 1,044 1,044 2023 Total: 995 995 2024 Total: 956 956 2025 Total: 856 856 2011 Men: 422 422 2012 Men: 399 399 2013 Men: 365 365 2014 Men: 331 331 2015 Men: 349 349 2016 Men: 406 406 2017 Men: 419 419 2018 Men: 478 478 2019 Men: 446 446 2020 Men: 474 474 2021 Men: 316 316 2022 Men: 311 311 2023 Men: 305 305 2024 Men: 287 287 2025 Men: 288 288 2011 Women: 733 733 2012 Women: 692 692 2013 Women: 614 614 2014 Women: 635 635 2015 Women: 683 683 2016 Women: 751 751 2017 Women: 742 742 2018 Women: 920 920 2019 Women: 924 924 2020 Women: 970 970 2021 Women: 769 769 2022 Women: 733 733 2023 Women: 690 690 2024 Women: 669 669 2025 Women: 568 568

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 83.5% 83.5% 2012 Black: 83.0% 83.0% 2013 Black: 82.2% 82.2% 2014 Black: 81.0% 81.0% 2015 Black: 80.3% 80.3% 2016 Black: 79.0% 79.0% 2017 Black: 79.8% 79.8% 2018 Black: 81.9% 81.9% 2019 Black: 84.0% 84.0% 2020 Black: 83.9% 83.9% 2021 Black: 82.2% 82.2% 2022 Black: 78.8% 78.8% 2023 Black: 79.7% 79.7% 2024 Black: 81.8% 81.8% 2025 Black: 81.1% 81.1% 2011 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2018 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2011 White: 12.1% 12.1% 2012 White: 9.2% 9.2% 2013 White: 8.0% 8.0% 2014 White: 7.7% 7.7% 2015 White: 7.0% 7.0% 2016 White: 6.3% 6.3% 2017 White: 5.9% 5.9% 2018 White: 5.4% 5.4% 2019 White: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 White: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 White: 4.7% 4.7% 2022 White: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 White: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 White: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 White: 2.7% 2.7% 2011 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2012 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2025 International: 7.2% 7.2%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harris-Stowe State University 191 23% 4% 1% 76% 2% 9% $52,420 2 -1.03 50 94% 10.4%
Computer Science 8 — 38% 12% 0% 62% 0% 25% $72,075 2 -1.55 83 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $57,049 5 -1.07 61 — — — — —
Biology 19 — 0% 0% 5% 84% 0% 0% $54,107 6 -1.43 55 94% — — — —
Accounting — — — — — — — — $59,584 2 -1.78 66 95% — — — —
Business Administration 33 — 30% 6% 0% 70% 0% 12% $52,284 1 -1.32 50 92% — — — —
Finance 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $61,535 1 -1.30 70 — — — — —
Health Administration 6 — 17% 0% 0% 83% 0% 0% $54,727 16 -0.60 56 — — — — —
Marketing 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $61,496 8 -1.25 70 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $46,500 8 -1.02 34 — — — — —
Communication 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,937 4 -1.49 33 — — — — —
Political Science 10 — 20% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% $54,788 6 -1.28 56 — — — — —
Psychology 13 — 8% 0% 0% 85% 0% 0% $46,952 6 -1.23 36 — — — — —
Sociology 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,158 2 -1.24 26 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 0% 0% 0% 88% 12% 0% $55,946 80 +0.54 59 94% — — — —
Education 7 — 0% 0% 0% 71% 0% 14% $51,459 31 -0.42 48 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 6 — 33% 33% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,946 80 +0.54 59 94% — — — —
General Education 27 — 41% 4% 0% 74% 7% 11% $47,144 13 -0.93 36 — — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,946 56 +0.10 59 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 6 — 17% 17% 0% 83% 0% 0% $55,946 56 +0.10 59 94% — — — —
Urban Studies — — — — — — — — $55,708 8 -1.42 59 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 — 12% 4% 0% 81% 0% 8% $49,428 5 -1.44 43 96% 10.4% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,363
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $12,383
Est. In-State Cost $9,525
Est. Out-of-State Cost $16,019
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 12%
6-Year Graduation Rate 28%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 8% 16% 24% 32% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 8.5% 8.5% 2012 Graduated: 8.2% 8.2% 2013 Graduated: 10.4% 10.4% 2014 Graduated: 8.3% 8.3% 2015 Graduated: 6.9% 6.9% 2016 Graduated: 5.6% 5.6% 2017 Graduated: 7.0% 7.0% 2018 Graduated: 9.3% 9.3% 2019 Graduated: 17.0% 17.0% 2020 Graduated: 12.2% 12.2% 2021 Graduated: 18.9% 18.9% 2022 Graduated: 20.1% 20.1% 2023 Graduated: 27.4% 27.4% 2024 Graduated: 27.6% 27.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 8.5% 2012 Men: 6.6% 2013 Men: 11.4% 2014 Men: 11.0% 2015 Men: 6.7% 2016 Men: 5.3% 2017 Men: 6.4% 2018 Men: 7.4% 2019 Men: 15.8% 2020 Men: 12.0% 2021 Men: 22.0% 2022 Men: 15.7% 2023 Men: 18.0% 2024 Men: 24.0% 2011 Women: 8.5% 2012 Women: 9.0% 2013 Women: 9.8% 2014 Women: 6.8% 2015 Women: 7.1% 2016 Women: 5.7% 2017 Women: 7.4% 2018 Women: 10.3% 2019 Women: 17.9% 2020 Women: 12.3% 2021 Women: 17.2% 2022 Women: 22.1% 2023 Women: 32.4% 2024 Women: 29.3%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 20.5% 2012 Black: 35.9% 2013 Black: 28.4% 2014 Black: 17.3% 2015 Black: 8.6% 2016 Black: 5.9% 2017 Black: 5.8% 2018 Black: 8.8% 2019 Black: 14.8% 2020 Black: 12.9% 2021 Black: 15.7% 2022 Black: 18.5% 2023 Black: 25.2% 2024 Black: 27.9% 2011 White: 50.0% 2012 White: 75.0% 2013 White: 70.0% 2014 White: 87.5% 2015 White: 3.6% 2016 White: 0.0% 2017 White: 17.6% 2018 White: 20.0% 2019 White: 33.3% 2020 White: 6.7% 2021 White: 40.0% 2022 White: 30.8% 2023 White: 27.3% 2024 White: 38.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 29.8% 57 28% 7% 0% 75% 5% 7% $51,226 33 -0.34 47 94% —
Business & Economics 22.5% 43 33% 5% 0% 67% 0% 16% $53,484 1 -1.21 53 92% —
Social Sciences 16.8% 32 16% 0% 0% 91% 0% 0% $48,768 5 -1.29 41 96% —
Professional 13.6% 26 12% 4% 0% 81% 0% 8% $49,428 2 -1.44 43 96% 10.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.9% 19 0% 0% 5% 84% 0% 0% $54,107 6 -1.43 55 94% —
Computer Science 4.2% 8 38% 12% 0% 62% 0% 25% $72,075 3 -1.55 83 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 6 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $57,049 2 -1.07 61 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 40 $115K $115K $0
Baseball 27 $139K $139K $0
Basketball 14 $154K $154K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 12 $69K $69K $0
Total 93 $479K $479K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 20 $116K $116K $0
Volleyball 18 $113K $113K $0
Softball 16 $135K $135K $0
Basketball 15 $176K $176K -$86
Track & Field (outdoor) 5 $68K $68K $86
Total 74 $610K $610K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 60 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 29 $330K $330K -$86
Baseball 27 $139K $139K $0
Volleyball 18 $113K $113K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 17 $138K $138K $86
Softball 16 $135K $135K $0
Total 167 $1.6M $1.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional