College · Public · Saint Louis, MO · City
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO
HBCU
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$27k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size960
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $27k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
960 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $21k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$40k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$46k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $7.0k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $11.6k
- Room & board
- $10.7k
- Books & supplies
- $800
How students pay for it.
Pell grants74%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr28%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$27k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$31k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 960
- Location
- Saint Louis, MO
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Harris-Stowe State College
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black82%
- International6%
- Two or more races3%
- White3%
- Unknown3%
- Hispanic3%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$18k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 22
What you can study.