Stephens College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Stephens College

Stephens College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Columbia, Missouri (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 391 students of which 401 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Stephens College is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 77.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,459, with published in-state tuition of $28,300 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.4%. Graduates earn a median of $43,071 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,778 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 48900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.