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Stephens College, founded in 1833, is the second-oldest women's college in the country. A private college, Stephens is the only four-year women's institution for higher education within the state of Missouri. Stephens College engages students in an innovative educational experience focused on pre-professional fields and the performing arts and grounded in the liberal arts. Graduates of Stephens are career-ready women of distinction, connected through a supportive network of alumnae across the world, confident in themselves, and inspired by our tradition of the Ten Ideals as core values that enrich women’s lives.

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School Overview:

	Stephens College
County	Boone County, MO
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	700 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	180 students
Full-Time Graduate	400 students
Part-Time Graduate	25 students

Total Enrollment	1,100 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	800 students
Tuition	23,000
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	98%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	35%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,142
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	47%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$1,690
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	92%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$10,520
% Students Receiving Loans	64%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$4,043

School Notes:

Stephens offers a variety of programs at the undergraduate level for women, as well as distance-learning and on-campus programs in our Graduate and Continuing Studies division for both men and women.
Stephens offers an online-based MBA program with emphasis areas in management, entrepreneurial studies, risk management/financial services and clinical information systems management. Customized emphasis areas are available. Students also may earn an M.Ed. in Counseling,M.ED. Curriculum & Instruction, MBA, M.ED. Creative Writing, MBA Digital Film, M.ED. in Counseling, M.ED. in Counseling-Creative Therapy,MBA Equestrian Business Management, MBA, Marketing, Public Relations & Advertising and MBA, Theatre Management. Our online-based Health Information Administration program offers a bachelor's degree or post-baccalaureate certification. Stephens also offers blended undergraduate business courses, where students take online courses over eight weeks with two evening class meetings on campus for valuable face-to-face interaction with professors and peers. All graduate and continuing studies classes are open to women and men.
Today, more than 50 undergraduate majors and minors are offered, and students pursue pre-professional study in medicine, veterinary medicine, law, occupational therapy, dentistry and engineering. In 2005, Stephens established a School of the Performing Arts, uniting existing majors in theatre, music, dance, film, television and radio.
Stephens is located in Columbia, Missouri. Otherwise known as Collegetown, USA, Columbia possesses a unique blend of metropolitan flair and Midwestern hospitality. The city, located approximately 120 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis, has a population of 90,000, including approximately 26,000 students from three area colleges. Money magazine consistently has rated Columbia as one of the nation's best cities in which to live.
Stephens College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Profile last updated: 04/22/2008.

In the News:

Accident on Broadway causes no serious injuries (Columbia Missourian)
posted on July 8, 2011 at 09:19:19 pm
COLUMBIA — A silver Mercury minivan was left on its side around 9:20 a.m. Friday after a two-car accident on Broadway near Dorsey Avenue. The Columbia Fire Department cut the roof off the vehicle to remove the driver, but no serious injuries were reported. Leroy Tillman, a security officer at Stephens College, said he was one of the first responders on the scene. “When I got here, the car was ...
Stephens Reach Golden (The Ponca City News)
posted on July 5, 2011 at 04:58:01 pm
Don and Linda Stephens celebrated their 50th anniversary with a family trip to the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. Don and the former Linda Jackson were married July 2, 1961 at the First Christian Church in Ponca City. The couple met while he was a student at the University of Missouri and she was attending Stephens College for Women, both in Columbia, Mo.
Columbia Public Schools and Stephens College partner for summer school (Columbia Missourian)
posted on June 6, 2011 at 11:04:39 pm
COLUMBIA – Instead of diving into the pool this week, some Columbia Public School students are diving into summer school. Columbia Public Schools opened its doors to more than 7,000 students enrolled in the Columbia Summer SUNsation program Monday, the district's community relations coordinator, Michelle Baumstark said. As a result of an extended school year from winter snow days, teachers felt ...
Stephens Summer Theatre Institute to present four productions (Columbia Missourian)
posted on May 8, 2011 at 08:52:07 pm
COLUMBIA — Stephens College's Summer Theatre Institute will present four free shows to the public beginning at the end of May. The institute is part of the three-year, two-summer bachelor of fine arts program. It provides first-year students the opportunity to produce, direct and act in a show business environment, according to a news release. All shows are free and open to the public. Seats are ...
Stephens hosts traditional undergraduate commencement (Columbia Missourian)
posted on May 7, 2011 at 11:52:07 pm
COLUMBIA — “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the air as faculty, administrators, trustees and graduates entered the Stephens College arena for the undergraduate commencement ceremony. The Senior Ensemble led the national anthem at the beginning of the commencement ceremony in the John and Mary Silverthorne Arena. Stephens College President Dianne M. Lynch then gave a welcome speech, congratulating ...