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Stevenson University

Owings Mills, Maryland·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·stevenson.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
+3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,684
peer median 3,136
Avg net price
$26,806
+$1.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
5,709
5,709 candidates competed
Admitted
4,505
78.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
767
17.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
68%+3.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
61%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
61%
Non-Pell
73%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 57 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
22
38.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing22 · 38.6%
  • No Data35 · 61.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
21
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

22
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+6.4%
$38,813 vs $36,491
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+36.8%
$49,902 vs $36,491
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.3%
$53,007 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+48.6%
$54,233 vs $36,491
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+49.3%
$54,463 vs $36,491
Information Science/Studies
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+51.5%
$96,835 vs $63,916
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+51.9%
$55,419 vs $36,491
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+54.7%
$56,451 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

21
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
70%
$27,000 debt · $38,813 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
56%
$30,577 debt · $54,463 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
54%
$27,000 debt · $49,902 earn
Specialized Sales Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$26,000 debt · $53,007 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,419 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$26,000 debt · $54,233 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
48%
$27,000 debt · $56,451 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
47%
$27,000 debt · $57,285 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1962Next review Jan 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 6

  1. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Jun 2020Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jan 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,681
$30–48k$23,022
$48–75k$27,788
$75–110k$30,786
$110k+$32,505

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,806
+$1,605vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $25,201
Federal loans
47.0%
In-state tuition
$39,708
Out-of-state
$39,708

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,211 students received $7.1M in Pell grants, alongside $28.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,211
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.1M
$7,068,580 total
Direct Loans
$28.3M
3,622 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,170 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.6M
1,498 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.1M
319 loan awards
Parent PLUS$12.8M
614 loan awards
Grad PLUS$330K
21 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 959 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
959
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.3%
2017
6.4%
2018
4.4%
2019
2.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Stevenson

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs45
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

873 total completions
01Health Professions
23226.6%
02Security/Protective
15818.1%
03Business
13315.2%
04Computer Sciences
778.8%
05Psychology
728.2%
06Education
526.0%
07Biological Sciences
455.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
424.8%
09Communication
364.1%
10Legal Professions
263.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,684
12-mo unduplicated
4,050
Undergraduate
3,324
Graduate
726

Gender split

Men
35%1,398
Women
65%2,652

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.5%
Black
30.5%
Hispanic
9.7%
Two or more
5.9%
Asian
3.6%
Unknown
1.4%
Non-resident
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
647
394 M · 253 W
Women athletes
39.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$6.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$107K
$63K
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 17

Football
128 M ·
$596K
Lacrosse
63 M · 25 W
$513K
Soccer
41 M · 31 W
$277K
Track and Field (Indoor)
25 M · 25 W
$61K
Ice Hockey
27 M · 23 W
$769K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
22 M · 26 W
$174K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.87
10 offenses · 3,483 students

3-year trend

1.432 yrs ago1.741 yr ago2.87Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
21
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
5
Burglary
3
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs01
Liquor080

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
121

Stevenson vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stevenson selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectStevenson University
68%3,684$26,806Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
McDaniel College
63%77.9%2,868$20,923Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Loyola University Maryland
79%75.5%4,897$29,633Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Notre Dame of Maryland University
50%82.2%1,788$24,536Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Hood College
57%77.8%2,101$23,707Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Arcadia University
67%80.2%3,404$25,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median65%77.9%3,136$25,201

Frequently asked questions about Stevenson University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stevenson.

What is the graduation rate at Stevenson University?

Stevenson University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Stevenson University?

Stevenson University reports a total enrollment of 3,684 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Stevenson University?

The average net price at Stevenson University is $26,806 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Stevenson University?

Stevenson University's yield rate is 17.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Stevenson University located?

Stevenson University is located in Owings Mills, Maryland 21117.

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