Harris-Stowe State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Harris-Stowe State University, also known as HSSU, is located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1857 as a normal school. Later on, it became Harris Teachers College. It was named after William Torrey Harris, a United States Commissioner of Education. In 1954, the college merged with Stowe Teachers College, which was established in 1890. It became Harris-Stowe State College in 1979. The college obtained university status on August 25, 2005, and settled on its present name. It is made up of the following academic units:

• Department of Arts and Sciences
• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Teacher Education
• Department of Urban Specializations

Some of the student organizations of HSSU are the Student Government Association, Campus Religious Life, Gospel Choir, HSSU Honeycomb Majorettes Dance Team, African American Studies Society, Student Community Service Corps, American College of Healthcare Executives, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Zeta Phi Beta, and Students In Free Enterprise.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, business and management, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Teachers colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Harris Stowe is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,854 in 2009-2010 (1,420 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Harris Stowe provides on-campus housing for 228 of its 1,420 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Midwest Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 41 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 34 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (49 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (56 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (6 awarded)

• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies