Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts
Saint Louis, Missouri · Also known as Patricia Stevens College · Website
$29,058
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,058
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts is a for-profit 4-year college in Saint Louis, Missouri with 89 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,137 a year (tuition and fees $14,332). It admits 100% of applicants and 14% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $29,058 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,137
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,332
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
14%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,058
Rank 4,185 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $19,137
- Tuition and fees
- $14,332
- Cost of attendance
- $24,808
- Students with a need-based grant
- 67%
- Students with federal loans
- 80%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,137
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,230 in 2015-16 to $14,332 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 89
- Part-time students
- 33%
- Women
- 83%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 14%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 8
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,185 of 5,094 US colleges and 102 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,137 | $17,598 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,332 | $14,822 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 14% | 59% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 72% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $16,750 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $25,898 | $37,504 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,058 | $41,138 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 18% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 43% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
8 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,288 | $51,490 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,500 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,244 | $75,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Legal Support ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,266 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts cost?
$19,137 a year is the average net price at Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,332, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,808. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,137 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts?
100% of applicants are admitted to Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts graduates earn?
$29,058 a year is the median pay of former Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts students who work, 10 years after they started ($25,898 after 6 years). That ranks 4,185 of 5,094 US colleges and 102 of 120 in Missouri.
How much student debt do Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 80% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts?
14% of first-time, full-time students at Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts finish within 6 years. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts?
Design and Applied Arts (8 associate's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (8 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (7 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.