University Description

Harris–Stowe State University is a historically black public university in St. Louis, Missouri. The university offers 50 majors, minors, and certificate programs in education, business, and arts & sciences.. Read More

University History

In 1857, St. Louis Public Schools established a normal school (teaching college) for white students; it was subsequently named Harris Teachers College, after William Torrey Harris, a former St. Louis superintendent of schools and United States Commissioner of Education.
Graduation Rate: 9% Acceptance Rate: 61% Student Faculty Ratio: 11:1 School Setting: Urban Notable Alumni: Cori Bush,Kimberly Gardner,Lindsay Kennedy,DJ Tab,Julius Hunter,Arlene Ackerman,Hazel Erby,Roscoe L. Koontz,Bobby Wilks,Cuesta Benberry,Dee Boeckmann,Charles Alexander Shaw

Academic Programs

  • Accounting
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Finance
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • General Education
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General History
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Management Information Systems
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Health Care Administration and Management
  • General Management Information Systems
  • General Communication
  • General Education
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Management Information Systems
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Urban Studies
  • General Education
  • General Psychology
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Sociology
  • Health Care Administration and Management
  • General Business Administration and Management
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Soccer (M)
  • Track and Field (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Soccer (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Track and Field (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
  • Cheerleading (M & W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha-Beta Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta-Zeta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho-Alpha Sorority
  • Delta Sigma Theta-Alpha Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi-Beta Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi-Omicron Fraternity
  • Phi Beta Sigma-Gamma Fraternity
  • Iota Phi Theta-Zeta Fraternity
  • Alpha Phi Alpha-Alpha Fraternity
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