Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri · ★ — / 5 Overall

Private not-for-profit · 4-year · Master's

Stephens College is a private women's college in Columbia, Missouri, founded in 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy. It is described as the second-oldest women's educational establishment in the United States that remains a women's college, and its campus includes the Stephens College South Campus Historic District; its Drama Department was notably associated with actress Maude Adams from 1937 to 1943.

Ranking: #225 Master's Universities▼
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Ranked #225 in Master's Universities (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
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Ranked #653 on Washington Monthly Best Bang for the Buck (2025). Source: WM Best Value ↗
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1200 E Broadway, Columbia, Missouri, 65215

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