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Stevenson University

Owings Mills, Maryland Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Owings Mills, Maryland, Stevenson University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,684 students in fall 2024, including 3,106 undergraduates and 578 graduate students.

Stevenson University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Forensic Science and Technology. It awarded 852 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

3,684
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
852
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 45

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Education 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
79%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
635
Master's degrees
217

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,684
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,106
Graduate students, fall 2024
578
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,131
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,378
Graduate students, 2024-25
753
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
32%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
39%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation
President
Elliot Hirshman Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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