Stephens College is a women's college located in Columbia, Missouri. It is the second oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24, 1833 as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856, David H. Hickman turned it into a college, The Columbia Female Baptist Academy. It was later renamed Stephens Female College. The campus includes a National Historic District: Stephens College South Campus Historic District. Situated in the center of the state, Stephens is approximately 120 miles (190 km) from both Kansas City and St. Louis. Although it is not located near any major cities, Columbia is known as "Collegetown, USA" due to the 34,000 college students attending Stephens, the University of Missouri, and Columbia College, each situated within the city. The Stephens campus occupies 86 acres (350,000 m) of land near downtown Columbia. Cottey College, a junior college in the rural town of Nevada, is the only other women's college in Missouri. The three most popular majors at Stephens are dance, theatre, and fashion design. 41% of all students major in the visual and performing arts.