Private nonprofit · University

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri · Large suburb

95.1%
Admit rate
$22,066
Avg net price
66%
Graduation rate
$62,105
Median earnings

Maryville University of Saint Louis is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Saint Louis, Missouri (large suburb setting), enrolling 5,658 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 5,658 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 95% admitNCAA Division II without footballCold winters

About Saint Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Due to numerous major earthworks within St. Louis boundaries, the city was nicknamed "Mound City". These mounds were mostly demolished during the city's development. Sugarloaf Mound in South St. Louis was repatriated to the Osage Nation in 2025. The same year as the 1904 World's Fair, the Strassberger Music Conservatory Building was constructed at 2300 Grand. Otto Wilhelmi was the architect. In 1911, the conservatory had over 1,100 students. The building is presently in the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
264 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to St. Louis Lambert (STL) · major hub

How Maryville University of Saint Louis compares

Selectivity95.1%

More selective than 13% · #38 most selective of 44 in Missouri

Graduation rate66%

Higher than 70% · #8 of 51 in Missouri

First-year retention85%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,105

Higher than 72% · #10 of 53 in Missouri

Average net price$22,066

Cheaper than 41% · #35 cheapest of 51 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$22,000

Lower than 59%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment5,658

Larger than 80%

Percentiles compare Maryville University of Saint Louis with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Missouri.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

9,227students
  • Undergraduate5,65861%
  • Graduate3,56939%

Undergraduates by gender

5,658undergrads
  • Women3,92969%
  • Men1,72931%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic8.5%
  • Asian3.8%
  • Other or multiracial9.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,658
Graduate enrollment
3,569
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
30%
Students over 25
37%
Median family income
$54,390
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$85,005
Endowment
$80,287,156

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 846 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Missouri62%
  • Other U.S. states34%
  • International4.4%

A regional draw: about 62% of first-years come from Missouri, the rest from elsewhere.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
95.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$27,166
Room & board
$13,900
Total cost of attendance
$41,959
Average net price
$22,066

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
66%
Graduated on time (4 years)
55%
First-year retention
85%
Transferred to another college
22%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,047
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,105
Median debt at graduation
$22,000
Students with federal loans
53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
54%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
55%
Low-income (Pell)
50%
First-generation
53%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,059
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Housing charge (year)
$10,500
Meal plan (year)
$2,800
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
641 (366 men · 275 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (13)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)245
Lacrosse83
Soccer62
Baseball46
Volleyball41
Wrestling32
Basketball29
Swimming24
Field Hockey23
Softball21
Golf15
Tennis14
Bowling6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
24
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (9,261 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

8.0reported offenses a year
8.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
5.0
Rape
3.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,528
$30–48k
$17,751
$48–75k
$17,364
$75–110k
$26,062
$110k+
$26,741

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$73,948

$17,364/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$16,098
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 97% — get grant money from Maryville University of Saint Louis itself, averaging $16,098, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 695 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$62,105
Typical debt at graduation
$22,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
35%
Out-earn a HS grad
76%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$58,995
Men
$70,542

Men out-earn women by $11,547 (20%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
42.3″
Annual snow
8.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Charles 7 Ssw, MO US station (3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.