Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private · Large suburb · MUSL
Private institution in Saint Louis, MO · 5,988 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $62,105 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 18%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 20%Undergraduates
- Top 24%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $26,0471,550th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,1661,266th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,1661,139th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,0931,333rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,000884th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,105468th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,047344th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 71.5%365th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 82.7%543rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.7%1,356th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,988423rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.5%907th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 261 mi (MDW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $64,328 | $63,005 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,133 | $55,964 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,733 | $47,260 |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $49,655 | $40,485 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $48,849 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $42,235 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $45,500 | $33,993 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $39,153 | $39,369 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $38,829 | $36,312 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $37,928 | $39,009 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,060 | $33,993 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,925 | $31,133 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1872source
- Athletic nickname: "Saints"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Red and Black and Whitesource
- Mascot: "Louie" the Saint Bernard / and "LJ" Louie Jr.source
- Motto: ""Omnium rerum praestantia excellentes"source
- Formerly known as "Maryville Academy of the Sacred Heart" (1872–1923)source
- Formerly known as "Maryville College of the Sacred Heart" (1923–1991)source
- Religious affiliation: Society of the Sacred Heart (Catholic Church)source
- Athletic conference: GLVCsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,062,547 (M $2,099,686 · W $1,962,861)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Maryville University of Saint Louis’s 5,988 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MO
- University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO · 5,653 undergrads
- Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO · 5,467 undergrads
- Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO · 6,588 undergrads
- Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO · 5,359 undergrads
- University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · 6,618 undergrads
- Park UniversityParkville, MO · 5,250 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, AR · 5,993 undergrads
- Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI · 6,004 undergrads
- Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, UT · 5,969 undergrads
- University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN · 6,014 undergrads
- Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, FL · 5,954 undergrads
- State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · 6,022 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemaryville.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 178059)
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- Compare with University of Central MissouriSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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