Photo: Roastedbeanz1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Urshan University is 6.9 miles from Foristell
No college sits inside Foristell’s boundary, but Urshan University’s campus in Wentzville, with 358 students on campus, is 6.9 miles from the center of town, and St Charles Community College is 17.5 miles away in Cottleville. About 1% of Foristell’s residents are enrolled in college, below Missouri (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Foristell. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Foristell
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Foristell
One private college within 6.9 miles. The nearest public four-year college, Saint Louis Community College, is 28.5 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Foristell’s median household income ($116,581) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Foristell
Is Foristell a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Foristell residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Urshan University, is 6.9 miles away in Wentzville.
What colleges are near Foristell?
Within 15 miles: Urshan University (6.9 miles, 358 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Foristell, and what does it cost?
St Charles Community College in Cottleville, 17.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,048 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $5,837, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Saint Louis Community College cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $3,660 a year in-state and $6,990 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,469 (under $30,000 income) to $13,244 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Foristell. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →