Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Town and Country is home to Maryville University of Saint Louis
Maryville University of Saint Louis (3,452 students on campus) is inside the city, and Missouri Baptist University (4,800) is 0.9 miles from the center, just over the line in Creve Coeur. About 8% of Town and Country’s residents are enrolled in college, above 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 Town and Country. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Town and Country
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Town and Country
17 private colleges within 13 miles, two public colleges within 13.6 miles, and three community colleges.
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. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Town and Country’s median household income ($232,534) 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 within 15 miles of Town and Country: 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Chamberlain University-Missouri (15); St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (2).
Questions about college in Town and Country
Is Town and Country a college town?
No. About 8 of every 100 Town and Country residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Missouri (6). The largest campus in the city, Maryville University of Saint Louis, has 3,452 students on campus.
What colleges are in Town and Country?
Maryville University of Saint Louis is inside the city. Missouri Baptist University is 0.9 miles from the center, in Creve Coeur, and Saint Louis Community College is 8.1 miles away in Bridgeton.
What is the closest community college to Town and Country, and what does it cost?
Saint Louis Community College in Bridgeton, 8.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,660 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $8,440, 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.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Town and Country. 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 →