Webster University is 2.8 miles from Warson Woods
No college sits inside Warson Woods’ boundary, but Webster University’s campus in Saint Louis, with 5,203 students on campus, is 2.8 miles from the center of town, and Ranken Technical College is 8.3 miles away in Saint Louis. About 4% of Warson Woods’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 Warson Woods. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Warson Woods
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Warson Woods
17 private colleges within 13.7 miles, two public colleges within 9.2 miles, and two 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 Warson Woods’ median household income ($206,979) 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 Warson Woods: 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: St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (2); Chamberlain University-Missouri (15).
Questions about college near Warson Woods
Is Warson Woods a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Warson Woods residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Webster University, is 2.8 miles away in Saint Louis.
What colleges are near Warson Woods?
20 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Saint Louis University (8.7 miles, 16,056 students on campus), Washington University in St Louis (5.2 miles, 15,851) and the University of Missouri-St Louis (8.4 miles, 12,200).
What is the closest community college to Warson Woods, and what does it cost?
Ranken Technical College in Saint Louis, 8.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $18,008 a year for Missouri residents; the federal net price, $18,795, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Missouri-St Louis cost if we live in Missouri?
Tuition and fees are $14,112 a year in-state and $35,112 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,031 (under $30,000 income) to $21,608 (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 Warson Woods. 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 →