Missouri Baptist University is 1.6 miles from Westwood
No college sits inside Westwood’s boundary, but Missouri Baptist University’s campus in Saint Louis, with 4,800 students on campus, is 1.6 miles from the center of town, and Saint Louis Community College is 7.1 miles away in Bridgeton. About 2% of Westwood’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 Westwood. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Westwood
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Westwood
17 private colleges within 10.7 miles, two public colleges within 11.3 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 Westwood’s median household income ($237,500) 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 Westwood: 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 near Westwood
Is Westwood a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Westwood residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Missouri (6). The nearest campus, Covenant Theological Seminary, is 1 mile away in Saint Louis.
What colleges are near Westwood?
21 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Saint Louis University (10.7 miles, 16,056 students on campus), Washington University in St Louis (6.6 miles, 15,851) and the University of Missouri-St Louis (8.1 miles, 12,200).
What is the closest community college to Westwood, and what does it cost?
Saint Louis Community College in Bridgeton, 7.1 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.
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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 Westwood. 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 →