At Maryville, we power dreams- not just degrees. Our vision is to be the innovative leader in higher education, promoting a revolution in student learning that expands access and opportunity for all. Maryville University is a comprehensive and nationally-ranked private institution located just 22 miles from downtown St. Louis, Missouri. With an overall enrollment of more than 10,000 students, Maryville was most recently named the second-fastest growing private university in the nation by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Maryville offers more than 90 degree programs at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels to students from 50 states and 52 countries. Maryville's athletics teams compete in 18 sports at the NCAA Division II level in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Founded in 1872, the University is ideally situated on 130 picturesque acres in West St. Louis County.