NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Colleges and Universities of St. Louis, Missouri

The St. Louis metropolitan region contains a vibrant and energetic college student population. With almost 10% of its population enrolled in an institution of higher education, St. Louis has a plethora of institutions of higher learning. It is home to the prestigious Washington University, an internationally recognized private research university ranked 12th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and its endowment ranked as the seventh largest university endowment in the nation at $4,383,295,000 as of 2005. Washington University in St. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

St. Louis also holds a unique place in the establishment of American colleges and universities. The oldest university west of the Mississippi River, Saint Louis University, was founded in 1818. The St. Louis metropolitan area is also home to at least 26 other institutions of higher learning: Saint Louis University (also known as SLU) is a private, co-educational Catholic Jesuit university in the United States located in St. ...

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1157x744, 473 KB) Summary Brookings hall - the most photogenic and recognizable building at Washington University in St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1157x744, 473 KB) Summary Brookings hall - the most photogenic and recognizable building at Washington University in St. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Slu_dubourg_1888. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Slu_dubourg_1888. ...

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Chapel at Aquinas Institute of Theology Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Roman Catholic graduate school and seminary founded by the Dominican Order. ... Concordia Seminary is located in Clayton, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb on the western border of Saint Louis, Missouri. ... The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. ... Covenant Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). ... Eden Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ. ... The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States, generally considered within the Reformed tradition, and formed in 1957 by the merger of two denominations, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. ... Fontbonne University is a co-ed Catholic institution of approximately 2,300 students, bordering Washington University in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. ... Harris-Stowe State University is a Missouri public university located in midtown St. ... Lindenwood University is a four-year liberal arts institution in St. ... Maryville University (Maryville University of St. ... Missouri Baptist University is a coeducational university located in St. ... Saint Louis University (also known as SLU) is a private, co-educational Catholic Jesuit university in the United States located in St. ... St. ... Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Bridge over lake on SIUE campus. ... Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... The University of Missouriâ€“St. ... // Vision University of Phoenix (UOP) was founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. ... Washington University redirects here. ... Webster University is located in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. ...

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Deaconess College of Nursing is a for profit nursing school in St. ... A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellow and still are in some places. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area - City 66. ... Chapel at Aquinas Institute of Theology Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Roman Catholic graduate school and seminary founded by the Dominican Order. ... Concordia Seminary is located in Clayton, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb on the western border of Saint Louis, Missouri. ... Covenant Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). ... Eden Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ. ... Fontbonne University is a co-ed Catholic institution of approximately 2,300 students, bordering Washington University in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. ... Harris-Stowe State University is a Missouri public university located in midtown St. ... Lindenwood University is a four-year liberal arts institution in St. ... Maryville University (Maryville University of St. ... Missouri Baptist University is a coeducational university located in St. ... Saint Louis University (also known as SLU) is a private, co-educational Catholic Jesuit university in the United States located in St. ... St. ... Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Bridge over lake on SIUE campus. ... The University of Missouriâ€“St. ... Washington University redirects here. ... Webster University is located in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. ...

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