Maryville University is a selective, comprehensive and nationally ranked private institution with more than 8,000 students. We offer over 90 degrees at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels to students from 50 states and 60 countries. Maryville's athletics teams compete in 21 men's and women's sports at the 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.