Cost & financial aid brief
Maryville University of Saint Louis Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Maryville University of Saint Louis cost after financial aid?
Grants and scholarships reduce the sticker price by $19,893 for the average aid recipient. Aid covers about 47% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.
The pattern across income bands is relatively flat. The lowest-income band averages $16,528 while the highest band averages $26,741, a spread of $10,213. The middle bands range from $17,751 to $26,062.
The published cost of attendance at Maryville University of Saint Louis is $41,959. Azimuth ranks the university #671 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $16,528, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $17,364, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $26,741. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,213.
Aid covers about 47% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the across all aid recipients to $22,066. That is $5,305 below the peer median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $22,000 in federal student loans. That is $2,199 below the peer median of $24,199 for comparable institutions.
91.5% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $18,781 in Parent PLUS loans.
If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $250 a month. It estimates a monthly payment based on your own borrowing scenario.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Most undergraduates at Maryville University of Saint Louis borrow federally, at 91.5%. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $22,000.
That median is $2,199 below the $24,199 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $18,781 through the Parent PLUS program.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 58% of graduates borrowed from any source, including 57% with federal loans and 11% with private loans. Average cumulative debt per borrower was $30,068, including $22,589 for federal borrowers and $42,936 for private borrowers.
Maryville University of Saint Louis posts a return profile that is stronger than its affordability and access numbers would suggest. The median earnings of $84,871 four years after completion sit $16,621 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $25,741 more than expects for similar students, a result at the 98th percentile. The median federal debt at completion is $22,000, $2,199 below the peer median.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $250 a month if repaid over ten years. The earnings picture and the debt picture point the same way: pay that clears the peer median by a wide margin, and borrowing that stays below it.
For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $18,781. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $250 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $18,781
- Estimated parent payment
- $239/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Caution |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $22,000
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $18,781
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $250/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $239/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $489/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $84,871, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
4.8% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.