page_title: St. Louis County, Missouri
section_title: Colleges and Universities
hierarchical_section_title: St. Louis County, Missouri / Education / Colleges and Universities
context_page_description: St. Louis County is located in the eastern-central portion of Missouri. It is bounded by the city of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. As of the 2019 Census Bureau population estimate, the population was 994,205, making it the most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton.
  St. Louis County was settled by French colonists in the late 1700s, before switching to U.S. rule following the Louisiana Purchase. St. Louis County split from St. Louis City in 1877, after city residents voted to separate. In the 1960s, with the growing suburbanization in Greater St. Louis, the county's population overtook the city's population for the first time. St. Louis County borders, but does not include, the city of St. Louis, which is an independent city. The county is included in the St. Louis, MO–IL metropolitan statistical area. In 2019 there was a proposal to merge the city and county after a state-wide vote.
context_section_description: Public and non-profit private colleges and universities in St. Louis County include Concordia Seminary, Eden Theological Seminary, Fontbonne University, Kenrick–Glennon Seminary, Logan College of Chiropractic, Maryville University, Missouri Baptist University, University of Missouri–St. Louis, St. Louis Christian College, three campuses of the St. Louis Community College, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University, and Webster University.
caption: Washington University in St. Louis
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