Fontbonne University
Higher EducationMissouri, United States201-500 Employees
Fontbonne University is a four-year, private Catholic liberal arts institution located in suburban St. Louis. It emphasizes a personalized, small-campus environment, supported by a 10-to-1 student-faculty ratio and a student body of about 1,300. The university offers undergraduate majors and minors, master's degree programs, and a range of certificates, with historical strengths in fine arts and education and growing programs in cybersecurity, computer science, dietetics, communication disorders and deaf education, and fashion merchandising. In the higher education landscape, Fontbonne has engaged in partnerships intended to maintain pathways for students amid financial pressures, including Teach-Out arrangements with Webster University and a collaboration with Washington University that allows current Fontbonne students to continue their studies through mid-2025 in connection with a purchase agreement. Reporting also notes a 2025 closure plan and related steps, with partner institutions offering transfer assistance to Fontbonne students. The campus is located at 6800 Wydown Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri.