Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

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Tuition & Fees

$66,446

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
770
25th
730
75th
800
25th
770
75th
36
25th
34
75th
35
25th
31
75th
35
25th
33
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undergraduateRatios

45%

male

55%

female

7

students

1

faculty

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Extremely Selective

11%

acceptance rate

Accepted 3,764
Declined 28,250
Total Received 32,014
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Private

8,132

undergraduate students

8,880

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Washington University in St. Louis, founded in 1853, is a private, comprehensive institution. Its 169-acre main campus is located in St. Louis, MO.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 17,012
Established in 1853
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

169-acre, suburban campus in St. Louis (population: 302,838). Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to medical school, nearby Metrolink station, and surrounding suburbs. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Large town

Washington University in St. Louis
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO
63130-4899

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
72%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
100%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • Washington University in St. Louis' campus buildings are adorned by fearsome, whimsical, Gargoyle-esque sculptures called "bosses" or "grotesques." These medieval-inspired shapes include mermaids, scholars, owls, scholarly owls, angels, demons, and even students drinking beer!

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
84%
Top 1/4
96%
Top 1/2
100%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
770
25th
730
75th
800
25th
770
75th
36
25th
34
75th
35
25th
31
75th
35
25th
33

Admissions Facts

Application fee $75
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (final deadline) January 2
School has early decision program Yes
Early decision program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Extremely Selective

11%

acceptance rate

Accepted 3,764
Declined 28,250
Total Received 32,014

Admissions Factors

Required

Recommendations
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School Record

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Other
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

95%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Other
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

50%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$49,844

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $62,982
Housing $13,188
Food $7,590
Additional fees $3,464
Books & supplies $1,264
Total $88,488
Average Financial Aid - $49,844
Total with Avg. Aid $38,644

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 888 547-6670
F: 314 935-4037
financial@wustl.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, Brazilian jujitsu, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, power lifting, rock climbing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

archery, badminton, basketball, Brazilian jujitsu, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, power lifting, rock climbing, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, flag football, golf, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), weight lifting

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
University Athletic Association, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General yes yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence yes
Ancient Studies/Civilization yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes yes
Arabic Language and Literature yes
Archeology yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Astrophysics yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes
Behavioral Aspects of Health yes
Behavioral Sciences yes
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioinformatics yes yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes
Biostatistics yes
Botany/Plant Biology, Other yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes yes
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other yes
Business Statistics yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chemistry, Other yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes yes yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics yes
Cognitive Science, General yes
Comparative Literature yes yes yes
Computational Science yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance yes
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other yes
Construction Engineering yes
Creative Writing yes yes
Dance, General yes yes
Design and Applied Arts, Other yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Developmental Biology and Embryology yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes
Ecology yes
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes yes
Economics and Computer Science yes
Economics, General yes
Education, General yes yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
Engineering, General yes
Engineering, Other yes yes yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes
Environmental Biology yes
Environmental Health yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes
Epidemiology yes
Experimental Psychology yes
Fashion/Apparel Design yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes yes
Finance, General yes yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
French Language and Literature yes yes yes
Genetic Counseling/Counselor yes
Geochemistry yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
Geophysics and Seismology yes
German Language and Literature yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes
Health/Medical Physics yes yes
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other yes
Hebrew Language and Literature yes
History, General yes yes yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes yes
Human/Medical Genetics yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes
Immunology yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology yes
Information Technology yes
Intellectual Property Law yes
Intermedia/Multimedia yes
International Relations and Affairs yes yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes yes yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes
Knowledge Management yes
Korean Language and Literature yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes yes yes
Linguistics yes
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management yes
Management Science yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes yes
Materials Engineering yes yes
Materials Sciences, Other yes yes
Mathematics and Computer Science yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mathematics, Other yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Anthropology yes
Medical Science/Scientist yes
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist yes
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other yes
Microbiology, General yes
Molecular Biophysics yes
Molecular Genetics yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes yes yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management yes
Nursing Science yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology yes
Operations Management and Supervision yes
Organizational Behavior Studies yes
Painting yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Philosophy, Other yes
Photography yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Psychology, General yes
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other yes
Public Health, General yes
Public Health, Other yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Rehabilitation Science yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes yes
Sculpture yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Social Science Teacher Education yes
Social Work yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Sustainability Studies yes yes yes
Systems Engineering yes yes yes
Tax Law/Taxation yes
Urban Studies/Affairs yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Computer Science
  2. Biology/biological Sciences
  3. Experimental Psychology

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Engineering

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-veterinary science

17,012

total students

12%

in-state

88%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

48%

8,132
students

Female
55%
4,442

Male
45%
3,690

52%

8,880
students

Female
52%
4,601

Male
48%
4,279

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

92%

7,445
students

Female
53%
3,941

Male
47%
3,504

8%

687
students

Female
73%
501

Male
27%
186

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Student Break-down

7%
Nonresident aliens
9%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
19%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11%
Hispanic/Latino
43%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
6%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: March 1

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 47
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
Host family program
International student center
Other
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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