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Washington University in St Louis Overview

Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. WUSTL is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Washington University in St Louis Known For?

2,449 Undergraduate Awards
$59,875 Avg Cost After Aid
12% Acceptance Rate
  • WUSTL has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 7 to 1.
  • The highest award offered at WUSTL is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from WUSTL with a bachelor's degree make about $86,182 a year. That's 111% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average WUSTL student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Washington University in St Louis?

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Contact details for WUSTL are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone: 314-935-5000
Website: wustl.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wustl/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wustl

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How Do I Get Into WUSTL?

You can apply to WUSTL online at: https://admissions.wustl.edu/

Admission Requirements for WUSTL

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WUSTL?

12% Acceptance Rate
52% Of Accepted Are Women
27% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at WUSTL is 12%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 12%, and the acceptance rate for women is 11%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% of students accepted to WUSTL submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 770. Math scores were between 770 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Washington University in St Louis  ( 730 to 770 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Washington University in St Louis  ( 770 to 800 )
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800
WUSTL received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 36. Math scores were between 31 and 0. Composite scores were between 33 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Washington University in St Louis  ( 34 to 36 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Washington University in St Louis  ( 33 to 35 )
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36

Can I Afford Washington University in St Louis?

$59,875 Net Price
12% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of WUSTL is $59,875. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WUSTL, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $9,495 a year. That adds up to $37,980 over four years for those students.

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Washington University in St Louis Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,077 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,653 undergraduate students at WUSTL, with 7,077 being full-time and 576 being part-time.

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There are also 7,796 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,077 full-time undergraduates at WUSTL, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Washington University in St Louis students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,319
Black or African American 580
Hispanic or Latino 764
White 3,335
International Students 522
Other Races/Ethnicities 557

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Washington University in St Louis. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at WUSTL. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Washington University in St Louis Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Legal Research 0 0 0 0 236 319 6 561
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0 440 15 455
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 5 0 346 0 351
Computer Science 0 0 0 181 0 142 13 336
Business Administration & Management 0 0 3 21 3 291 15 333
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 150 0 108 0 258
Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 230
Social Work 0 0 0 0 0 204 9 213
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 169 0 8 10 187
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 103 0 75 6 184
Economics 0 0 0 118 0 20 13 151
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 26 0 105 7 138
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 48 0 54 19 121
General Biology 0 0 0 83 0 33 0 116
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 110
Behavioral Science 0 0 0 0 0 47 56 103
Anthropology 0 0 0 92 0 4 7 103
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 100
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 1 96 0 97
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 94
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 69 0 0 17 86
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 69 0 14 0 83
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 26 0 54 0 80
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 75 0 2 3 80
Mathematics 0 0 0 66 0 9 1 76
Marketing 2 0 0 72 0 1 0 75
Other Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 41 23 65
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 64
Chemistry 0 0 0 36 0 4 20 60
Accounting 0 0 0 26 0 32 0 58
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 10 47 0 1 0 58
Chemical Engineering 0 0 0 28 0 27 0 55
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 33 0 20 2 55
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1 0 0 0 50 0 0 51
International Studies 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 50
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 20 3 14 9 46
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 38 0 0 7 45
General Education 0 0 0 14 2 26 2 44
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 35 0 7 0 42
History 0 0 0 37 0 1 4 42
Area Studies 0 0 0 27 6 8 0 41
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
General English Literature 0 0 0 24 0 8 4 36
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 25 10 0 0 35
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 21 0 14 0 35
Writing Studies 1 0 0 17 0 16 0 34
Statistics 0 0 0 9 0 18 5 32
Sociology 0 0 0 29 0 3 0 32
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 24 2 5 0 31
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 30
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 21 3 5 1 30
Romance Languages 0 0 0 27 0 0 3 30
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 13 0 14 0 1 2 30
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 18 0 0 11 29
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 25 4 0 0 29
Sustainability Science 1 0 0 3 0 25 0 29
Physics 0 0 0 13 0 5 10 28
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 27
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 21 0 0 4 25
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 9 3 12 0 24
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 23
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 14 0 7 0 21
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18
General Architecture 0 0 0 16 0 1 0 17
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 14 0 1 2 17
Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Philosophy 0 0 0 13 0 1 2 16
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 8 0 3 3 14
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 8 0 5 0 13
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 4 0 6 1 11
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 10
Economics and Computer Science 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 8
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Music 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 8
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Dance 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Public Relations & Advertising 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 6
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Religious Studies 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
General Psychology 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
General Engineering 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Urban Studies 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Geography & Cartography 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Architectural History 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian & Persian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 13 13 2,407 331 2,892 808 6,480

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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