Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

WUSTL Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

WUSTL Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Engineering Bachelor’s Program

34% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at WUSTL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	139
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

WUSTL Engineering Master’s Program

31% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	97
International Students	200
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Washington University in St Louis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	156
Electrical Engineering	116
Biomedical Engineering	107
Chemical Engineering	85
Systems Engineering	54
Other Engineering	51
Computer Engineering	35
Construction Engineering	21
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	20
Materials Engineering	13

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Systems Software Developers	6,440	$94,140
Industrial Engineers	5,680	$87,620
Civil Engineers	5,320	$86,710
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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