Washington University in St Louis: Statistics
Updated:
EliteDegrees
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 53 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 42 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 39 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| # 1 of 67 | In Missouri |
| # 1 of 16 | In St. Louis |
| # 8 of 3,650 | For Microbiology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
12%
Enrollment
2,256
Average SAT
1,535
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$22,408 /y
Aid receiving
56%
Undergraduates
8,220
Graduates
8,137
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Type
Privatenot-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
Washington University in St Louis has an acceptance rate of 12% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| Applicants | 32,754 | 15,330 | 17,411 |
| Admissions | 3,951 | 1,920 | 2,030 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,843 | 861 | 982 |
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school GPA | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| â– White | 35% |
|---|---|
| â– Nonresident Alien | 28% |
| â– Asian | 14% |
| â– Hispanic | 9% |
| â– Black or African American | 7% |
| â– Two or more races | 5% |
| â– Unknown | 3% |
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Washington University in St Louis.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
Washington University in St Louis majors
Washington University in St Louis has granted 34 associate degrees across 1 programs, 1,994 bachelor's degrees across 90 programs, 2,548 master's across 73 programs, and 914 doctorate degrees across 59 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Washington University in St Louis.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Statistics | - | - | 351 | - |
| Computer Science | - | 210 | 92 | 11 |
| Law | - | - | - | 285 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | - | - | 277 | - |
| Financial Mathematics | - | - | 231 | - |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | - | - | 206 | 15 |
| Finance, General | - | 114 | 105 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | 113 | 41 | 10 |
| Social Work | - | - | 135 | 12 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | 68 | 39 | 19 |
| Experimental Psychology | - | 126 | - | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | - | 87 | 29 | 9 |
| Management Science | - | - | 98 | 17 |
| Behavioral Sciences | - | - | 61 | 52 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | - | 96 | 11 | - |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | - | - | - | 100 |
| Medicine | - | - | - | 99 |
| Environmental Health | - | - | 93 | - |
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | - | 37 | 53 | - |
| Neuroscience | - | 63 | - | 17 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | - | 25 | 41 | 12 |
| Engineering, Other | - | - | 56 | 22 |
| Political Science and Government, General | - | 64 | 5 | 7 |
| Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | - | - | 65 | - |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 34 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | 38 | 20 | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other | - | - | 55 | - |
| International & Globalization Studies | - | 48 | - | - |
| Cognitive Science, General | - | 46 | - | - |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | - | 46 | - | - |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | - | 46 | - | - |
| Medical Anthropology | - | 46 | - | - |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | - | 40 | - | - |
| Anthropology, General | - | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | - | 30 | - | 8 |
| Chemistry, General | - | 16 | 6 | 15 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | - | - | 34 | 2 |
| Computer Engineering, General | - | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| Physics, General | - | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| English Language and Literature, General | - | 25 | 5 | 5 |
| Mathematics, General | - | 13 | 16 | 6 |
| Statistics, General | - | 9 | 22 | 2 |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | - | 32 | - | - |
| Education, General | - | 7 | 24 | 1 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | - | - | 19 | 13 |
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | - | - | 31 | - |
| Tax Law & Taxation | - | - | 30 | - |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | - | 22 | 7 | - |
| Biostatistics | - | - | 28 | - |
| Business & Managerial Economics | - | 27 | - | - |
| Systems Engineering | - | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Creative Writing | - | 12 | 13 | - |
| Information Technology | - | 25 | - | - |
| History, General | - | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental Studies | - | 22 | - | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other | - | 21 | - | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | - | - | 6 | 14 |
| Chemistry, Other | - | 20 | - | - |
| Microbiology, General | - | 18 | - | - |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | - | 12 | 5 | - |
| Sustainability Studies | - | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | - | - | 10 | 6 |
| Molecular Genetics | - | - | - | 16 |
| Architecture | - | 15 | - | - |
| Economics and Computer Science | - | 15 | - | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | - | 12 | 3 | - |
| Immunology | - | - | - | 15 |
| Medical Science & Scientist | - | - | 15 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | - | 15 | - |
| Materials Engineering | - | - | 14 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | - | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Bioinformatics | - | - | 5 | 8 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | - | - | - | 13 |
| Sociology, General | - | 11 | 2 | - |
| Accounting | - | 12 | - | - |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | - | 8 | 4 | - |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | - | - | 11 | - |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | - | 11 | - | - |
| Environmental Biology | - | 11 | - | - |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | - | 11 | - | - |
| Public Health, Other | - | - | 11 | - |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | - | - | - | 10 |
| Intellectual Property Law | - | - | 10 | - |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | - | 9 | - | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | - | - | 9 | - |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | - | 8 | - |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology | - | - | - | 8 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | - | - | 8 | - |
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | - | 8 | - | - |
| Philosophy | - | 6 | - | 2 |
| Ecology | - | 7 | - | - |
| Engineering, General | - | 7 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Human & Medical Genetics | - | - | - | 7 |
| African-American & Black Studies | - | 6 | - | - |
| Botany & Plant Biology, Other | - | - | - | 6 |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | - | 1 | 5 | - |
| Fashion & Apparel Design | - | 6 | - | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | - | 6 | - | - |
| Music, General | - | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Philosophy, Other | - | 6 | - | - |
| Chinese Language and Literature | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dance, General | - | - | 5 | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | - | - | - | 5 |
| Environmental Science | - | 5 | - | - |
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | - | 5 | - | - |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | 5 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies | - | 5 | - | - |
| Comparative Literature | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Economics, General | - | 4 | - | - |
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | - | - | 4 | - |
| International Relations and Affairs | - | - | 4 | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Mathematics, Other | - | 4 | - | - |
| Psychology, General | - | 4 | - | - |
| Public Health, General | - | - | - | 4 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Astrophysics | - | 3 | - | - |
| Construction Engineering | - | - | 3 | - |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | - | 3 | - | - |
| Health & Medical Physics | - | - | 3 | - |
| Materials Sciences, Other | - | - | - | 3 |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | - | 3 | - | - |
| Applied Mathematics, General | - | 2 | - | - |
| Architectural Design | - | - | 2 | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | - | - | - | 2 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | - | 2 | - | - |
| Medical & Health Management and Clinical Assistant & Specialist | - | - | 2 | - |
| Molecular Biophysics | - | - | - | 2 |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | - | - | 2 | - |
| Ancient Studies & Civilization | - | 1 | - | - |
| Architectural Studies | - | - | 1 | - |
| Biochemistry | - | - | - | 1 |
| Computational Science | - | - | - | 1 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | - | 1 | - |
| East Asian Studies | - | 1 | - | - |
| Geochemistry | - | 1 | - | - |
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | - | 1 | - | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | - | 1 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | - | - | - | 1 |
| Linguistics | - | 1 | - | - |
| Nursing Science | - | - | - | 1 |
| Printmaking | - | 1 | - | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | - | 1 | - | - |
| Grand Total | 34 | 1,994 | 2,548 | 914 |
Publications & Citations
Washington University in St Louis is a world-class research university with 224,698 scientific papers published and 11,753,473 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Genetics, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Pathology, and Engineering.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
155,000
/ 9,383,860
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
148,780
/ 8,102,486
|
| Chemistry |
106,418
/ 7,192,788
|
| Genetics |
101,721
/ 6,633,596
|
| Biochemistry |
83,936
/ 5,996,816
|
| Computer Science |
83,528
/ 4,807,684
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
76,099
/ 3,334,174
|
| Psychology |
70,186
/ 3,923,717
|
| Pathology |
70,140
/ 3,995,492
|
| Engineering |
64,764
/ 3,029,356
|
| Physics |
63,207
/ 2,896,515
|
| Environmental Science |
53,176
/ 2,683,091
|
| Surgery |
51,197
/ 2,242,592
|
| Psychiatry |
44,530
/ 2,592,604
|
| Immunology |
37,362
/ 2,480,219
|
| Organic chemistry |
36,131
/ 2,441,220
|
| Mathematics |
35,031
/ 1,579,209
|
| Neuroscience |
34,983
/ 2,367,977
|
| Political Science |
34,460
/ 1,216,816
|
| Radiology |
34,270
/ 1,714,764
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
32,775
/ 1,456,559
|
| Law |
32,594
/ 1,187,523
|
| Sociology |
32,348
/ 1,422,560
|
| Philosophy |
30,581
/ 1,342,377
|
| Geology |
30,253
/ 1,605,527
|
| Statistics |
29,718
/ 1,397,904
|
| Oncology |
27,602
/ 1,480,062
|
| Materials Science |
24,542
/ 1,127,847
|
| Paleontology |
23,896
/ 1,366,318
|
| Geography and Cartography |
23,041
/ 968,790
|
| Anatomy and Physiology |
22,304
/ 1,248,227
|
| Business |
20,407
/ 907,723
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
18,988
/ 902,566
|
| History |
18,165
/ 714,088
|
| Economics |
18,039
/ 741,744
|
| Public Health |
17,606
/ 967,593
|
| Ecology |
17,387
/ 1,007,297
|
| Optics |
17,223
/ 768,764
|
| Linguistics |
16,518
/ 755,872
|
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology |
16,092
/ 1,283,483
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Hal Daub
1941-. (aged 85)
lawyer
politician
Harold John Daub Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Nebraska who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives and as the 48th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. In 2012, Daub was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska system. He is a member of the Republican Party.
+ show more
2. Tom Friedman
1965-. (aged 61)
sculptor
conceptual artist
illustrator
Tom Friedman is an American conceptual sculptor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and received a BFA in graphic illustration from Washington University in St. Louis (1988) and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1990.). As a conceptual artist he works in diverse media including sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and installation.
+ show more
3. James E. Darnell
1930-. (aged 96)
biologist
biochemist
chemist
university teacher
James Edwin Darnell Jr. is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the cell biology textbook Molecular Cell Biology. He is the Vincent Astor Professor Emeritus of Molecular Cell Biology at The Rockefeller University.
+ show more
4. Raymond Gruender
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
judge
Raymond W. Gruender is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
All 100 notable alumni
General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
Washington UWashUWashington University, St. LouisWash. U.Wash-UWash UWashington, St. LouisWUSTLWashington University in St. Louis
Founded
1853
Motto
Per veritatem visStrength through truth
Colors
red, green
Academic calendar
August to May (August - December; January-May)
Total staff
20,287
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
1 Brookings Drive St. Louis, Missouri, 63130 United States
City Population
302,000
Phone
3149355000
Securing connection to Elite Portal...
Similar universities nearby
Top Ranked Subjects
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Medicine
Psychology
87%
Acceptance
4,397
Enrollment
1135
Avg SAT
1923
Founded
Top Ranked Subjects
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Art & Design
Environmental Science
75%
Acceptance
397
Enrollment
Top Ranked Subjects
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Environmental Science
Physics
100%
Acceptance
3,272
Enrollment
1505
Avg SAT
1912
Founded
Same level universities in United States
#37
Boston University
One Silber Way Boston
One Silber Way Boston
Acc. Rate: 11%
#38
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh
5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh
Acc. Rate: 12%
#39
Washington University in St Louis YOU ARE HERE
1 Brookings Drive St. Louis
Acc. Rate: 12%
#40
University of Virginia
1827 University Avenue Charlottesville
1827 University Avenue Charlottesville
Acc. Rate: 17%
#41
University of Utah
201 Presidents Circle
201 Presidents Circle
Acc. Rate: 86%
#42
Arizona State University – Tempe
University Drive and Mill Avenue Tempe
University Drive and Mill Avenue Tempe
Acc. Rate: 90%
#43
University of California – Irvine
501 Aldrich Hall Irvine
501 Aldrich Hall Irvine
Acc. Rate: 29%
#44
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
2101 Hillsborough Street Raleigh
2101 Hillsborough Street Raleigh
Acc. Rate: 42%