Committed to Our Students:
Washington University's educational mission is the promotion of learning -- learning by students and by faculty. Teaching, or the transmission of knowledge, is central to our mission, as is research, or the creation of new knowledge. The faculty, composed of scholars, scientists, artists, and members of the learned professions, serves society by teaching; by adding to the store of human art, understanding, and wisdom; and by providing direct services, such as health care.
Central to our mission are our goals, which are to foster excellence in our teaching, research, scholarship, and service; to prepare students with the attitudes, skills, and habits of lifelong learning and with leadership skills, enabling them to be useful members of a global society; and to be an exemplary institution in our home community of St. Louis, as well as in the nation and in the world.
Through our goals Washington University intends to judge itself by the most demanding standards; to attract people of great ability from all types of backgrounds; to encourage faculty and students to be bold, independent, and creative thinkers; and to provide the infrastructure to support teaching, research, scholarship, and service for the present and for future generations.
Washington University in St. Louis is a nonsectarian, private research university located in St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri. Founded in 1853 and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all 50 US states and more than 125 nations. Twenty-two Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, nine doing the major part of their pioneering research at the university. Washington University is made up of seven graduate and undergraduate schools that encompass a broad range of academic fields. In the 2007 U.S. News & World Report rankings, its undergraduate program is ranked 12th overall (tied with Cornell University) and admissions selectivity is ranked 6th (tied with Columbia University). Amongst the University's highly-ranked Graduate schools include the School of Medicine, which is ranked 3rd, Architecture, which is ranked 5th, and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, ranked 1st. Officially incorporated as The Washington University, and popular nicknames for the university include Wash. U. and WUSTL, derived from the initials of the university's name. To prevent confusion over its location, the Board of Trustees added the phrase "in St. Louis" in 1976. The university has an endowment of $5.66 billion. The current chancellor is Mark S. Wrighton, who has led the university since 1995. He is among the highest paid university heads in the United States.
Washington University was co-founded in 1853 as a nonsectarian, private institution by St. Louis leader Wayman Crow, and the Unitarian minister William Greenleaf Eliot, grandfather of the Nobel Prize laureate poet T. S. Eliot. The University's original name at the time of its founding was Eliot Seminary. Eliot, however, was not in favor of the name, and in 1854, the Board of Trustees changed it to "Washington Institute in St. Louis" because the University's charter, was (by a historical coincidence) passed on Washington's birthday (February 22,1853) and Washington's name was free from any divisiveness.
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| Percent of Students International: | 11% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 53% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (University Athletic Association) Basketball (University Athletic Association) Baseball (University Athletic Association) Track (University Athletic Association) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 32,042 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 31,100 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 942 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,849 | 9% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,510 | 10% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 18,223 | 53% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,830 | 35% | |
Any Aid: |
61% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 19% (Most Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 87% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 670, Math: 690 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 750, Math: 770 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 49% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 30, Verbal: 30, Math: 29 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 33, Verbal: 34, Math: 34 |
| Application Fee: | $ 55.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
College Advice
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If you heard that someone was going there, what would you think about that person?
16 months ago
Best Answer
I would probably say this person's really smart. Washington University is really hard to get into. It has really competitive admissions and its academics are flawless. I'd probably say this person is going to have a bright future and he/she will have very studious classmates in college.
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im going to enter senior year with a 4.07 average gpa out of 4
i am top 8% out of 775 kids
i have an ACT score of 29
ive taken Bio AP (got a b), Calc BC AP (got a B), US AP (got an A) this year
next year im going to take Chem AP, Calc 3 & Diff Eq AP, Stats AP, Euro AP, Eng AP, Span 4 AP
my activities are:
Cross Country and Track (not varisty)
National Honors Society
Committee Chair for Lumanaria/ Sponorship for Relay for Life
Founder and President of our schools South Asian Society
Over hundred hours of Hospital Volunteering and am Volunteer Committee Chair at my hospital
Peer Jury/ DARE/ Rush Corp Leader
Over the summer i volunteer as a Summer Camp Director
Treasurer of Key Club
(no working experience but i am looking for a job)
i took the bio and math level 2 sat 2s (i think i did awesome on both of those) and i have taken the ap tests for bio ap (i expect a 3-4), calc bc ap (i expect a 4), and adv us ap (i expect a 5)
17 months ago
Best Answer
Are you applying for need-based financial aid?
If no:
A person with your qualifications should have no problem get into Wash U.
If yes:
You might be able to get into Wash U. However unlike the Ivy League schools, Stanford, Duke, MIT, Caltech, etc, Wash U does not have the need-blind policy. Therefore, Wash U looks at how much you and your family can pay when deciding whether or not to admit you.
Best of luck to you.
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im going to enter senior year with a 4.07 average gpa out of 4
i am top 8% out of 775 kids
i have an ACT score of 29
ive taken Bio AP (got a b), Calc BC AP (got a B), US AP (got an A) this year
next year im going to take Chem AP, Calc 3 & Diff Eq AP, Stats AP, Euro AP, Eng AP, Span 4 AP
my activities are:
Cross Country and Track (not varisty)
National Honors Society
Committee Chair for Lumanaria/ Sponorship for Relay for Life
Founder and President of our schools South Asian Society
Over hundred hours of Hospital Volunteering and am Volunteer Committee Chair at my hospital
Peer Jury/ DARE/ Rush Corp Leader
Over the summer i volunteer as a Summer Camp Director
Treasurer of Key Club
(no working experience but i am looking for a job)
i took the bio and math level 2 sat 2s (i think i did awesome on both of those) and i have taken the ap tests for bio ap (i expect a 3-4), calc bc ap (i expect a 4), and adv us ap (i expect a 5)
17 months ago
Best Answer
Are you applying for need-based financial aid?
If no:
A person with your qualifications should have no problem get into Wash U.
If yes:
You might be able to get into Wash U. However unlike the Ivy League schools, Stanford, Duke, MIT, Caltech, etc, Wash U does not have the need-blind policy. Therefore, Wash U looks at how much you and your family can pay when deciding whether or not to admit you.
Best of luck to you.
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What are some other schools in their division?
18 months ago
Best Answer
Division III. Some other schools include Trinity, DePauw I think, Carnegie Mellon, and UW-Eau Clair. Oh, and we play Emory for soccer at least.
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If you want to be a radiologist, do you go to a college focused on "research" or "primary care"????
If you want to be a radiologist, do you go to a college focused on "research" or "primary care"????
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I would like to go to Washington University in St. Louis, but I live in Illinois. If I rent an apartment in St. Louis, would I still have to pay the non-resident tuition?
18 months ago
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First of all, Wash U is a private school, so I don't know if there will be any savings. Traditionally, to get residency, you have to prove that you have lived in the location for at least a year.
Second, if you are just interested in getting a job, you might want to consider your local community college. They may offer courses specifically geared towards being licensed. CCs in Illinois are EXCELLENT, and there is a consortium initiative to make sure that courses at CC's will transfer to in state 4 year schools.
However, if you want the full college experience and are considering med school for later (or, keep the option open), then the decision between research and primary care is your decision. Keep in mind, though, that just because a school has a research focus, doesn't mean that they neglect primary care.
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So you know, i'm planning to get a degree to do something along the lines of reporter, magazine editor, or an advice collumnist.
I'd prefer that the college has dorms.
19 months ago
Best Answer
University of Missouri historically is known for it's school of journalism, but the best university in missouri is probbaly Washington Unviersity in St. Louis
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or do everyone get that...
and if u did get on wait list have u ever been accepted in to it?
19 months ago
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It's different every year.
I'm on the wait list for Wash. U in St. Louis, but I don't care at all. Got into Dartmouth.
I know a girl last year who got wait-listed at MIT, her dream school. She wrote a postcard there a few times each week and got her counselor to call whenever he could.
She got in.
It's really a matter of luck and how much you're willing to do to get in.
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I am ranked 3rd in class. Have a gpa of 3.996 on a 4.0
taken ap bio, ap chem, ap cal, ap english (11 and 12), and ap spanish. scored a 31 on act. i also volunteer at a hospital and take piano lessons for over eight years now.
21 months ago
Best Answer
I'm a Junior at WashU, and part of the Campus Interview Team.
I'm sure your credentials are sufficient to get in, though they may be dropping the numbers in the next couple of years because they accidentally let in too many freshman last year (made campus a little crowded).
I wouldn't worry if I were you, just apply how you feel comfortable (early or normal), and try to do an interview.
Good luck (and maybe we'll see you at the frat parties next year)
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23 months ago
Best Answer
I am grad student at Wash U.
I have had only positive experiences here. The student body is great and the professors are very supportive and seem to care about both teaching and research. All faculty and staff are very friendly. The facilities are beautiful, as well. Classrooms and libraries are much nicer than at most universities. There is good access to computers and printing services on campus. Students also have access to transit cards that let them use the bus and Metrolink for free. It is one of the smaller universities that I have been at, and as a result, the library isn't as well-stocked as I am used to but if you ask for books early enough the inter-library loan system works very well. Class sizes tend to be smaller than at the larger universities, too, which is good because it allows for more direct interactions with professors.
St Louis is an okay city - there is a nice atmosphere in the areas right around the university. It is expensive to fly in and out of, though. And every time there is a storm the power seems to go out for days at a time... Hopefully that will stop happening, though!
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A college question?
Does anyone have any info on washington university in st. louis? I am a sophomore in high school and they sent me some stuff about them.
24 months ago
Best Answer
Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian research university located in St. Louis, Missouri offering many degrees.
Here is their website:
http://www.wustl.edu/
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Washington University in Saint Louis...?
I like the fact Wash U. doesn't sound really really competitive and the dorms are nice and other things; but I'm worried being from San Diego I will find St. Louis boring...or is there enough to do on campus?
24 months ago
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From Wash. U., you can go down to Laclede's Landing, to The Loop in University City, the Central West End . . . all within about a 10-15 minute drive. It really depends on what you want to do, but not to worry, St. Louis has a little of everything for everyone!
Good luck!
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Washington University in St.Louis!?
I was just wondering if anyone goes to Washington University in St. Louis. Even though i still have like five years until college i really have my heart set on going their. A lot of my relitives live in Clayton so i go to the campus whenever i visit. I just wanna know what it took to get in, and do u like it??
24 months ago
Best Answer
I graduated from there. Admission is very competitive, but the good news is once you do get in they give a lot of financial aid (at least they did in my day).
It's a good school if you want to go into engineering or business. Not the place if you want an English degree (again, at least in my day).
I had a really hard time getting my requirements in, as the classes were always full and closed quickly. Half the time the classes I needed just to fill requirements were closed unless you were majoring in the subject! As a result I took classes in weird order and missed a lot of classes I would have liked to check out.
Also, my advising was really terrible (although not everyone had that experience), and the career center did little to help me when I went in. Unless that's changed, I would say WashU is a good choice if you know what you want and how to pursue it, but if you don't have a clue about your major or career, it might be better to find another school.
BTW, you're going to have to make some massive improvements to your spelling and grammar if you ever hope to go to WashU.
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I am looking at graduate schools dealing with near eastern or middle eastern affairs. Has anybody heard about Washington University in St. Louis' programs?
27 months ago
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Hope some of this info is helpful to you. Good luck with hour studies!
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~anell/
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~jines/JINESnews.pdf
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~jines/
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~jines/graduate.htm
The Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Program offers a Master of Arts in Jewish Studies and a Master of Arts in Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. Students also have the option of pursuing a joint-degree program studying Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern society, history and culture, in combination with their professional training in law (JD/MA), business (MBA/MA), social work (MSW/MA - this program is currently available only to those pursuing a Masters of Arts in Jewish Studies), or education. Furthermore, students may pursue a Ph.D. degree in the area of Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies under the auspices of an established department or interdisciplinary program (e.g., History, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, etc.) and Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies.
Students are expected to maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in courses approved for their degree programs. Students with scholarship grants and/or stipend awards are expected to maintain a significantly higher grade point average.
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31 months ago
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Washington University has a highly ranked law school -- top 20 every year in the U.S. News & World Report survey of Law Schools. This is the highest in the midwest outside of the University of Chicago.
But, it's a full university with degrees ranging from B.A. to Ph.D. It's considered a world class university with top programs in many areas.
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