Washington University in St Louis

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 2,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (63%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,592
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 15%
From Region 15%
Athletes 519 (6.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 39%
Asian 22%
Hispanic 13%
International 9%
Black 8%
Mixed 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,245 42% 45% 21% 10% 12% 5% $78,230 67 +0.63 55 97%
Applied Mathematics 4 +2 75% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $142,733 87 +1.08 99 — — — — —
Astrophysics 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,445 91 +1.43 88 — — — — —
Biochemistry 33 +2 67% 36% 36% 3% 6% 9% $79,263 85 +0.74 58 — — — — —
Chemistry 23 — 26% 48% 26% 9% 4% 0% $79,128 84 +0.73 58 — — — — —
Earth Science — — — — — — — — $70,445 79 +0.48 35 — — — — —
Earth and Planetary Sciences — — — — — — — — $70,604 80 +0.50 35 — — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $70,606 80 +0.50 35 — — — — —
Mathematics 25 +15 68% 52% 24% 4% 16% 4% $127,692 92 +1.60 98 96% — — — —
Mathematics and Philosophy 5 +3 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $127,692 92 +1.60 98 96% — — — —
Physics 17 +9 94% 47% 24% 0% 0% 24% $104,517 93 +1.51 89 — — — — —
Planetary Science 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $70,454 79 +0.49 35 — — — — —
Statistics 14 +7 64% 57% 29% 0% 7% 7% $143,286 88 +1.09 99 — — — — —
Biology 99 +10 44% 27% 40% 11% 12% 5% $75,369 90 +1.04 48 100% — — — —
Ecology and Evolution 9 — 33% 44% 22% 11% 11% 0% $63,018 82 +0.74 16 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 15 +1 60% 47% 13% 7% 20% 7% $62,375 81 +0.67 15 — — — — —
Genomics & Computational Biology 40 +1 52% 28% 62% 0% 2% 2% $63,018 15 -0.75 16 — — — — —
Microbiology 13 — 23% 23% 46% 15% 0% 0% $67,133 29 -0.42 26 — — — — —
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry 39 +1 49% 38% 44% 3% 13% 0% $64,998 19 -0.58 21 — — — — —
Neuroscience 71 +3 46% 27% 34% 11% 10% 6% $45,528 5 -1.88 2 — — — — —
Environmental Analysis 6 +2 50% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $61,088 67 +0.31 13 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 28 +6 32% 68% 7% 0% 7% 4% $61,186 68 +0.32 13 — — — — —
Global Health and the Environment 44 +12 18% 39% 23% 18% 9% 0% $70,215 75 +0.47 34 89% — — — —
Public Health 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,541 77 +0.59 38 — — — — —
Clinical Research Coordinator 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $159,612 100 +4.80 100 — — — — —
Economics 107 +31 69% 45% 22% 3% 8% 11% $112,215 74 +0.53 93 100% — — — —
Healthcare Management 11 +9 27% 27% 27% 27% 18% 0% $158,880 99 +4.77 100 — — — — —
African and African-American Studies 4 +6 50% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $24,983 1 -2.72 1 100% — — — —
American Culture Studies 20 +9 30% 65% 5% 10% 15% 0% $46,129 6 -1.04 2 100% — — — —
Ancient Studies 3 +2 33% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $71,433 93 +1.42 38 — — — — —
Arabic Language and Literature 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,639 59 +0.14 10 — — — — —
Chinese — — — — — — — — $59,620 59 +0.14 10 — — — — —
Classics 4 +2 75% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $75,442 95 +1.81 48 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,390 87 +0.97 12 — — — — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $46,129 6 -1.04 2 100% — — — —
English 17 +5 29% 59% 0% 18% 18% 6% $62,134 93 +1.19 15 — — — — —
French — +15 — — — — — — $59,794 59 +0.16 11 — — — — —
German 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,471 58 +0.13 10 — — — — —
History 18 +5 44% 56% 6% 22% 6% 0% $75,808 95 +1.84 49 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 +1 32% 63% 11% 11% 11% 0% $72,583 94 +1.46 41 — — — — —
Italian — +2 — — — — — — $59,632 59 +0.14 10 — — — — —
Japanese — — — — — — — — $59,605 59 +0.14 10 — — — — —
Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies 17 +12 6% 76% 6% 0% 12% 0% $24,983 1 -2.72 1 100% — — — —
Korean Language and Literature — — — — — — — — $59,628 59 +0.14 10 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,129 6 -1.04 2 100% — — — —
Linguistics 12 +6 58% 33% 8% 8% 17% 17% $60,164 60 +0.19 11 — — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,165 2 -1.60 1 — — — — —
Philosophy 10 +5 80% 50% 0% 0% 40% 0% $72,968 83 +0.87 42 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +4 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,975 94 +1.50 16 — — — — —
Romance Languages — +1 — — — — — — $59,664 59 +0.15 11 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +22 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,385 61 +0.21 12 — — — — —
Writing 24 +7 25% 58% 8% 12% 17% 0% $60,098 87 +0.94 11 — — — — —
Anthropology 28 +11 50% 54% 0% 21% 11% 4% $70,215 93 +1.21 34 89% — — — —
Applied Psychology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $71,247 98 +2.46 37 — — — — —
Cognitive Neuroscience 45 +3 38% 27% 27% 4% 22% 4% $78,395 70 -0.18 56 100% — — — —
Cognitive Science 52 +14 33% 37% 17% 8% 13% 10% $68,997 28 -0.58 31 100% — — — —
Environmental Policy 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $65,710 73 +0.49 22 — — — — —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,586 94 +1.12 38 — — — — —
International and Area Studies 57 +18 32% 40% 18% 14% 14% 4% $78,190 70 +0.28 55 89% — — — —
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 7 +3 43% 43% 0% 14% 29% 14% $77,898 69 -0.20 55 — — — — —
Political Science 79 +11 49% 58% 8% 9% 15% 4% $106,451 97 +2.52 90 91% — — — —
Psychological and Brain Sciences 133 +27 24% 46% 14% 14% 15% 5% $78,395 97 +1.87 56 100% — — — —
Sociology 11 +4 36% 55% 9% 9% 18% 0% $74,405 94 +1.59 46 — — — — —
Strategic Communications 3 — 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $89,728 97 +1.66 76 — — — — —
Sustainability — — — — — — — — $68,759 83 +0.81 30 — — — — —
Educational Studies 5 +11 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,706 61 +0.19 7 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,091 95 +1.61 17 — — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $56,267 58 +0.14 7 — — — — —
Secondary Education — — — — — — — — $56,328 58 +0.15 7 — — — — —
Art History and Archaeology 10 +14 20% 70% 0% 10% 0% 20% $46,848 35 -0.39 2 99% — — — —
Drama 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,473 91 +1.13 3 — — — — —
Film Production 8 +1 50% 50% 12% 0% 12% 0% $57,612 90 +1.25 8 — — — — —
Film and Media Studies 4 +6 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,385 90 +1.22 8 — — — — —
Intermedia/Multimedia — — — — — — — — $52,013 74 +0.57 4 — — — — —
Music 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,646 71 +0.53 4 — — — — —
Painting 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,265 78 +0.58 4 — — — — —
Sculpture — — — — — — — — $52,342 78 +0.59 4 — — — — —
Urban Studies 4 +1 0% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $73,075 78 +0.57 42 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McKelvey School of Engineering 569 64% 40% 22% 7% 10% 15% $141,554 100 +1.19 99 96%
Applied Science 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $105,803 81 +0.55 90 — — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 82 — 56% 29% 26% 13% 10% 11% $113,756 91 +1.28 94 95% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 25 — 52% 44% 16% 8% 20% 12% $121,193 96 +1.61 96 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 23 — 74% 30% 9% 4% 9% 48% $130,235 84 +0.62 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 37 — 70% 27% 19% 16% 5% 27% $123,852 72 +0.32 97 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 9 — 22% 44% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,403 69 +0.41 74 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 107 — 68% 55% 13% 4% 14% 5% $104,325 78 +0.64 89 97% — — — —
Systems Science & Engineering 32 +8 66% 59% 12% 0% 3% 22% $123,110 77 +0.61 97 96% — — — —
Computer Science 160 +10 64% 29% 26% 10% 8% 22% $186,118 93 +1.79 100 94% — — — —
Computer Science & Economics 12 — 83% 42% 17% 0% 25% 17% $140,287 82 +0.46 99 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 51 +7 73% 47% 31% 4% 4% 10% $163,198 87 +1.03 100 — — — — —
Data Science 29 — 66% 48% 38% 0% 7% 3% $162,540 94 +2.34 100 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Olin Business School 216 55% 48% 18% 5% 17% 7% $180,531 100 +3.69 100 96%
Accounting 10 +15 40% 40% 30% 0% 20% 0% $143,947 100 +3.68 99 — — — — —
Economics and Strategy 31 +16 52% 52% 19% 3% 19% 3% $169,353 99 +2.68 100 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 11 +21 55% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% $139,537 96 +2.83 99 — — — — —
Finance 101 +53 66% 50% 19% 4% 13% 7% $219,823 99 +4.17 100 94% — — — —
International Business 7 — 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% 86% $112,215 86 +1.26 93 100% — — — —
Leadership and Strategic Management 17 +27 41% 53% 6% 6% 29% 6% $134,728 95 +2.62 99 — — — — —
Marketing 32 +36 31% 38% 19% 9% 25% 0% $134,502 100 +4.43 99 97% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 7 +18 43% 43% 29% 14% 14% 0% $169,785 100 +4.43 100 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts 140 25% 36% 19% 11% 16% 13% $73,514 53 +1.71 43 99%
Architecture 9 — 22% 33% 11% 33% 0% 22% $76,534 88 +0.97 51 100% — — — —
Communication Design 54 +3 15% 37% 28% 9% 13% 11% $81,836 100 +3.75 63 97% — — — —
Dance 1 +6 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,641 94 +1.28 4 — — — — —
Fashion Design 12 +1 8% 33% 33% 8% 8% 8% $81,836 98 +2.00 63 97% — — — —
Fine Arts 10 +1 20% 50% 20% 10% 20% 0% $46,848 53 +0.00 2 100% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 52 — 42% 35% 6% 10% 23% 17% $68,984 53 +0.10 31 100% — — — —
Printmaking 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $46,848 13 -1.03 2 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,763
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 85%
6-Year Graduation Rate 94%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.7% 427 35% 46% 13% 11% 15% 5% $81,558 97 +1.15 63 96% —
Business & Economics 15.5% 337 58% 46% 19% 5% 14% 8% $157,948 99 +2.74 100 97% —
Engineering 14.6% 317 62% 43% 16% 8% 11% 14% $113,707 87 +0.84 94 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.2% 286 46% 30% 41% 8% 10% 4% $63,375 29 -0.25 17 100% —
Computer Science 11.6% 252 67% 35% 28% 7% 8% 17% $176,584 96 +1.64 100 94% —
Arts 8.1% 175 26% 43% 16% 10% 13% 11% $69,771 97 +1.49 33 99% —
Humanities 7.4% 160 36% 58% 6% 11% 15% 2% $58,258 68 +0.31 9 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.9% 128 62% 48% 25% 5% 10% 7% $102,967 85 +1.09 88 96% —
Health Sciences 2.2% 47 19% 40% 21% 17% 9% 0% $70,300 21 +0.48 34 89% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 34 35% 71% 6% 3% 6% 3% $61,169 56 +0.32 13 — —
Education 0.3% 7 14% 0% 0% 71% 29% 0% $58,530 79 +0.60 9 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $649M #19 62% $101M 5 #183 54 492
Life & Natural Sciences $453M #4 68% $18.8M 118 #10 800 339
Humanities & Social Sciences $48.7M #40 71% $0.5M 86 #52 200 39
Engineering $43.8M #108 76% $0.2M 69 #57 497 75
Physical Sciences & Math $41.3M #82 88% $0.3M 43 #72 304 70
Computer Science $5.7M #119 86% $0.1M 12 #81 127 4
Education $0.4M #310 34% $0 1 #419 — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #318 36% $0 26 #44 83 3
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #246 55% $0 3 #92 — —
Total $1,243M #26 66% $121M 363 #61 2,065 1,022

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 134 $397K $380K $17K
Football 106 $875K $849K $26K
Baseball 35 $431K $396K $34K
Soccer 33 $434K $375K $59K
Swimming & Diving 33 $240K $222K $17K
Basketball 18 $614K $584K $30K
Tennis 13 $244K $231K $12K
Total 294 $3.2M $3.0M $198K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 161 $484K $448K $36K
Swimming & Diving 39 $264K $243K $20K
Soccer 32 $517K $433K $84K
Volleyball 24 $457K $440K $16K
Softball 21 $423K $368K $54K
Basketball 17 $524K $496K $27K
Tennis 14 $299K $275K $24K
Golf 10 $236K $222K $13K
Total 225 $3.2M $2.9M $277K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 295 $882K $828K $53K
Football 106 $875K $849K $26K
Swimming & Diving 72 $504K $466K $37K
Soccer 65 $952K $808K $144K
Baseball 35 $431K $396K $34K
Basketball 35 $1.1M $1.1M $57K
Tennis 27 $544K $507K $36K
Volleyball 24 $457K $440K $16K
Softball 21 $423K $368K $54K
Golf 10 $236K $222K $13K
Total 519 $11.2M $10.7M $517K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 11.9%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Early Decision 1 Nov 2
Early Action Nov 4
Regular Decision Jan 4
Early Decision 2 Jan 4

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 15% 10% 6%
Early Decision 44% 29% 17%
Unhooked Early Decision 38% 25% —

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 1500 – 1550
SAT Math Range 760 – 790
SAT RW Range 730 – 760