Online University and College Search Directory


Home | About | | | Africa | Americas | Asia | Australasia | Europe | | | US Colleges | Online Colleges | | |  

Washington University In St Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, also known as WUSTL, is a nonsectarian, private, research university located in Greater St. Louis, Missouri. It was established in 1853 and named after George Washington. The university enrolls students from all 50 states and more than 125 different nations. WUSTL offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following schools and colleges:

  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • George Warren Brown School of Social Work
  • Olin Business School
  • Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Law
  • School of Medicine

Britain's Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Washington University 48th in the world in 2006. It was also ranked 45th nationally in The Washington Monthly's 2006 ranking of university contributions to research, community service, and social mobility.

WUSTL has more than 200 undergraduate student organizations on campus. It has an active Greek life with more than 10 fraternities and over 5 sororities.

Campus Location

One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899
USA
Main Tel: (314) 935-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Washington University In St Louis Highlights

Where Washington University In St Louis stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in law, fine arts, science, engineering, and computer science and engineering.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Large number of students.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor1,66080
Master1,26169
First-professional degree3802
Doctorale34745
Postbaccalaureate certificate6011
1-2 year certificate94
< 1 year certificate51
Associate11

Students

The student enrollment at Washington University In St Louis was 13,382 in 2007 (11,929 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students, graduate students are 35%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 9%.

About 6% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 94% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 35,524
Room$ 7,102
Board$ 4,150
Books and supplies$ 1,160
Other$ 1,860

Financial Aid: Washington University In St Louis participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  868
Without tenure; working toward tenure  345
Without tenure; tenure not available  1,183

Housing and Meals

Washington University In St Louis provides on-campus housing for 6,428 of its 11,929 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Washington University In St Louis Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Washington University In St Louis is in the University Athletic Association for major sports.

Washington University In St Louis Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men20%
Women15%
All17%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal680-750
Math690-780

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (95 awarded)

  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (630 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (216 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

DESIGN (45 awarded)

  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (15 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (53 awarded)

  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (391 awarded)

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Archeology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • Engineering
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transportation and Highway Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (191 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (76 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

LAW (326 awarded)

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
  • American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)
  • Law (LLB, JD)
  • Legal Professions and Studies
  • Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (695 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Area Studies
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Creative Writing
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • French Language and Literature
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Hebrew Language and Literature
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (39 awarded)

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (31 awarded)

  • Health Services Administration
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (139 awarded)

  • Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Neuroscience

MUSIC (16 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (40 awarded)

  • Movement Therapy and Movement Education
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (35 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Film/Cinema Studies
  • Photography
  • Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (23 awarded)

  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (358 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Immunology
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (258 awarded)

  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Washington University In St Louis with government-defined occupation categories.)

Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.

Related Missouri School Links

List of Missouri colleges

Featured Online School Profiles

AIU Online
Career-focused online degrees for business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, technology, and visual communications.

University of Phoenix Online
Over 20 years of online degrees in business, management, criminal justice, technology, healthcare, and education.

Walden University Online
Undergraduate and graduate degrees for business, technology, education, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, and social work.