Washington University In St Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, also known as WUSTL, is an independent, coeducational research university located in Greater St. Louis, Missouri. Named after George Washington, it was founded in 1853 as a nondenominational community of scholars.

The university enrolls students from all 50 states and more than 125 different nations. Washington University has two primary campuses on the western edge of St. Louis separated by Forest Park. The 169-acre Danforth campus has many academic buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 59-acre Medical Campus includes the School of Medicine and the associated hospitals and institutes of Washington University Medical Center.

The university also has additional campuses in and southwest of St. Louis; Clayton; and University City.

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. The school was also ranked 45th nationally in The Washington Monthly's 2006 ranking of university contributions to research, community service, and social mobility.

More recently, U.S. News & World Report places 20 Washington University graduate and professional programs in their top-10 rankings,including a third-place ranking for the School of Medicine and number-one ranking for the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

In the U.S. News' undergraduate category for 2008, Washington University ranked 12th among national universities.

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.

Among the famous alumni of Washington University are H. Richard Niebuhr, theologian; writers Anita Diamont, John Gardner and Fanny Hurst; actors Peter Sarsgaard and Morris Carnovsky; Mark Fogel, muralist; David Merrick, Broadway producer; William H. Danforth, founder of Ralston Purina; Abram L. Sachar, founding president of Brandeis University; Alphonso Jackson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2004-2008); William H. Webster, former director of both the FBI and CIA; Jimmy Conzelman, football player and coach, member of Professional Football Hall of Fame; and Barbara Schaps Thomas, Sr. Vice President and CFO of HBO Sports.

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.

Highlights

Where the school 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 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,760	81
Master	1,304	65
First-professional degree	386	2
Doctorale	344	42
Postbaccalaureate certificate	58	8
1-2 year certificate	7	5
Associate	7	1
Post-master's certificate		1

Students

Student enrollment was 13,382 in 2007-2008 (10,253 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students, graduate students are 37%, 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 (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 37,248
Room	$ 7,750
Board	$ 4,276
Books and supplies	$ 1,220
Other	$ 1,970

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.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Washington University In St Louis:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	11,847
2	Duke University	Durham, NC	13,598
3	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	11,733
4	Tufts University	Medford, MA	9,758
5	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	10,326
6	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	5,849
7	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	19,800
8	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	19,005
9	Stanford University	Stanford, CA	19,782
10	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	22,655

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		901
Without tenure; working toward tenure		333
Without tenure; tenure not available		1,194

Housing and Meals

Washington University In St Louis provides on-campus housing for 6,419 of its 10,253 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the University Athletic Association for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	24%
Women	20%
All	22%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	680-760
Math	700-780

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (101 awarded)

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

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (663 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 (213 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

Environmental Studies

DESIGN (31 awarded)

Fashion/Apparel Design
Graphic Design
Illustration

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (15 awarded)

Dance
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (32 awarded)

Education
Elementary Education and Teaching
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (467 awarded)

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Archeology
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Physics
Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Structural Engineering
Systems Engineering
Transportation and Highway Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (174 awarded)

Social Work

FINE ARTS (57 awarded)

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

LAW (345 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 (737 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
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
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Social Sciences
Spanish Language and Literature
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (43 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics

MEDIA (6 awarded)

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (44 awarded)

Health Services Administration
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (20 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (152 awarded)

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

MUSIC (10 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (49 awarded)

Movement Therapy and Movement Education
Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (37 awarded)

Commercial and Advertising Art
Film/Cinema Studies
Photography
Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (22 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (373 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
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
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