Washington University In St Louis

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

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.

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, fine arts, computer science and engineering, architecture and planning, business and management, engineering, science, and mathematics.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• 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.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 66% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 13,339 in 2009-2010 (10,287 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students and graduate students are 44%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Washington University In St Louis provides on-campus housing for 6,432 of its 10,287 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). 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.

Graduate School Focus

Washington University In St Louis offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (112 awarded)

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

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (761 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (181 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (51 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Fashion/Apparel Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (22 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 (373 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (202 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (69 awarded)

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

LAW (360 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 (741 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
• Linguistics
• 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 (47 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (23 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (174 awarded)

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

MUSIC (16 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (58 awarded)

• Movement Therapy and Movement Education
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Somatic Bodywork

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (23 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography
• Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (23 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (352 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (250 awarded)

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