Also known as

  • WUSTL
  • Washington U
  • WashU
  • Washington, St. Louis
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Washington University, St. Louis
  • WashU
  • Wash-U
  • Wash U
  • Wash. U.

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
7,606
49.3% Female
50.7% Male

Institution Overview

School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Region
Plains IA KS MN MO NE ND SD
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
271
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
80
Doctoral Research
49
Doctoral Professional
5
Distance
1
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.43%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8.82%
Asian
5.43%
Black or African American
3.67%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
47.67%
White
1.41%
Two or more races
5.42%
Unknown
27.10%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$45
Admissions Office Web Address
admissions.wustl.edu

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$47,300

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
80
Master's (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Research
49
Doctor's Degree Professional
5
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
16
Post Master's Certificate
10
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's Degree Yes Yes
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Behavioral Aspects of Health Master's Degree Yes No
Biochemistry Doctoral – Research Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biostatistics Master's Degree Yes No
Botany/Plant Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Botany/Plant Biology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Business Statistics Master's Degree Yes No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chinese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Construction Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Developmental Biology and Embryology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
East Asian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Post Master's Certificate Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
General Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human/Medical Genetics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Immunology Doctoral – Research Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Japanese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Jewish/Judaic Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Information Systems, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Molecular Biophysics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Molecular Genetics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Movement Therapy and Movement Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Master's Degree Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Social Sciences, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Writing, General Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 3,401 1,557 852 992
With faculty status 2,931 1,557 383 991
Tenured 934 934 0 0
On tenure track 355 355 0 0
Not on tenure track 1,642 268 383 991
Annual contract 1,553 254 308 991
Less-than annual contract 89 14 75 0
Without faculty status 470 0 469 1

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$47,300
Financial aid office web address
sfs.wustl.edu
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$10,486
Typical Board
$4,794
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$47,300
Full time Fees$320
Part time, per credit hour$1,971

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Law $51,216 $320
Medicine $58,460 $0

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
7,606
49.3% Female
50.7% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.43%
American Indian or Alaska Native
8.82%
Asian
5.43%
Black or African American
3.67%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
47.67%
White
1.41%
Two or more races
5.42%
Unknown
27.10%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 14 19
Asian 341 330
Black Or African American 152 261
Hispanic Or Latino 133 146
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 1 3
Non-resident Alien 1,166 895
White 1,789 1,837
Two Or More Races 48 59
Unknown 209 203

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,755
48.7% Male
51.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
292
56.8% Male
43.2% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
459
42.7% Male
57.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
79
32.9% Male
67.1% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
13
30.8% Male
69.2% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes
Years of College-Level Work Required
1

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesNo
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone
314-935-5000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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