Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a private institution that was founded in 1853. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,132 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 169 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Washington University in St. Louis' ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #24. Its tuition and fees are $62,982.


Washington University in St. Louis is located in a city that offers professional sports in baseball and hockey in addition to a wide range of options for dining and entertainment. The Wash U Bears are members of the NCAA Division III University Athletic Association. Freshmen are required to live on campus in one of the residence houses. After freshman year, students can choose to live in suite-style housing, on-campus apartments, fraternity houses or off-campus apartments and homes. Approximately 15% of students are affiliated with Greek life at Wash U.


Wash U is divided into eight schools, including four that serve undergraduate students. Among Wash U’s graduate programs are the top-ranked George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the highly ranked Olin Business School, School of Law, School of Medicine, McKelvey School of Engineering and a graduate program in education. The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum on Wash U’s campus houses one of the most distinguished university collections in the country, including works from Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. Actor Peter Sarsgaard graduated from Wash U, as did former FBI Director William H. Webster. Wash U’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital is one of the top-ranked hospitals in the country.