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Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899


Fax number: (314) 935-4290
Website: https://wustl.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 96%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 889 men, 672 women
Full-time faculty: 620 men, 458 women
Part-time faculty: 269 men, 214 women
Graduation rate: 94% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advertising
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American Literature (United States)
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Arabic Language and Literature
  • Archeology
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Architecture
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Biophysics
  • Biopsychology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chemistry, Other
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics and Computer Science
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • General Literature
  • General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other
  • Geochemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Hebrew Language and Literature
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Illustration
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Information Technology
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • International Economics
  • International Finance
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Knowledge Management
  • Korean Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mathematics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Microbiology, General
  • Modern Languages
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Natural Sciences
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Painting
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Philosophy, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Russian Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology and Society
  • Sculpture
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Journalism
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Somatic Bodywork
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Writing, General
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Comparative Law
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Construction Engineering
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Statistics, General
  • Systems Engineering
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Botany/Plant Biology, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Human/Medical Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Sciences, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Science
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Design
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Construction Engineering
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Physics
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Sciences, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tax Law/Taxation
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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