Washington University in St Louis

Also known as

WashU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

9,471

51.6% Female

48.4% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

339

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.25%

American Indian or Alaska Native

7.71%

Asian

4.97%

Black or African American

4.50%

Hispanic or Latino

0.06%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

31.21%

White

2.99%

Two or more races

2.99%

Unknown

45.32%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://admissions.wustl.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$64,500

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

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

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	Yes
Accounting and Finance	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	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	No
American/United States Studies/Civilization	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	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	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Biochemistry	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioinformatics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	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 Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Botany/Plant Biology, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Statistics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
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
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Comparative Law	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Comparative Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Computational Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No 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
Dance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Design and Applied Arts, Other	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 Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
East Asian Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	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
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering/Industrial Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Health	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Epidemiology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Finance, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Financial Mathematics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Foreign Language Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
French Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
German Language and Literature	Master's Degree	Yes	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
Health/Medical Physics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	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
Intellectual Property Law	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Relations and Affairs	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No Yes
Japanese Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Jewish/Judaic Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Latin American Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Management Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Materials Sciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	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 Postbaccalaureate Cert.	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
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No 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 Yes
Nursing Science	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Oncology and Cancer Biology	Doctoral – Research	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
Public Health, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Public Health, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Sociology	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 Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Tax Law/Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Urban Studies/Affairs	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	4,822	1,945	1,299	1,578
With faculty status	3,960	1,945	437	1,578
Tenured	1,056	1,056	0	0
On tenure track	471	471	0	0
Not on tenure track	2,433	418	437	1,578
Annual contract	2,424	409	437	1,578
Less-than annual contract	9	9	0	0
Without faculty status	862	0	862	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$64,500

Financial aid office web address

https://financialaid.wustl.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$64,500
Full time Fees	$646
Part time, per credit hour	$2,688

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Law	$70,008	$646
Medicine	$67,295	$1,500

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

9,471

51.6% Female

48.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.25%

American Indian or Alaska Native

7.71%

Asian

4.97%

Black or African American

4.50%

Hispanic or Latino

0.06%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

31.21%

White

2.99%

Two or more races

2.99%

Unknown

45.32%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	7	17
Asian	338	392
Black Or African American	160	311
Hispanic Or Latino	166	260
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	2	4
Non-resident Alien	2,394	1,898
White	1,217	1,739
Two Or More Races	147	136
Unknown	149	134

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

2,576

51.2% Male

48.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

365

55.6% Male

44.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

549

39.7% Male

60.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

174

49.4% Male

50.6% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899

Phone

314-935-5000

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]