Washington University in St Louis
Washington University in St Louis admitted 12% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1500–1570 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $13,360 a year. Within six years, 93% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 12%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1500–1570
- ACT middle 50%
- 33–35
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $92,523 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $13,360 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $2,578 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $69,594 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 93%
- Students who return for a second year
- 95%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $91,497 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,857
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 22%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Engineering
- 14%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Social sciences
- 13%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 10%
- Business, management and marketing
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Carnegie Mellon University PA · 12% admitted
- Harvey Mudd College CA · 13% admitted
- Tufts University MA · 12% admitted
- Amherst College MA · 9% admitted
- Cornell University NY · 8.8% admitted
- Haverford College PA · 12% admitted
More colleges in Missouri
- University of Missouri-Columbia MO · 79% admitted
- Missouri State University-Springfield MO · 91% admitted
- Saint Louis University MO · 75% admitted
- University of Missouri-Kansas City MO · 72% admitted
- Southeast Missouri State University MO · 74% admitted
- Maryville University of Saint Louis MO · 95% admitted
- University of Central Missouri MO · 64% admitted
- Missouri University of Science and Technology MO · 73% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.