Washington University in St Louis

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Acceptance Rate

12.1%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1500–1570

User Accept Rate

30.8%

Tuition

$62,982

Undergrad Enrollment

7,897

Applicants

32,240

Yield Rate

47.4%

Student:Faculty

7:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.57
SAT: 1430
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 2.84
SAT: —
ACT: 33

Round: RD

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.77
SAT: 1460
ACT: —

Round: ED2

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1470
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2023ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.22
SAT: 1170
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.37
SAT: 1340
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.60
SAT: 1280
ACT: —

Round: REA

Class of 2026WAITLISTED

GPA: 3.87
SAT: 1420
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.73
SAT: 1500
ACT: 32

Round: EA

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1560
ACT: 34

Round: ED2

Class of 2026REJECTED

GPA: 2.86
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.82
SAT: 1420
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2023WAITLISTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1550
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.69
SAT: 1520
ACT: 34

Round: RD

Class of 2026REJECTED

GPA: 3.63
SAT: 1310
ACT: 29

Round: ED

Class of 2026REJECTED

GPA: 3.78
SAT: 1440
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.80
SAT: 1340
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 3.37
SAT: 1330
ACT: 29

Round: EA

Class of 2023REJECTED

GPA: 3.52
SAT: 1270
ACT: 28

Round: EA

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 3.56
SAT: 1360
ACT: 34

Round: ED2

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.83
SAT: 1480
ACT: 35

Round: EA

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 2.89
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: ED

Class of 2024ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.77
SAT: 1460
ACT: 33

Round: EA

Class of 2026REJECTED

GPA: 3.81
SAT: 1480
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 4.00
SAT: 1490
ACT: —

Round: EA

Applicant profiles for this college

2025	REJECTED	3.57	1430	—	RD
2023	REJECTED	2.84	—	33	RD
2024	ACCEPTED	3.77	1460	—	ED2
2024	REJECTED	4.00	1470	—	ED
2023	ACCEPTED	3.22	1170	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.37	1340	—	REA
2025	ACCEPTED	3.60	1280	—	REA
2026	WAITLISTED	3.87	1420	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.73	1500	32	EA
2023	REJECTED	4.00	1560	34	ED2
2026	REJECTED	2.86	—	—	EA
2025	REJECTED	3.82	1420	—	RD
2023	WAITLISTED	4.00	1550	—	ED
2025	ACCEPTED	3.69	1520	34	RD
2026	REJECTED	3.63	1310	29	ED
2026	REJECTED	3.78	1440	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	3.80	1340	—	EA
2023	REJECTED	3.37	1330	29	EA
2023	REJECTED	3.52	1270	28	EA
2024	REJECTED	3.56	1360	34	ED2
2025	REJECTED	3.83	1480	35	EA
2025	REJECTED	2.89	—	—	ED
2024	ACCEPTED	3.77	1460	33	EA
2026	REJECTED	3.81	1480	—	EA
2024	REJECTED	4.00	1490	—	EA

What you pay

$21,786/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $87,144 over four years.

What grads earn

$95,965/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $105,669 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 9% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

90% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

54%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Washington University in St Louis’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$1,716

$30–48k$1,928

$48–75k$5,578

$75–110k$12,603

Over $110k$42,170

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

93%

Completion · all

92%

Completion · Pell

92%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

88%

Median debt

$17,500

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

32,240

Admitted

3,85512.0%

Enrolled

1,82847% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

11.8%▲ -2.1pp

Application Volume

32,014 applicants▲ 26%

Washington University in St Louis has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 26% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Arson	—	—	—	1
Fondling	3	—	—	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	31	—	8	1
Rape	4	—	1	—
Robbery	—	—	—	2

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball35Basketball18Football106Soccer33Swimming33Tennis13Track & Field134

Women's

Basketball17Golf10Soccer32Softball21Swimming39Tennis14Track & Field161Volleyball24

Research Activity

FY 2024

$1.2Btotal R&D expenditure#30 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Science210 grads

Experimental Psychology126 grads

Finance, General114 grads

Mechanical Engineering113 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General96 grads

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics87 grads

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering68 grads

Political Science and Government, General64 grads

Neuroscience63 grads

International/Global Studies48 grads

4yr Grad Rate

87%

6yr Grad Rate

93%

Retention Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$86,182