| Name |
Washington University in St. Louis |
| Address |
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 |
| Website |
http://www.wustl.edu |
| Email |
admissions@wustl.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
73% |
| Percent Fraternity |
25% |
| Percent Sorority |
25% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
97% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
73% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, other housing options |
| College Owned Singles |
53% |
| College Owned Doubles |
34% |
| College Owned Triples |
2% |
| College Owned Apartments |
11% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
201 |
| Sprinkler System |
N/A |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
90% |
| Campus Size |
169 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
97% |
| Nearest Airport |
St. Louis (12) |
| Nearest Train |
St. Louis (6) |
| Nearest Bus |
St. Louis (6) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
26% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
17% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
N/A |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (St. Louis University) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Thurteen Carnival; W. I. L. D (Concert festival); Homecoming |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
200 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Chimes, Delta Sigma Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Lambda Alpha, Lambda Sigma, Lock & Chain, Mortar Board, Omega Chi Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Betta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Lambda Psi, Sigma Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pi, and many others. |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Bahai Student Association, Baptist Student Union, Christian Science Organization, Hillel House, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Islamic Society, Lutheran Student Movement, Newman Center, Wesley Foundation, other religious groups. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association, Association of Black Students, Association of Latin American Students, Japanese Club, Business Minority Council, Black Law Student Association, Black Panhellenic Council, Black Pre-Med Association, National Society of Black Engineers, Cosmopolitan Club, International Students, ASHOKA, Middle East Society, Heisei Japan Club, Asian, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Malaysian, Taiwanese Student Associations, and many others. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Chamber music ensemble, orchestra, bands, choir, madrigal singers, dance theatre, musical theatre groups, drama groups, crafts fair, Campus Y social services group, departmental groups. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Student Life/published three days per week. |
| Num Frats |
12 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
11 |
| Percent Frat Members |
25% |
| Num Sororities |
6 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
25% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1853 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
7,466 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
4,383,295,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
55 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
33,788 |
| Room Board |
10,452 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
IBM; Merrill Lynch & Company; Boeing Company; Edward Jones; SBC Communications. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
3,694,504 |
| Num Subscriptions |
44,806 |
| Num Microforms |
3,355,312 |
| Num Audiovisual |
74,196 |
| Num Ebooks |
124,094 |
| Library Facilities |
Fourteen libraries. Government document repository. |
| Museums |
Art gallery, business/economics experimental lab, botanical garden, teaching/learning center, student enterprise zone, NASA planetary imaging facility, TAP reactor system, triple monochromator, Computer Automated Radioactive Particle Tracking and gamma ray Computed Tomography, observatory, Edison Theatre, lab science building, outdoor Tyson Research Center. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
2,500 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
1,250 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
300 |
| Num Wired Labs |
1,500 |
| Num Wired Other |
7,500 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
4,500 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
90% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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