University

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University overview

Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, with its main address at 1 Brookings Drive. It was founded in 1853 by a group of St. Louisans to expand higher-education access in the region, and in its early years it operated without funding from a state, a religious group, or a single donor. The university enrolls undergraduates through several academic divisions, including Arts & Sciences, the McKelvey School of Engineering, the Olin Business School, and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. It operates multiple campuses in and around St. Louis, including the Danforth Campus, the Medical Campus, and the Tyson Research Center.

Institution type

Private, nonprofit

Campus setting

Suburban

Cost of attendance

Not available (2024–2025)

Undergraduate enrollment

7,857

Application platforms

Common App, Coalition App

Current application deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-02
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-02
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-04
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-04

Majors

Accounting and Related Services · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Anthropology · Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics · Mathematics and Statistics
Archeology · Social Sciences
Architectural Sciences and Technology · Architecture and Related Services

83 more majors are available with a free account.

Source and verification

Source record · supports requirements:2026–2027 · retrieved 2026-09-02

Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027 · retrieved 2026-08-20

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