St. Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
12.1%
Acceptance rate
1,530
SAT Average
$22,117
Avg net price
7,897
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 30Bachelor’s 2,170Master’s 2,292Doctoral 901 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 315Master’s 317Doctoral 76 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 286Master’s 35Doctoral 123 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 280Master’s 58Doctoral 32 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 209Master’s 719Doctoral 13 |
| Associate’s 30Bachelor’s 194Master’s 58Doctoral 57 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 189Master’s 159Doctoral 22 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 183Master’s 13Doctoral 12 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 110Master’s 39Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 80Master’s 31Doctoral 29 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 61Master’s 53Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 48Master’s 287Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 45Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 16Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s 4Doctoral 15 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 4Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 18Master’s 0Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 17Master’s 114Doctoral 218 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s 29Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 0Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 2Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 239Doctoral 278 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 112Doctoral 8 |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Washington University in St. Louis
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- University Athletic Association
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
519 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 11 · Financial aid application due due Nov 17
Early Action
Decision released by Dec 23 · Financial aid application due due Nov 17
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 12 · Financial aid application due due Jan 11
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1 · Financial aid application due due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $64,500
- Required fees
- $1,290
- Food and housing
- $21,854
- Books and supplies
- $1,304
- Other expenses
- $3,575
- Total
- $92,523
- $76,9102019–2019–20
- $79,5862020–2120–21
- $81,6202021–2221–22
- $83,4762022–2322–23
- $88,4882023–2423–24
- $92,5232024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $22,117 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 43%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $75,880
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Washington University in St Louis’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Washington University in St Louis admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Washington University in St Louis runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Washington University in St Louis admits in-state applicants at 19.3%, out-of-state applicants at 12.8%, and international applicants at 7.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,961 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 4. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 25% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 41%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
32% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
29% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 27% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 27% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Washington University in St Louis rates 8 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
Nonacademic
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Washington University in St Louis leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Washington University in St Louis’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $98,406 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $22,117 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 843 of 1,961 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $98,406
Averages among the 843 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Washington University in St Louis offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Washington University in St Louis admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class, but withholds how many were offered or accepted a place.
Offered a place
Not disclosed95.9% of Washington University in St Louis’s first-years return for a second year and 94.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03