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Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1089, 1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Official telephone: (314) 935-5000
Website: www.wustl.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in August and January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Summer sessions available.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: psychology, finance, biology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 96%
Student:Faculty ratio: 8:1
Total faculty: 774 men, 503 women
Full-time faculty: 568 men, 347 women
Part-time faculty: 206 men, 156 women
Graduation rate: 92% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in most majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 business, engineering, physical therapy, and social work programs. 3-4 architecture program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Russia, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
Other special or unique academic programs:
University Scholars Program.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at St. Louis U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Architecture
  • Digital Imaging/Photography
  • Fashion Design
  • Painting
  • Printmaking/Drawing
  • Sculpture
  • Visual Communications
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African/African-American Studies
  • American Culture Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Arabic
  • Archaeology
  • Architectural Technology
  • Architecture
  • Art History
  • Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classics/Ancient Studies
  • Communications/Journalism
  • Comparative Arts
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Design/Visual Communications
  • Drama
  • Earth/Planetary Sciences
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Education/Educational Studies
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education/Teaching
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film/Media Studies
  • Finance
  • Fine/Studio Arts
  • French
  • Geochemistry
  • Geophysics/Seismology
  • German
  • Health Professions/Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • International Business
  • International/Area Studies
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Jewish/Islamic/Near Eastern Studies
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts/Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Literature/History
  • Managerial Economics/Strategy
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Modern Hebrew
  • Music
  • Operations/Supply Chain Management
  • Organization/Human Resources
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology
  • Physics
  • Political Economy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Robotics
  • Romance Languages/Literatures/Linguistics
  • Russian Studies
  • Secondary Education/Teaching
  • Social Thought/Analysis
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Systems Science/Engineering
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women/Gender Studies
Doctorates

  • Audiology
  • Business Administration
  • Law
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Science
Master's Degrees

  • Architecture
  • Architecture/Urban Design
  • Arts
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration
  • Business Statistics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Investigation
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer/Information Sciences
  • Computer/Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Control Engineering
  • Creative Writing
  • Deaf Education
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Engineering/Policy
  • English Language/Literature
  • Film/Cinema/Video Studies
  • Finance
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Fine Arts
  • Fine Arts/Writing
  • Genetic Epidemiology
  • Health Administration
  • Health Science
  • Japanese Language/Literature
  • Juridical Studies
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Law/Taxation
  • Liberal Arts
  • Management Science
  • Materials Science/Engineering
  • Medical/Health Management/Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • Music
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physics
  • Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration/Social Service Professions
  • Public Health
  • Science
  • Silicon Technology
  • Social Work
  • Speech/Hearing
  • Systems Science/Mathematics
  • Teaching
  • Urban Design

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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