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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
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 7,504
Full-time undergraduates: 6,819
Part-time undergraduates: 685
Total graduate students: 7,184
Full-time graduate students: 5,845
Part-time graduate students: 1,339
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 93%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
18.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.6% Hispanic/Latino
52.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.3% Nonresident Alien
1.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
18.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.5% Hispanic/Latino
54.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
7.9% Nonresident Alien
2.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 169 acres
City or town school is located in: St. Louis
Population of city/town: 318,416
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Medical school branch campus in St. Louis.
Online campus map: https://wustl.edu/about/
campuses/
maps-directions-parking

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • cooperative housing
  • other housing including Special-interest, upper-class, and small-group housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 78%
Percent of students who live off campus: 22%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 15%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 2500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Art/architecture, biology, business, chemistry, earth/planetary sciences, East Asian, mathematics, medical, music, law, physics, and social work libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, theater, outdoor research center, teaching/learning center, student enterprise zone, business/economics experimental lab, botanical garden, special science equipment, NASA planetary imaging facility, TAP reactor system, triple monochromator, computer automated radioactive particle tracking/gamma ray computed tomography, observatory, lab science building.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Writing center.
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, extended time for tests.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 10
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 9
Percent of men who join fraternities: 30%
Number of social sororities on campus: 8
Percent of women who join sororities: 30%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Student Life
Number of honor societies: 19
Total number of registered organizations: 350
Campus-based religious organizations:
Bahai Student Association, Baptist Student Union, Chabad, Christian Science Organization, Hillel House, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Islamic Society, Lutheran Student Movement, Newman Center, Wesley Foundation
Minority student organizations:
Cosmopolitan Club, ASHOKA, Middle East Society, Business Minority Council, Black Panhellenic Council, National Society of Black Engineers; Black Law Student, Black Student, and Black Pre-Med Associations
International student organizations:
International Students; African, Latin American, and Taiwanese Student Associations; Asian, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, and Malaysian groups; Heisei Japan and Japanese clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Chamber music ensemble, crafts fair, Campus Y, orchestra, bands, choir, madrigal singers, dance, theatre; departmental, drama, and musical theatre groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Justin Carroll,
Interim Director of Athletics
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics,
Washington University in St. Louis,
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1067,
St.
School colors: red and green
School mascot: Bears
Athletic conference memberships: University Athletic Association (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfno 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 15%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 75%
Athletic facilities:
fitness center, gymnasium, outdoor track, weight room
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, billiards, bowling, flag football, golf, inner-tube water polo, racquetball, soccer, softball, sports trivia bowl, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wrestling
Club sports for men:
archery, badminton, baseball, crew, cricket, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, rock climbing, roller hockey, rugby, running, sailing, soccer, squash, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
archery, badminton, crew, cricket, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, rock climbing, roller hockey, rugby, running, sailing, softball, soccer, squash, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: St. Louis (12 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: St. Louis (6 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: St. Louis (6 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 33% immediately, 66% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Abercrombie & Fitch, Accenture, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Apple, AT&T, Bain & Company, Bank of America, Boeing, Boston Consulting Group, Boston Scientific Corporation, Capital One, C.I.A., Citigroup, Deloitte, Epic Systems, ExxonMobil, Facebook, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Banks, Fleishman-Hillard, General Electric, General Mills, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, L'Oreal, McKinsey & Co., Medtronic, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Monsanto, Morgan Stanley, National Institutes of Health, Palantir Technologies, PBS, Peace Corps, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter & Gamble, Square, Teach For America, The Brookings Institution, The Walt Disney Company, The White House, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of State, Wells Fargo, Yahoo.

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