Washington University in St. Louis Admissions

About Washington University in St. Louis

Vanderbilt is ranked 24th in the most recent US News and World Report’s list of National Universities (tied with Carnegie Mellon, Emory and Univeristy of Virginia). Regionally, Washington University in St. Louis continues to pull from the Midwest (29 percent of the incoming class) followed by the middle states (20 percent) and the West (18 percent). Compared to other schools of a similar caliber, it continues to be less popular in New England, with only 7 percent of the incoming class coming from this area. Wash U. also publishes the ethnic breakdown of their incoming Fall 2023 class, which included 11 percent international students, 12 percent black or African American students, and 13 percent Hispanic students. 50 states were represented, as were 29 different countries.

Applying to WUSTL

The 2018-2019 application year marked a major shift in Wash U.’s admissions cycle. For the first time, they offered ED II, a binding early decision option with a January 2 deadline. During its inaugural year, 250 students were accepted through the ED II option and Wash U. anticipates that, moving forward, they will continue to fill roughly 60 percent of the incoming class with students who are accepted before Regular Decision. Before the new policy went into effect, only 40 percent of the incoming class was accepted ED.

Ronné P. Turner, Washington University in St. Louis’ Vice Provost of Admissions & Financial Aid, explained that between the two Early Decision rounds, they “reviewed over 3,000 applications – a 70 percent increase from years past.” When Wash U. offered only one round of Early Decision they received about 1,850 applications.

2019 also marked the launch of a new undergraduate division: “Beyond Boundaries.” This program, as described by Student Life, the independent newspaper of Wash U. is “a multi-faceted program that allows students to enter into their first year without committing to an undergraduate school. The program encourages students to approach problems in an interdisciplinary way through a series of classes and opportunities.”

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Wash U. Admissions Wrap Up

Class of 2027
Of the 32,240 students that applies to the Class of 2027, 3,855 were accepted, for a rate of 12 percent. 43 percent did not send in test scores. 700 of the over 2,000 applicants, who applied during early decision, were accepted to the Class of 2027. 13 percent of those students are the first in their family to attend college.

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