Students

Full-time students top 11,000

Washington University’s 11,158 full-time students represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. There are also nearly 2,200 part-time students. Students and faculty come from over 110 countries around the world. Approximately 90 percent of undergraduates come from outside Missouri; nearly 60 percent come from more than 500 miles away.

In fall 2008, of the entering Class of 2012:

About 50 percent of freshmen are men; 50 percent women; about 1/3 are multicultural or international students.
1,426 freshmen were selected from 22,005 applicants.

Through classes, co-curricular organizations, and area agencies, Washington University students volunteer for tutoring and a variety of other community outreach programs.

Student achievements

Students have been recognized for achievements in areas as diverse as genetic engineering and fashion design, and have received such prestigious graduate study awards as two Rhodes Scholarships in 2006, as well as Fulbright, Marshall, Beinecke, and Truman Scholarships, and Goldwater, Mellon, Putnam, National Science Foundation, National Graduate, and Howard Hughes Fellowships for undergraduate research.

Student activities

Students may choose among 200 organizations, including fraternities and sororities, sports clubs, preprofessional organizations, programming boards, student government associations, and special-interest groups. Student Union, the undergraduate student governing body, and Congress of the South 40 and the North Side Association, which govern the residence halls, join the five undergraduate school councils in working closely with administrators and faculty to develop a strong sense of community on campus. The Office of Student Activities helps students identify co-curricular activities.

Student housing

Washington University’s 29 on-campus residential buildings offer single, double, and triple rooms; suites; apartment-style units; and several computing facilities. Student rooms have in-room cable TV connections, as well as wired and wireless computer network access. The South 40 has dining areas, a gift store, food mart, lounges, game and meeting rooms, and student-run businesses. The northwest area of campus is home to The Village, which includes suites, an eatery, classrooms, and meeting spaces. Village East and Millbrook Apartments are also located on this part of campus. The Office of Residential Life also oversees a few off-campus apartment communities housing upper-class students.

Finding the best undergraduate students

Alumni, parents, and friends of the University often help identify high school students who would benefit from a Washington University education. Please refer names and addresses of talented prospective students to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Washington University, Campus Box 1089
One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Telephone (314) 935-6000 or toll-free 1-800-638-0700.
Fax (314)935-4290.
E-mail: admissions@wustl.edu.
Web: admissions.wustl.edu.