WashU is need blind
As part of our commitment to always put students first, Washington University continues to work toward a more accessible and equitable review process. WashU now has a need-blind admissions process—your ability to pay tuition will never be part of the admission decision process. In addition, we will no longer consider demonstrated interest as a factor in making admissions decisions. And, we are extending our test optional policy for applicants through 2024.
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Alumni Spotlight
Morgan DeBaun
CEO of Blavity
Morgan DeBaun co-founded Blavity, a news and entertainment website featuring stories told from a black point of view.
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Faculty Spotlight
Jennifer R. Smith
Vice Provost for Educational Initiatives and Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Dr. Smith’s duties include enhancing equity in undergraduates’ academic opportunities, experiences and outcomes and deepening student research experiences.
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Alumni Spotlight
Anne Schaefer
Artist
Anne Schaefer, a 2001 alumna, was commissioned to create “it comes and it goes,” a 12-panel mural for the new Anabeth and John Weil Hall.
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student to faculty ratio
3000
research projects underway each year
50
countries represented by the undergraduate student body
100%
admitted students have financial need fully covered
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News & Announcements
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STARS College Network
April 4, 2023
WashU is a proud member of the STARS College Network – a coalition of 16 of the nation’s leading universities and colleges who are redoubling our efforts to engage, support, and build pathways for students from small-town and rural America.
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Taylor Family Center for Student Success to set ‘new standard’ for universities
March 30, 2023
The Taylor Family Center will create new opportunities for first-generation and limited-income undergraduate students to connect with mentors, strengthen social and professional networks, explore purpose-driven internships, and develop financial literacy.
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Gift aims to help draw more rural students to WashU
July 6, 2022
WashU alumna and Emerita Trustee Joyce Buchheit and her husband, Chauncy Buchheit, have made a gift to help the university attract more talented students from rural communities in Missouri and southern Illinois.