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.
Upcoming Deadlines
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Aug. 1
- Early Decision I – Applications available
- Early Decision II – Applications available
- Regular Decision – Applications available
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Oct. 1
- FAFSA available
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Nov. 4
- Early Decision I – Official school materials from counselors received by
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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
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences
Dean Smith is responsible for the university’s liberal arts curriculum as well as every phase of student life, from admission through graduation and onward.
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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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Faculty Spotlight
Robert Mark Morgan
Teaching Professor of Drama, Director of the Beyond Boundaries Program
Director of the Beyond Boundaries program and recipient of the 2018 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award.
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7:1
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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First Year Center is now Student Transitions & Family Programs
April 26, 2022
The First Year Center is now known as Student Transitions & Family Programs, a reflection of the department’s expanded role.
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Test optional policy extended through fall 2024
January 24, 2022
WashU has extended our test optional policy for applicants for classes that will enter in Fall 2023 and Fall 2024.