Counselors

Dear colleagues,

On October 3, 2019, I watched from the stage as Andrew Martin became the 15th Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis. In his inaugural speech, entitled “Momentum,” Chancellor Martin outlined several key priorities including a commitment to “…securing the resources necessary to be able to practice need-blind admissions in due course.”

Now, I’m so very pleased to tell you that Washington University is making good on that promise, and announcing today the Gateway to Success Initiative, a $1 Billion additional financial aid commitment from the university that allows us to be immediately and forever need blind in our admission process for first-year domestic undergraduates.

This news represents the next step towards our commitment to improve access and create an equitable admissions process:

We continue to be test-optional for the Fall 2023 and 2024 application cycles.

We no longer consider demonstrated interest in our selection process.

We continue to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need, and offer “no loan” financial aid packages for students from families earning $75,000 per year or less.

Through the WashU Pledge, we provide a four-year no-cost education to first-year students who are from Missouri or select counties in Southern Illinois and from families earning less than $75,000 per year or who are Pell-Eligible.

Our entire community—students, staff, faculty, administration, and Board of Trustees—is fully committed to access for all. And together we will sustain the momentum which Chancellor Martin referenced, paving a way for your students to experience all that a WashU education has to offer regardless of their ability to pay.