Also known as

  • WashU

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,471
51.6% Female
48.4% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
367
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
92
Doctoral Research
63
Doctoral Professional
5
Distance
13
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.25%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.71%
Asian
4.97%
Black or African American
4.50%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31.21%
White
2.99%
Two or more races
2.99%
Unknown
45.32%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$45
Admissions Office Web Address
https://admissions.wustl.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$61,750

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
92
Doctor's Degree Research
63
Doctor's Degree Professional
5
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
47
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
5
Post Master's Certificate
22
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
3
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Yes
Accounting and Finance Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's Degree Yes No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Biochemistry Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Botany/Plant Biology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Business Statistics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Yes
Business/Managerial Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chinese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Comparative Law Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Computational Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Construction Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Dance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Developmental Biology and Embryology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
East Asian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Finance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Yes
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health/Medical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human/Medical Genetics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Immunology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Intellectual Property Law Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Japanese Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Jewish/Judaic Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Latin American Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Management Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Molecular Biophysics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Molecular Genetics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Oncology and Cancer Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Operations Management and Supervision Master's Degree Yes No
Organizational Behavior Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Public Health, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree Yes No
Rehabilitation Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Tax Law/Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Urban Studies/Affairs Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 4,572 1,895 1,163 1,514
With faculty status 3,824 1,895 415 1,514
Tenured 1,042 1,042 0 0
On tenure track 432 432 0 0
Not on tenure track 2,350 421 415 1,514
Annual contract 2,341 412 415 1,514
Less-than annual contract 9 9 0 0
Without faculty status 748 0 748 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$61,750
Financial aid office web address
https://financialaid.wustl.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$13,188
Typical Board
$7,590
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$61,750
Full time Fees$616
Part time, per credit hour$2,573

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Law $67,008 $616
Medicine $67,295 $1,500

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
9,471
51.6% Female
48.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.25%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.71%
Asian
4.97%
Black or African American
4.50%
Hispanic or Latino
0.06%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
31.21%
White
2.99%
Two or more races
2.99%
Unknown
45.32%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 7 17
Asian 338 392
Black Or African American 160 311
Hispanic Or Latino 166 260
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 4
Non-resident Alien 2,394 1,898
White 1,217 1,739
Two Or More Races 147 136
Unknown 149 134

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
2,892
48.4% Male
51.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
314
57.0% Male
43.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
494
42.7% Male
57.3% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
208
46.6% Male
53.4% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
123
53.7% Male
46.3% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone
314-935-5000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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