Study at Washington University in St Louis
Washington University in St. Louis, also known as WUSTL, is a nonsectarian,
private research university located in Greater St. Louis, Missouri, United
States. It was founded in 1853 and was named in honor of George Washington.
Britain's Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Washington University 48th in
the world in 2006. The university is organized into the following academic
divisions:
College of Architecture
College of Art
College of Arts & Sciences
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
Graduate School of Art
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Olin Business School
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
School of Engineering
School of Law
School of Medicine
Sever Institute of Continuing Studies (Graduate School of Engineering)
University College
Washington University In St Louis is in Saint Louis, MO. Saint Louis is a large
city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Washington University
In St Louis issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Doctoral degree.
Course Topics
The school offers many Course Topics. Washington University In St Louis tries
to provide students with lots of choices, and does not tend to focus on only a
few programs of study. Fields of study in vogue at the school include science,
engineering, and computer science and engineering.
Washington University In St Louis Selectivity
Not all applicants to Washington University In St Louis are accepted. Just 17%
of applicants in 2007 were accepted at the school. The top quarter of students
at Washington University In St Louis scored at least 750 on the verbal SAT test.
Students' math SAT scores were most often in the range 690 to 780 in 2007.
Faculty
The schools' faculty/student ratio of superior to most. The most successful
professors at Washington University In St Louis are given tenure, encouraging
them to stay with the school for a long time. The the school teaching staff is
well compensated compared to other schools.
Student Enrollment
Approximately 13,382 students study at Washington University In St Louis (in
2007).
Student Life
Very few students at the school attend part-time. Washington University In St
Louis makes housing available to a large share of its students. Students
participate in University Athletic Association athletics.
The school reports its educational mission is:
"Committed to Our Students: Washington University's educational mission is the
promotion of learning -- learning by students and by faculty. Teaching, or the
transmission of knowledge, is central to our mission, as is research, or the
creation of new knowledge. The faculty, composed of scholars, scientists,
artists, and members of the learned professions, serves society by teaching; by
adding to the store of human art, understanding, and wisdom; and by providing
direct services, such as health care. Central to our mission are our goals,
which are to foster excellence in our teaching, research, scholarship, and
service; to prepare students with the attitudes, skills, and habits of lifelong
learning and with leadership skills, enabling them to be useful members of a
global society; and to be an exemplary institution in our home community of St.
Louis, as well as in the nation and in the world. Through our goals Washington
University intends to judge itself by the most demanding standards; to attract
people of great ability from all types of backgrounds; to encourage faculty and
students to be bold, independent, and creative thinkers; and to provide the
infrastructure to support teaching, research, scholarship, and service for the
present and for future generations."
Contact:
Washington University In St Louis
One Brookings Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899
General Phone: (314) 935-5000
http://www.wustl.edu
