Adding Vibrancy through Our People: Talented Students

Washington University in St. Louis brings outstanding young people to the region. Each year more and more students from the world over want to come to Washington University for full-time study to receive a first-rate education. The most promising of those are invited to attend Washington University. The result: one of the most talented student bodies in the world.

Because a special effort is made to recruit and educate students from groups that have been historically underrepresented in American higher education, talented minorities and women graduate well-prepared to contribute to society and its institutions both in the St. Louis region and in the world.

Academic Year 2007-08 Enrollment

Washington University's programs take place in more than 154 major buildings on 84 acres of land in St. Louis City, 58 acres in Clayton, 8 acres in University City, and 2,071 acres in unincorporated St. Louis County (primarily composed of the Tyson Research Center, which is dedicated to preserving natural habitats and encouraging research and support for plants and animals).