Washington University in St. Louis Admissions

Get Into Washington University in St. Louis

WUSTL is ranked 20th in the most recent U.S. News & World Report’s list of National Universities (tied with Carnegie Mellon, Notre Dame and University of Michigan). Regionally, Washington University in St. Louis continues to pull from the Midwest (30% of the incoming class) followed by the middle states (18%) and the West (14%). Compared to other schools of a similar caliber, it continues to be less popular in New England, with only 6% of the incoming class coming from this area. WUSTL also publishes the ethnic breakdown of their incoming Fall 2025 class, which included 12% international students, 9% black or African American students, and 11% Hispanic students. 49 states were represented, as were 29 different countries.

Applying to WUSTL

For the Class of 2031, WUSTL is adding an EA round with a application deadline of November 2. They are also reinstituting the consideration of demonstrated interest. For priority consideration for their Signature Scholar Programs, students should submit a completed by December 16.

During both ED rounds, for the Class of 2028, WUSTL filled roughly 60% of the incoming class with students who were accepted before Regular Decision.

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Class of 2029
WUSTL received 33,283 applications to the Class of 2029, they accepted 3,968 for a rate of 12%. The middle 50 percent SAT was 1490-1550 and the ACT was 33-35.

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