Wash U St. Louis CDS VERIFIED

St. Louis, Missouri (Midwest) · 8,220 undergrads · ~15 avg class size · 7:1 student-faculty · $65,790/yr sticker

private Tier 2

Strong pre-med pipeline and Olin Business School. Generous financial aid for admitted students.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

12.1%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision27.8%

Early Decision II20.2%

Regular Decision9.8%

By college within the university

McKelvey School of Engineering

13.0%

Olin Business School

14.0%

Sam Fox School (Architecture/Design)

16.0%

College of Arts & Sciences

14.0%

GPA range

3.89–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1500–1570

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

33–35

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$86K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 4.1 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$78K

Entry

$86K

10-year

$107K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 4.1 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $1111K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Pre-med (BJC HealthCare pipeline)
Investment banking (Olin recruits)
Healthcare consulting
Biology / biomedical research

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